Pushing Bus select on half full flight
Oct 22, 2015, 4:49 pm
#16
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: ORD, MDW or MKE
Programs: American and Southwest. Hilton and Marriott hotels primarily.
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WN only has a few 'best seats' ( though I'm not really sure which they are ). People are not complaining - I think they are really laughing.
Oct 22, 2015, 8:29 pm
#17
Moderator: Southwest Airlines, Capital One
Join Date: Sep 1999
Location: California
Programs: WN Companion Pass, A-list preferred, Hyatt Globalist; United Club Lietime (sic) Member
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Oct 23, 2015, 7:41 am
#18
Join Date: Jun 2015
Location: DAY
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" Yup ... I'd strangle somebody but it wouldn't be another passenger it would be a gate agent " certainly doesn't see like someone laughing.
Oct 23, 2015, 10:26 am
#19
Join Date: Oct 2001
Programs: LTP, PP
Posts: 8,698
It's the race for the few very extra legroom seats that's important, which is very obtainable at A16-A30, hence the annoyance of people buying up A1-A15 for $30-$40. And in I'm example above, she was hawking both BS fare upgrades, calling out by name AND general announcements that BS boarding positions were for sale. Like she got a fat commish on each one sold!
Oct 23, 2015, 10:45 am
#20
Join Date: Jul 2013
Posts: 5,813
It's the race for the few very extra legroom seats that's important, which is very obtainable at A16-A30, hence the annoyance of people buying up A1-A15 for $30-$40. And in I'm example above, she was hawking both BS fare upgrades, calling out by name AND general announcements that BS boarding positions were for sale. Like she got a fat commish on each one sold!
Oct 23, 2015, 10:54 am
#21
Join Date: Oct 2001
Programs: LTP, PP
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Oct 23, 2015, 11:02 am
#22
Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: STL
Programs: Southwest A+/CP, Hilton Diamond, National Executive Elite
Posts: 170
Not much difference than Delta, etc. selling Comfort + seats for $39 ahead of the flight, which you are entitled to for free as a status holder x days from departure.
Oct 23, 2015, 11:06 am
#23
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Houston (HOU/IAH)
Programs: WN, UA, DL, AA, Chase UR, Amex MR
Posts: 2,267
After the initial rollout of this up selling program I haven't really heard it pushed too much. IMHO anyone who buys it who doesn't have C-something boarding card is simply proving that old adage about a fool and his money.
Oh well, it's easy to avoid and if enough suckers pay it maybe it will help subsidize the CP and no change fees which are the best WN perks.
Oh well, it's easy to avoid and if enough suckers pay it maybe it will help subsidize the CP and no change fees which are the best WN perks.
Oct 24, 2015, 6:37 am
#26
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: MCI
Programs: CBP Global Entry, WN A-List Preferred, WN Companion Pass
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Full boat this morning MCI-MCO-SJU although only 2 ticketed B/S pax.
G/A pushed the $40 buy-up really hard, like 4 times prior to the A group lining-up. No takers.
Yawn.
G/A pushed the $40 buy-up really hard, like 4 times prior to the A group lining-up. No takers.
Yawn.
Oct 24, 2015, 11:31 am
#28
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Blue Ridge, GA
Posts: 5,501
There'd be quite a run on them if that were true.
