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Old Feb 22, 2022, 5:44 pm
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Is it only BA premium pax and those with status who complain?
Could be wrong but it seems to me you rarely ever see Y passengers without status having a good old moan on here. Why is that?
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Old Feb 22, 2022, 5:47 pm
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Y passengers know their place.

That's a joke btw before any cries of indignation from the masses of Y passengers on this board. All three of them.

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Old Feb 22, 2022, 5:58 pm
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Could be wrong but it seems to me you rarely ever see Y passengers without status having a good old moan on here. Why is that?
Because the Y passengers without status who want good service fly other airlines when it suits them. Either on the EasyJet model to buy priority whatever they want. Or on the Ryanair model of it being no worse than BA (more pitch on Ryanair than BA...just saying) but cheaper.
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Old Feb 22, 2022, 5:58 pm
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Could be wrong but it seems to me you rarely ever see Y passengers without status having a good old moan on here. Why is that?
Lower expectations from those in Y?
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Old Feb 22, 2022, 6:02 pm
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I suspect infrequent passengers that experience some of the issues they woukd have on BA over the last few days wouldn’t fly BA again unless they absolutely had to.
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Old Feb 22, 2022, 6:04 pm
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Originally Posted by Anonba
Lower expectations?
I suspect you're right. I flew for 35 years in economy with many airlines and enjoyed every flight....even those that didn't go according to plan.
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Old Feb 22, 2022, 6:09 pm
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Conversely, we seem to see disproportionally more complaints and requests for help from F passengers on reward fares.
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Old Feb 22, 2022, 6:12 pm
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Originally Posted by KeaneJohn
I suspect infrequent passengers that experience some of the issues they woukd have on BA over the last few days wouldn’t fly BA again unless they absolutely had to.
Some will most won't. I've been 'inconvenienced' many times over the years due to weather and aircraft problems...BUIA especially. I just accepted it as part and parcel of flying.
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Old Feb 22, 2022, 6:21 pm
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Originally Posted by Geordie405
Y passengers know their place.

That's a joke btw before any cries of indignation from the masses of Y passengers on this board. All three of them.

And those three will most likely have status.
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Old Feb 22, 2022, 6:53 pm
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Y passengers know their place

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Old Feb 22, 2022, 7:06 pm
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Complaining? I thought everything I read here is just constructive criticism targeted directly at the relevant managers in BA.
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Old Feb 22, 2022, 7:20 pm
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The large proportion of Y travelers that don't have status, aren't on FT, so your sample set is self-biasing!

Hopefully those travelers above vote with their pocket, which is what I wish more on here would do... then perhaps BA would be forced to up their game, in certain areas!

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Old Feb 22, 2022, 7:32 pm
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Complaining? I thought everything I read here is just constructive criticism targeted directly at the relevant managers in BA.
I agree, some of it is constructive. I'm sure BA management will be acting accordingly.

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The large proportion of Y travelers that don't have status, aren't on FT, .
Which is a shame considering they're the majority of the airlines customers.
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Old Feb 22, 2022, 8:10 pm
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Originally Posted by HIDDY
Could be wrong but it seems to me you rarely ever see Y passengers without status having a good old moan on here. Why is that?
It's because they're not "on here".
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Old Feb 22, 2022, 10:13 pm
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Originally Posted by EuropeanPete
It's because they're not "on here".
Indeed, the forum is self selecting, those that are here tend to fly with BA the most - its unlikely a twice a year Y flier would find themselves here as the topics are most of interest to frequent fliers. I do a few CX and QR here and there, but I'm not particularly interested in the discussions on those boards.
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