Without having been sent, and have not seen, a copy of the PE handbook,
I was not aware of the following;
1. Automatic NW Domestic First Class upgrades are now only available
against the purchase of full fare coach tickets for PE members.
2. To upgrade from Europe to N America is 40000 miles round trip.
However, be aware that this is only for point to point routes, and does not
inclode London to Amsterdam, if that is your chosen route, or onward
connections from the point of entry in the US. So if, for example, you
arrive in Detroit and wish to continue on to continue to Seattle, you
will have to incur an extra 10000 miles each way to upgrade
domestically. I didn't ask, but I assume that this also applies to 'free' tickets,
which is a change from the old program, where the onward connection was
treated as part of the overall journey at no extra 'cost.'
3. Should you require to be upgraded domestically on NW, the FD
Helpdesk require a seperate Email to confirm this.
This information was given to me by 'Mark' at the helpdesk this
morning.
I would be interested to know if anybody would care to put forward any
arguments as to whether or not this is a correct interpretation of the
'rules', as it was difficult to argue without something that I could
refer to in front of me.