Originally Posted by justageek
Assuming the rumor is true (big assumption here)...
It doesn't really matter whether elites are exempted from the charge. There are only a handful of exit row seats, so if this program is popular, there won't be any exit row seats left for the elites to get for free once the regular pax buy their exit-row tickets!
Which further alienates the elites. Horrible horrible idea. I guess we'll have to wait and see.