FD Silver/Gold members DO get domestic NW upgrades same as WP- that has always worked for me in the past and the status is printed automatically on the boarding pass. NW says there is no favoritism whether WP/FD in term of upgrades. Yes I know the brochure says PE elites but I have noticed it working for everyone. KL PE can also domestically upgrade on CO but it is more difficult. I strongly recommend switching to a European adress if you can- also for the free WC use+ benefits discussed in previous threads.

Yes, I did get my upgrade although after a long fight with BKK NW agent- she saw I was confirmed in C class along with the NW note. If they have some kind of rule they should not have approved the upgrade in the first place.

KL FD can upgrade any fare regardless and PE within 48 hours. My point is NW has it's rules which apply to WP- some of their award seats are given to other airlines(KL/CO)and how they in turn choose to issue those seats should not concern NW once given;each airline follows it's own reward program. The other airlines must manually request the seats from NW anyway and once granted they should not change your minds.

The main point I am upset with NW is not the rules they apply to their fares but that once they release seats to other airline program partners they should not interfere and if they must then don't release the seat. And the fact that if the rule is no upgrade and it is in the ticket rules there is no need to write extra manual messages. If the rule exists- no need to enter this type of messages.

Also I recommend if you find a good Elite agent- ask for the same one every time you call if possible. I always call the same agent at KL; this way I can avoid the bad ones and believe me there are quite a few.



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