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Dec 25, 2009, 8:45 am
#122
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Westchester Co, NY or Rio Grande Valley, TX or ???
Programs: BAEC G, WN A-, Hyatt G, HH G, MAR T, Hz PC, was [UA2P, FL A+Elite, BD G]
Posts: 2,275
HRL-SAT flying Xmas morning: got A-24 @ T - 24:00. No BS; might not have been anyone with a B BP. A-17 boarded in the early A-20s and got a long beep (is this part of the new keeping-track of boarding order software?).
Dec 27, 2009, 10:25 pm
#124
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: PHX (live by CHD and work next to DVT)
Programs: WN CP/AL, UA 1P, PC Plat, AA, DL, US, AK, HH, MR, OH, LQ, RD (thanks GSA City-Pair Prog/DTS)
Posts: 1,292
Got a list from recent holiday travels:
Daughter (my CP) and I (WGA fare) on WN 1348 OKC-PHX on 12/21 received A-29 and A-31 respectively at T-24:00:00. Lined up and boarded after A-30, when GA scanned my BP it buzzed due to not being within A-1 to A-30, but she realized that I was not line cutting since A-30 had already boarded and cleared the error.
Wife (Standard RR ticket) on WN 3033 OKC-HOU connecting to WN 2699 HOU-PHX on 12/24 received A-24 and A-30 respectively at T-24:00:00. She was placed as first standby (per TA) on WN 353 (first OKC-PHX n/s of the day) due to incoming severe weather and power outage at HOU causing 30-min+ delay on her HOU-PHX leg. At 10-minute announcement, 3 seats were unclaimed and first was given to man who had been stuck 3 days at OKC for flight. After he was accomodated, two girls rush up that were booked on flight and despite 10-minute calling being made 5-minutes earlier, they were given their seats. Needless to say my wife was miffed. For 3033 (10:10 am departure), everyone was told to line up quickly since OKC would be closing for weather and they would be last flight out. Once onboard, FAs notified everyone that they were being delayed to accommodate 29 passengers on later flights. Pushed back at 10:55 am and OKC was closed until 2:30pm Christmas morning. In HOU, her next leg departed only 30 minutes late even with the early morning power outage.
Check-in for my WN 5148 PHX-OKC (Standard RR ticket) on 12/25 did not go as well as the others, as Christmas Eve activities caused me to forget to check-in at T-24:00:00 and no one backed me up. So after opening gifts from everyone but Santa, who had not come yet, I remembered to check-in at T-18:30:00 and received B-42. I then checked seat availability and was unable to book even a single seat, so I was fearing the worst - a middle seat. Despite a phone call from WN letting me know about a 70-minute delay, I arrived at PHX an hour before scheduled departure. At the gate, the GA told me that there were over 20 empty seats on board since most people were changing flights due to the SODA for OKC. Actually ended up with 21 D-F to myself. One disappointing aspect to the flight was the lack of a comped drink for the holiday or the 1+25 hour delay. Did not personally impact me since I thought I would be driving after arriving in OKC; however, 14-inches of snow and unplowed airport parking lots left me with a stuck 4x4 Tahoe in a snow drift. Luckily found one of the few airport shuttles to take me home since taxis were few and far between, hotel shuttles were not running, and the rental car lots were snowed in. Spent two-hours the next day digging my car out since the plows were not coming until afternoon/evening.
Daughter (my CP) and I (WGA fare) on WN 1348 OKC-PHX on 12/21 received A-29 and A-31 respectively at T-24:00:00. Lined up and boarded after A-30, when GA scanned my BP it buzzed due to not being within A-1 to A-30, but she realized that I was not line cutting since A-30 had already boarded and cleared the error.
Wife (Standard RR ticket) on WN 3033 OKC-HOU connecting to WN 2699 HOU-PHX on 12/24 received A-24 and A-30 respectively at T-24:00:00. She was placed as first standby (per TA) on WN 353 (first OKC-PHX n/s of the day) due to incoming severe weather and power outage at HOU causing 30-min+ delay on her HOU-PHX leg. At 10-minute announcement, 3 seats were unclaimed and first was given to man who had been stuck 3 days at OKC for flight. After he was accomodated, two girls rush up that were booked on flight and despite 10-minute calling being made 5-minutes earlier, they were given their seats. Needless to say my wife was miffed. For 3033 (10:10 am departure), everyone was told to line up quickly since OKC would be closing for weather and they would be last flight out. Once onboard, FAs notified everyone that they were being delayed to accommodate 29 passengers on later flights. Pushed back at 10:55 am and OKC was closed until 2:30pm Christmas morning. In HOU, her next leg departed only 30 minutes late even with the early morning power outage.
