The Delta Forum Lounge Thread — Everybody is Welcome! 2005-2018
Mar 15, 2006, 10:18 am
#7906
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Originally Posted by mikey1003
Elite members will continue to have free access to Select Seating, including exit or bulkhead seats, on every Northwest operated flight. As an additional Elite benefit, you will have the option to purchase Coach Choice seating 36 hours prior to departure using nwa.com® Manage My Reservations.
Mar 15, 2006, 12:34 pm
#7907
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Originally Posted by indufan
Isn't it nice of them to give elite members extra time to purchase a Choice seat?
Northwest Airlines could have billed them for that valuable extra time, but it is provided free of charge for Elite members...
Mar 15, 2006, 12:35 pm
#7908
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Last edited by indufan; Mar 15, 2006 at 12:57 pm
Mar 15, 2006, 12:37 pm
#7909
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Originally Posted by Canarsie
I think it is very nice.
Northwest Airlines could have billed them for that valuable extra time, but it is provided free of charge for Elite members...
Northwest Airlines could have billed them for that valuable extra time, but it is provided free of charge for Elite members...
Mar 15, 2006, 12:56 pm
#7910
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Originally Posted by indufan
Always looking out for the interests of their best customers, that NW is.
I hope that this experiment fails and the DL and everyone else does not pick it up.
The good news is that it is only a very small amount of seats per flight
Mar 15, 2006, 12:57 pm
#7911
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Originally Posted by indufan
Always looking out for the interests of their best customers, that NW is.
Mar 15, 2006, 12:58 pm
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Originally Posted by indufan
Always looking out for the interests of their best customers, that NW is.
Beginning on April 1, 2006, all correspondence to Northwest Airlines will be charged US$1.00 per letter via United States postal mail and US$2.50 per e-mail, regardless of topic.
Additionally, all toll-free telephone lines provided by Northwest Airlines will be discontinued. As requested by many of their loyal customers, Northwest Airlines is enhancing their telephone system by providing to customers 1-900 telephone numbers only, billable at US98¢ per minute, regardless of the topic.
If Northwest Airlines needs to contact a customer for whatever reason, representatives will do so via collect calls only. Additionally, a charge of US26¢ per minute will be implemented upon the call.
WorldPerks miles may be substituted for monetary values at the rate of 1017 miles for every US87¢ charged. US87¢ was an amount that was purposely and expressly chosen because it cannot be divided or multiplied by evenly with the charges being implemented by Northwest Airlines, thereby rendering the calculations difficult to figure. Calculations performed by Northwest Airlines to determine how much their customer owes them will be performed at the rate of US19¢ per minute.
All rates displayed here are rounded up to the next minute, free of charge, for the convenience of their customers.
Finally, once FlyerTalk members pay a one-time charge of US$67.41 to access the Northwest forum on FlyerTalk, a fee of US$11.66 will be imposed for launching a new thread. All posts to the Northwest Forum on FlyerTalk will be billed at a rate of US$1.31 per milepost. If the content is negative pertaining to Northwest Airlines, the rate automatically increases to US$19.57 per milepost. These fees are imposed by Northwest Airlines, not by FlyerTalk, and WorldPerks miles may be used instead of currency at the aforementioned rates.
A link to this milepost from the Northwest forum will incur an additional US$6.97 fee.
NOTE: All fees described above do not include any fees, taxes or fuel surcharges.
Last edited by Canarsie; Mar 15, 2006 at 1:03 pm
Mar 15, 2006, 1:04 pm
#7913
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canarsie, from what I see here, you have the wrong job. Delta (or NW) revenue management should hire you IMMEDIATELY 
Mar 15, 2006, 1:04 pm
#7914
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Originally Posted by longing4piedmont
I've been looking but can't find where the above is true. So would you (Mr. Redtail between his legs) be so kind as to point me in the right direction? 
Mar 15, 2006, 1:06 pm
#7915
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Originally Posted by chrissxb
canarsie, from what I see here, you have the wrong job. Delta (or NW) revenue management should hire you IMMEDIATELY
...I neglected to include international rates, as well as fax and office supply fees, as well as other fees similarly imposed by law firms and banks.
I ought to bill Northwest Airlines for the work I put into this...
