OT: NWA to stop charging Elites for seats
Apr 21, 2006, 8:17 pm
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OT: NWA to stop charging Elites for seats
In an article from Bloomberg in the Post today NWA has stopped charging elites for premium Y seats that can be picked at checkin.
Apr 21, 2006, 10:15 pm
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Originally Posted by parnel
In an article from Bloomberg in the Post today NWA has stopped charging elites for premium Y seats that can be picked at checkin.
Apr 22, 2006, 3:54 am
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Originally Posted by Wardair A310
maybe you need to have the respect and admiration of over 50% of other FT posters to get that 
I like my peer group to have higher IQ's than displayed here
Apr 22, 2006, 9:44 am
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NW's move to charge Elites for advanced access to premium (ie exit row) Y seats caused lots of bad will. However to bring this thread to an AC perspective - AC Elites don't have preferred access to exit row seats (even for a fee) so the NW "roach choice" option was still better than AC on this variable.
Shows however what happens when you remove what are perceived benefits from FFs. Let the yelling begin. Glad to see that NW backed down.
Shows however what happens when you remove what are perceived benefits from FFs. Let the yelling begin. Glad to see that NW backed down.
Apr 22, 2006, 10:15 am
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Originally Posted by Tractor Boy
NW's move to charge Elites for advanced access to premium (ie exit row) Y seats caused lots of bad will. However to bring this thread to an AC perspective - AC Elites don't have preferred access to exit row seats (even for a fee) so the NW "roach choice" option was still better than AC on this variable.
Shows however what happens when you remove what are perceived benefits from FFs. Let the yelling begin. Glad to see that NW backed down.
Shows however what happens when you remove what are perceived benefits from FFs. Let the yelling begin. Glad to see that NW backed down.
That's not quite true...if a SE or E books an economy seat there are separate rows reserved for us.
Apr 22, 2006, 11:06 am
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Originally Posted by parnel
That's not quite true...if a SE or E books an economy seat there are separate rows reserved for us.
Apr 22, 2006, 11:09 am
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Originally Posted by parnel
That's not quite true...if a SE or E books an economy seat there are separate rows reserved for us.
Apr 22, 2006, 11:36 am
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Originally Posted by parnel
That's not quite true...if a SE or E books an economy seat there are separate rows reserved for us.
I know AC status members have access to the front rows of Y but not to exit rows unless I am mistaken. Both programs have their plus/minuses - the point I was making is that NW elites have been raising heck because of their perception that a benefit is being removed. Taking a benefit away (whatever it may be) always seems to be more of an issue than a benefit that has never been there (as in the case of exit row availability for AC Elites).
Apr 22, 2006, 11:50 am
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I just booked and bought some NW flights Thursday. The Roach Choice seats (only a handful) are non-EE rows (about 2-5 rows behind doors 2) and the EE seats by doors 4 on a 753. Didn't try to see if I could get them as there were better seats available to me. As a FB G/ ST E+, I could - after finding the infamous backdoor - secure myself emergency exits (and all the P seats reserved for elites) by 2R.
So NW allows ST elites online access to EE seats. AA also allows its elites online access to EE seats.
Both with the usual suitability conditions.
So NW allows ST elites online access to EE seats. AA also allows its elites online access to EE seats.
Both with the usual suitability conditions.
Apr 22, 2006, 12:54 pm
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Originally Posted by Tractor Boy
I think what I said is correct - that AC Elites don't have preferred access to exit row seats.
I know AC status members have access to the front rows of Y but not to exit rows unless I am mistaken. Both programs have their plus/minuses - the point I was making is that NW elites have been raising heck because of their perception that a benefit is being removed. Taking a benefit away (whatever it may be) always seems to be more of an issue than a benefit that has never been there (as in the case of exit row availability for AC Elites).
I know AC status members have access to the front rows of Y but not to exit rows unless I am mistaken. Both programs have their plus/minuses - the point I was making is that NW elites have been raising heck because of their perception that a benefit is being removed. Taking a benefit away (whatever it may be) always seems to be more of an issue than a benefit that has never been there (as in the case of exit row availability for AC Elites).
Apr 22, 2006, 9:02 pm
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Originally Posted by PunishedEdmontonian
Now tell us the part about the seat pitch on those special rows.
Usual cattle class configs. That is why NW elites are so hell-bent on 100% upgrade stats.