Pushing Bus select on half full flight
Oct 21, 2015, 6:48 pm
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Pushing Bus select on half full flight
They kept pushing a $30 upgrade for A1-15 and the plane was no more than 2/3 full max..
That's BS... The person who pays $30 and sees this... has gotta be pi$sed. This is nonsense
Flight 1963 MDW -ICT tonight at 7:40 PM
Yup ... I'd strangle somebody but it wouldn't be another passenger it would be a gate agent
That's BS... The person who pays $30 and sees this... has gotta be pi$sed. This is nonsense
Flight 1963 MDW -ICT tonight at 7:40 PM
Yup ... I'd strangle somebody but it wouldn't be another passenger it would be a gate agent
Oct 21, 2015, 7:03 pm
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They kept pushing a $30 upgrade for A1-15 and the plane was no more than 2/3 full max..
That's BS... The person who pays $30 and sees this... has gotta be pi$sed. This is nonsense
Flight 1963 MDW -ICT tonight at 7:40 PM
Yup ... I'd strangle somebody but it wouldn't be another passenger it would be a gate agent
That's BS... The person who pays $30 and sees this... has gotta be pi$sed. This is nonsense
Flight 1963 MDW -ICT tonight at 7:40 PM
Yup ... I'd strangle somebody but it wouldn't be another passenger it would be a gate agent
What it is was a $30 lottery ticket to board in A1 - A15, nothing more. As noted, flight might not be full (rare recently, but a Wednesday in October...yes).
History will show I'm not a defender of shoddy (shoddy, not "shady") business practices, but this is America and that's how businesses operate today. Let the <sometimes unfortunate> buyer beware.
Please feel free to stop by & vent anytime...that's what we're here for and it's way cheaper than getting arrested for assault
Oct 21, 2015, 10:56 pm
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Per the OP's thread title, it's most definitely NOT Business Select.
Of course, you are correct..... but my point she kept phrasing it as upgrading to BS boarding. So I stand corrected..
What it is was a $30 lottery ticket to board in A1 - A15, nothing more. As noted, flight might not be full (rare recently, but a Wednesday in October...yes).
But the gate agent Knew the load. Heck there was barely half a B group to board. The last guy on the plane got an aisle seat in like row 9. There were a number of aisle and window seats available.
History will show I'm not a defender of shoddy (shoddy, not "shady") business practices, but this is America and that's how businesses operate today. Let the <sometimes unfortunate> buyer beware.
I have bought up after getting a last minute flight (and crappy C group) but to push it on a empty flight is not right IMO. When I heard the announcement I just assumed it was going to be a full or near full flight. I've taken about 30 WN flights this year, and your right there is rarely more than one or two open seats as a rule....
Please feel free to stop by & vent anytime...that's what we're here for and it's way cheaper than getting arrested for assault
Of course, you are correct..... but my point she kept phrasing it as upgrading to BS boarding. So I stand corrected..
What it is was a $30 lottery ticket to board in A1 - A15, nothing more. As noted, flight might not be full (rare recently, but a Wednesday in October...yes).
But the gate agent Knew the load. Heck there was barely half a B group to board. The last guy on the plane got an aisle seat in like row 9. There were a number of aisle and window seats available.
History will show I'm not a defender of shoddy (shoddy, not "shady") business practices, but this is America and that's how businesses operate today. Let the <sometimes unfortunate> buyer beware.
I have bought up after getting a last minute flight (and crappy C group) but to push it on a empty flight is not right IMO. When I heard the announcement I just assumed it was going to be a full or near full flight. I've taken about 30 WN flights this year, and your right there is rarely more than one or two open seats as a rule....
Please feel free to stop by & vent anytime...that's what we're here for and it's way cheaper than getting arrested for assault
Oct 21, 2015, 10:59 pm
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Oct 22, 2015, 5:31 am
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Oct 22, 2015, 7:48 am
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Hell, back in May I paid about $300 for VIP tickets for Metallica and did not get closer to the stage. Now that is a rip off.
Maybe $30 is worth it to you to be first time n the plane. Maybe not. We once boarded at lunch me B60 and were able to get seats together on a full flight.
Haters gonna hate.
Maybe $30 is worth it to you to be first time n the plane. Maybe not. We once boarded at lunch me B60 and were able to get seats together on a full flight.
Haters gonna hate.
Oct 22, 2015, 8:18 am
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2 years back on a lightly loaded GSP-BWI mid day flight, an over zealous GA was on the mike calling AT fare customers BY NAME to come up and upgrade to BS, in addition to the general spiel for the $40 upgrades. I thought that was over the top odd but chalked it up to southern hospitality in a (beautifully) quiet and friendly airport...
Oct 22, 2015, 9:59 am
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In a forum which people obsess endlessly about the best seats on the plane, people are complaining about an airline selling you a chance to sit in the best seats on the plane. Hilarious.
Oct 22, 2015, 11:25 am
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That doesn't seem to be what the OP is talking about though. Besides, all you have earned is A16-30 (which is still pretty good). If you want 1-15 you have to buy it, and I don't think this has changed recently.
Oct 22, 2015, 4:04 pm
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