Blocked seats for SEs and ACMM
May 2, 2012, 12:21 pm
#32
Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: YEG
Posts: 3,717
OK, say there are 3 empty seats on a flight, and 8 SE's in Y.
Boy are you going to hear a lot of grousing from the 5 who didn't get the empty
one.
Or should the seat assignments all be re-arranged at the last minute so the empty
seats are netween 2 SE's?
This would open a whole can of worms, maybe best if AC avoids it.
Boy are you going to hear a lot of grousing from the 5 who didn't get the empty
one.
Or should the seat assignments all be re-arranged at the last minute so the empty
seats are netween 2 SE's?
This would open a whole can of worms, maybe best if AC avoids it.
Seriously, try and shoot down a brilliant idea over a squable of a point?
Backfill the damn plane! Block the middle seats in the ''priority'' section (first few rows of economy) then. Backfill the plane and as seats are needed filled these last seats back to front. Members could also call in and have them opened up if they need a seat next to their loved ones. This would be a great benefit for us, and require almost no work on AC's part, and most of the flying general public would never even be the wiser!
Last edited by hearna; May 2, 2012 at 12:27 pm
May 2, 2012, 4:27 pm
#33
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I created a petition for us to sign and then send alon to direct contacts from the ACTT team. We need to demonstrate demand!
http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/a...da-seat-block/
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May 2, 2012, 4:31 pm
#34
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I created a petition for us to sign and then send alon to direct contacts from the ACTT team. We need to demonstrate demand!
http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/a...da-seat-block/
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May 2, 2012, 4:33 pm
#35
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May 2, 2012, 5:30 pm
#37
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Location: YYC
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On a complete unrelated note, the concierge in FRA (Alexandra) is an absolute star and provided service way above and beyond on that trip. Thank you Alex, you rock.
May 2, 2012, 11:17 pm
#39
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: YYC
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Here is what I received from senior management last year on the issue:
We are aware of the "seat block" product desired by customers, and the fact that how it works by design today isn't always ideal. As you mention, when we have looked at it, there are some complicated implications within our Departure Control System that make this a bit more complicated than it looks at first glance. That being said, it's not an impossibility, it just needs to be slotted in within our laundry list of product enhancements.