Originally Posted by themicah
Regardless, all the whiners complaining that elites should be able to choose at time of booking are simply being selfish.
No. We simply had chosen NW as our carrier of choice because this was a benefit of flying NW -- being able to advance select, at time of booking, some specific seats, such as exit row aisles. If it ceases to be offered in the same way, one looks (in airline parlance) at other "products" by other carriers.
Whiners = customers.