E-First Upgrades
Jun 25, 2007 | 9:23 am
#1
Original Poster
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Minneapolis
Programs: NW Silver Elite
Posts: 247
E-First Upgrades
Good morning all, while flying to Tampa with a non-elite person Friday night I was upgraded and was hoping that the lady traveling with me would be offered an E-First upgrade at checkin for a fee. Nothing was offered. No big deal but when I asked the Elite line and the GA about what was a qualifying flight and fare class for the E-First they had no idea.
Does anyone know the specifics of this? She was traveling on a B fare so I would have thought it would have been offered had it been available. BTW, we took off with 3 opens seats in FC so I would have thought it was available.
I have searched high and low for details on the E-First program and the specifics at NWA.COM are about as clear as mud!
Thanks.
Does anyone know the specifics of this? She was traveling on a B fare so I would have thought it would have been offered had it been available. BTW, we took off with 3 opens seats in FC so I would have thought it was available.
I have searched high and low for details on the E-First program and the specifics at NWA.COM are about as clear as mud!
Thanks.
Jun 25, 2007 | 9:32 am
#2
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: DTW
Programs: DL Silver Medallion
Posts: 613
B-fares are not all equal. Some B-fares are B-UP, booking into F. Some B fares are also refundable, while some are not. Best to check the individual fare rules.
Jun 25, 2007 | 12:11 pm
#3
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Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Minneapolis
Programs: NW Silver Elite
Posts: 247
So it should be listed in the B fare rules if it's elgible? The NW people I spoke to had no earthly idea how to check if the flight was eligible or not.
Jun 25, 2007 | 5:15 pm
#4
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There was a thread about this earlier. A search might bring up some useful information.