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Old Jun 9, 2001 | 9:08 am
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solarprobe
 
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: Boston, MA, USA
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WP Elites Beware: NW/Midway Hoax on Upgrade Policy

My apologies were posted on 06-11-2001 (see thread below). This thread will be deleted on 06-12-2001.

sp


The original post:

According to an online (and flyer) promotion, NW has started a partnership with Midway Airways as of May 1, 2001. The details are available at:

http://www.nwa.com/features/midway.shtml

The third paragraph reads:

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WorldPerks Elite members will enjoy a wide range of Elite benefits when traveling on Midway, including unlimited space available upgrades, mileage bonuses, priority check-in and priority boarding privileges.
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Not really! Last week, I booked two restricted fare roundtrip tickets on Midway (BOS-RDU-BOS). Called the WP Plat Elite line, today, to request an upgrade, and the answer was 'There are no reciprocity Elite upgrades between NW and Midway'. Called Customer Relations and got the same answer.

Interestingly enough, the answer I got from Midway on matching the unlimited upgrade policy was:

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... unlimited space available Elite upgrades available two hours prior to departure at the airport...
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