Originally Posted by
shore9
So another status benefit watered down.
It's only watered down if that's how that category of status passenger was handled before, i.e. routinely put on other airlines. I also find it hard to believe anyone is buying OMW on that route, at this time of year, let alone enough to make a dent in putting status passengers on the next available flight. Maybe in winter...
My understanding is that OMW pax do not have priority over SE in booking next available flight in the case of a cancellation. It's first come, first served. What I want to see, and it will have to wait for winter, I suppose, is what happens when the OMW folk see a storm coming. Will they engage in any pre-emptive double bookings to get their pax on the next available flight?