<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by mdb:
Actually it is true - sort of. FD members have a much broader range of fares in which they can upgrade from. An "H" fare in this case is not truely a consolidator's fare it is the same as NW "H" fare. I have thought of switching for this reason alone.
I agree not fare to WP members - but we could always switch, but loose our domestic upgrade status -- oh the trade-offs...</font>
Actually I believe (though I'm too lazy to go and check - so I may yet stand corrected) that FD PE flyers get EUA upgrades on both CO and NW, and auto upgrades on intra-Europe flights (no big whoop that one). It is the reason why many consider the program to be among the best in the world.
I
love Schiphol, but I won't switch now, since it would mean domestic Y for the better part of 6 months.
Edited to add: of course with the AF merger (can anyone believe that the Frogeaters are actually taking over something???) the FD program might see signficant changes. From everything that I've read, AF agents would rather eat Mickey D's for a week than
surrender an upgrade. Ironic isn't it?
(Tongue firmly in cheek. Viva la France!)
[This message has been edited by notsosmart (edited 10-31-2003).]