intuition

Choices, choices...




Who would want an upgrade when you can get a wait list?

OH-LGG

Or maybe Business Class Waitlist is new customer requested twist of service on CPH flights.

FFlash

All we like to wait nicely in line.

on22cz

Am I surprised that nobody is triggered by the exclusive meals proposition? Probably not anymore...

oliver2002

And 'chilled refreshments' Is the salad in economy warm?

intuition

Indeed remarkable, especially since the pre-order Y-meals look on par or better than included J offerings...



It is!
The refreshed service now includes "quality coffee", so the only salad avilable is a paper cup of warm water and a sachet of coffea robusta.

Im a new user

I don't know where to put this, but I see that AY has published new earnings charts for JL and QR. It says that the new JL chart applies from the 5th of November while the new QR chart applies from the 1st of November.

JL:
No changes to domestic flights, although AY has re-arranged the table.
No changes in first class on international flights.
In business class, I changes from 70% to 125% while X changes from 125% to 70%. This is probably not a real change but only a renaming of the fare bucket.
In premium economy, E changes from 100% to 70% while P changes from 0% to 50% (or maybe P didn't exist before).
In economy, G and O change from 50% to 30% and Z changes from 0% to 30%. Is Z changing from first class award to economy class or will first class awards start earning points?
This seems to bring AY's earning chart for up to date with JL's own chart. However, JL's own chart doesn't mention any P or Z fares.

QR:
P changes from first class (150%) to business class (75%). In economy, L and V increase from 50% to 75%.

Also, AY has deleted the new AS chart and only shows the old chart. This is probably an error. The chart changed when AS joined Oneworld because a lot of fare buckets were renamed, but there were only a few real changes to the earnings.

on22cz

JL First awards have long been in A. It varies within oneworld - A/P/Z can all be awards, depending on carrier.

intuition

I saw this ad just now, which I think is a good move on AY's behalf. AY marketing has been near zero in Sweden for many years, and has been directed mostly at ARN. This is on a mall display, so they clearly are targeting a new crowd.




Yeah yeah, I know, it is along the line of low cost operating which isn't my cup of tea, but at this point in time I guess anything that makes them fill planes and get revenue stream is a good thing.




The payoff is slightly odd though. To me and quite some fellow citizens, this reads the offer is only valid until ten past seven tonight...


Yeah yeah, I guess finnish date-format is like that but here in west-Finland we'd use 19/10 or actually spell it out like "19 oktober". But as everyone who had taken Marketing_101 knows, you need to create a sense of urgency, and nothing spells urgency like book before tonight..!

OH-LGG

New updated price ARN-LAX-ARN Eco Light is 2993SEK

Im a new user

I read it as 19th of October, but I've seen the Finnish date format a lot due to travels to Finland. The advertisement was obviously made in Finland. This could confuse quite a few people. I think that Finnish date format is somewhat OK if you're advertising trips to Finland (most travellers have been there before and have seen the date format), but if Finland isn't the destination and not even a transit country then you could have lots of customers who have never been to Finland and who do not recognise the date format.

intuition

With the whopping discount code, that drops all the way down to 2935 SEK.

OH-LGG

Okay, when we go?

intuition

Oh, travelling westward is scary, I think. 20 years since last time in US. And never been to LAX. Would we survive?

avermat

This indeed is ten past seven in Finnish format. Finnish dates must end with a period for the month also. Period is used in the same way as "th". "19.10." means 19th (day) of 10th (month).