Mar 15, 2006, 1:09 pm
#7916
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Originally Posted by DLfan
Or as our friend Socrates would point out, this from an airline that truly values its best customers.
Changing topics...does anyone know when the DL pilots are set to walk?
Mar 15, 2006, 1:09 pm
#7917
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don't forget the fee for paper and printer use when printing passenger list at the gate !!!
Mar 15, 2006, 1:10 pm
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Originally Posted by socrates
Both of those threads are so long I've given up on them....
That is why you decided to post to this thread...
Mar 15, 2006, 1:11 pm
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Originally Posted by Canarsie
That’s not all.
Beginning on April 1, 2006, all correspondence to Northwest Airlines will be charged US$1.00 per letter via United States postal mail and US$2.50 per e-mail, regardless of topic.
Additionally, all toll-free telephone lines provided by Northwest Airlines will be discontinued. As requested by many of their loyal customers, Northwest Airlines is enhancing their telephone system by providing to customers 1-900 telephone numbers only, billable at US98¢ per minute, regardless of the topic.
If Northwest Airlines needs to contact a customer for whatever reason, representatives will do so via collect calls only. Additionally, a charge of US26¢ per minute will be implemented upon the call.
WorldPerks miles may be substituted for monetary values at the rate of 1017 miles for every US87¢ charged. US87¢ was an amount that was purposely and expressly chosen because it cannot be divided or multiplied by evenly with the charges being implemented by Northwest Airlines, thereby rendering the calculations difficult to figure. Calculations performed by Northwest Airlines to determine how much their customer owes them will be performed at the rate of US19¢ per minute.
All rates displayed here are rounded up to the next minute, free of charge, for the convenience of their customers.
Finally, once FlyerTalk members pay a one-time charge of US$67.41 to access the Northwest forum on FlyerTalk, a fee of US$11.66 will be imposed for launching a new thread. All posts to the Northwest Forum on FlyerTalk will be billed at a rate of US$1.31 per milepost. If the content is negative pertaining to Northwest Airlines, the rate automatically increases to US$19.57 per milepost. These fees are imposed by Northwest Airlines, not by FlyerTalk, and WorldPerks miles may be used instead of currency at the aforementioned rates.
A link to this milepost from the Northwest forum will incur an additional US$6.97 fee.
NOTE: All fees described above do not include any fees, taxes or fuel surcharges.
Beginning on April 1, 2006, all correspondence to Northwest Airlines will be charged US$1.00 per letter via United States postal mail and US$2.50 per e-mail, regardless of topic.
Additionally, all toll-free telephone lines provided by Northwest Airlines will be discontinued. As requested by many of their loyal customers, Northwest Airlines is enhancing their telephone system by providing to customers 1-900 telephone numbers only, billable at US98¢ per minute, regardless of the topic.
If Northwest Airlines needs to contact a customer for whatever reason, representatives will do so via collect calls only. Additionally, a charge of US26¢ per minute will be implemented upon the call.
WorldPerks miles may be substituted for monetary values at the rate of 1017 miles for every US87¢ charged. US87¢ was an amount that was purposely and expressly chosen because it cannot be divided or multiplied by evenly with the charges being implemented by Northwest Airlines, thereby rendering the calculations difficult to figure. Calculations performed by Northwest Airlines to determine how much their customer owes them will be performed at the rate of US19¢ per minute.
All rates displayed here are rounded up to the next minute, free of charge, for the convenience of their customers.
Finally, once FlyerTalk members pay a one-time charge of US$67.41 to access the Northwest forum on FlyerTalk, a fee of US$11.66 will be imposed for launching a new thread. All posts to the Northwest Forum on FlyerTalk will be billed at a rate of US$1.31 per milepost. If the content is negative pertaining to Northwest Airlines, the rate automatically increases to US$19.57 per milepost. These fees are imposed by Northwest Airlines, not by FlyerTalk, and WorldPerks miles may be used instead of currency at the aforementioned rates.
A link to this milepost from the Northwest forum will incur an additional US$6.97 fee.
NOTE: All fees described above do not include any fees, taxes or fuel surcharges.
Mar 15, 2006, 1:12 pm
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Originally Posted by Canarsie
That makes sense.
That is why you decided to post to this thread...
That is why you decided to post to this thread...