Originally Posted by
ozzie
if someone pays £4000 for a ticket, they should have a better right to the best seats than someone who has paid £1800 for the same seat, regardless of status.
Should they, though ?
Look at someone who purchases 1 x J class ticket at (say) GBP3000 and has no status - so as far as BA can tell he is not a regular flyer.
Then look at someone who purchases 10 x I / D class tickets at (say) GBP1800 pounds. Together with a few shorthauls thrown in for good measure. This person will have a Gold Card and I bet their net contribution to BA's bottom line is greater than the one-off purchaser example. So in my book the Gold Card holder SHOULD have better seat access.
For the record, though, I do agree it is ridiculous that someone purchasing any seat in a premium cabin (ie not Economy) is not able to pre-allocate a seat. I just think it is perfectly reasonable that the 'best seats' are kept back for status pax.
BAH