Check-in for my WN 5148 PHX-OKC (Standard RR ticket) on 12/25 did not go as well as the others, as Christmas Eve activities caused me to forget to check-in at T-24:00:00 and no one backed me up. So after opening gifts from everyone but Santa, who had not come yet, I remembered to check-in at T-18:30:00 and received B-42. I then checked seat availability and was unable to book even a single seat, so I was fearing the worst - a middle seat. Despite a phone call from WN letting me know about a 70-minute delay, I arrived at PHX an hour before scheduled departure. At the gate, the GA told me that there were over 20 empty seats on board since most people were changing flights due to the SODA for OKC. Actually ended up with 21 D-F to myself. One disappointing aspect to the flight was the lack of a comped drink for the holiday or the 1+25 hour delay. Did not personally impact me since I thought I would be driving after arriving in OKC; however, 14-inches of snow and unplowed airport parking lots left me with a stuck 4x4 Tahoe in a snow drift. Luckily found one of the few airport shuttles to take me home since taxis were few and far between, hotel shuttles were not running, and the rental car lots were snowed in. Spent two-hours the next day digging my car out since the plows were not coming until afternoon/evening.
Dec 28, 2009, 8:42 am
#125
Join Date: Aug 2005
Programs: HH Diamond, WN CP & A-List P
Posts: 195
WOW
T-24
mom first this time - A21 (must have been an A-list cancellation slot???)
hit back twice, checked the girl in - A44
all within 30 seconds of one another!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Dec 28, 2009, 9:53 pm
#126
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: PHX (live by CHD and work next to DVT)
Programs: WN CP/AL, UA 1P, PC Plat, AA, DL, US, AK, HH, MR, OH, LQ, RD (thanks GSA City-Pair Prog/DTS)
Posts: 1,292
Checked in daughter and wife for 12/29 WN 569 PHX-OKC at T-24:00:00 and received A-57 and A-58 despite different PNRs. OT, they were originally on Freedom Awards but I decided to see if any Standard Awards were available at T-24:20:00 and they were. I quickly rebooked them on a Standard Award out of my wife's account and kept the Freedom Award for a rainy day (i.e. - no low fares or Standard Award availability) in my account. Now if WN would allow me to break that Freedom Award back into two Standard Awards, that would be even better. I know this is a RR 2.0 pipe-dream, but I would like to see the Freedom Award changed to a double-type award where you could just apply two awards for a R/T or one award for a O/W in what is now considered a Freedom Award.
Dec 30, 2009, 8:30 am
#128
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Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: MCI
Programs: AA Gold 1MM, AS MVP, UA Silver, WN A-List, Marriott LT Titanium, HH Diamond
Posts: 52,579
12/26 - MCI-MDW, 9AM
4 pax: A26, A29, A32, A35
12/29 - MDW-MCI, 3:45PM
4 pax: A31, A34, A36, A38
All cheap fares...no EB or A-list.
4 pax: A26, A29, A32, A35
12/29 - MDW-MCI, 3:45PM
4 pax: A31, A34, A36, A38
All cheap fares...no EB or A-list.
Dec 30, 2009, 10:14 am
#129
Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Pittsburgh
Programs: Whoever Has the Best Bonus
Posts: 5,183
12/29 LAS-PIT
Slow net connection meant first boarding pass was about 2-3 minutes after the window: B9
The second one took even longer (5-6) since I had transposed the digits: B27
Flight oversold and left completely full
Slow net connection meant first boarding pass was about 2-3 minutes after the window: B9
The second one took even longer (5-6) since I had transposed the digits: B27
Flight oversold and left completely full
Jan 10, 2010, 8:49 am
#131
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: SAT
Programs: Delta DM, Marriott Titanium, Hilton Gold (LT), Nat EL Exec, Hertz PC
Posts: 625
I'm A-list, and got a A-47 on tomorrow's flight from MCI-DAL... (This is a through flight, from Chicago, so I'm guessing that there will be no aisle seats left when I Board...)
This is my first experience at getting such a low BP with AList...
(DAL-SAT = A26)
Jan 10, 2010, 11:51 am
#132
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: North Wales, PA
Posts: 253
12-29 - PHL - STL - LAS Had A23 for the first leg and A21 for the second.
1-2 - LAS - SAT - PHL Had A24 for the first leg and A20 for the second. On that flight there was only one BS passenger so it was more like having A7.
1-2 - LAS - SAT - PHL Had A24 for the first leg and A20 for the second. On that flight there was only one BS passenger so it was more like having A7.
Jan 12, 2010, 6:34 am
#135
Join Date: Aug 2005
Programs: HH Diamond, WN CP & A-List P
Posts: 195
Double Bonus - so to speak!
Last minute travel plan change.
SLC-PHX 07:05
T-13 --- A45 = bonus 1
I booked a anytime fare for flexibility on the original departure date - upon changing it last night, the WGA fare was available for this a.m. adding $80 to my TTF balance = bonus 2
SLC-PHX 07:05
T-13 --- A45 = bonus 1
I booked a anytime fare for flexibility on the original departure date - upon changing it last night, the WGA fare was available for this a.m. adding $80 to my TTF balance = bonus 2