Q: RBC World Elite MC free bag combinability with Premium fare
Oct 15, 2019, 4:03 pm
#1
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Q: RBC World Elite MC free bag combinability with Premium fare
I have a Premium fare on WS stock, which includes 2 checked bags at no charge, 3rd bag and beyond are chargeable per fare features.
I also have the RBC WS World Elite MC, tied to my WS number: one of the card benefits is "first checked bag free".
QUESTION: does the CC benefit give me the 3rd checked bag free in addition to the first 2?
I also have the RBC WS World Elite MC, tied to my WS number: one of the card benefits is "first checked bag free".
QUESTION: does the CC benefit give me the 3rd checked bag free in addition to the first 2?
Oct 17, 2019, 5:48 pm
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Easier to visualize on a fare with no free bags and you have 2 or 3 bags with you (for whatever reason). First one is free due to the card vs. paying a fee for all of them. Then #2 and #3 cost you.
I only fly Premium or Business so I don't know if there are fares with one free bag. If there are such fares, then WS can pitch this card as a "benefit" when if you have one bag, you pay nothing anyway. And I'd have to think many people or most have one each unless they are fashion models or skipping town. So it looks like a benefit but really adds no cost burden to them anyway.
Same way you see "free upgrades" to the next level of cabin but you don't get upgraded, they take cash upgrades ahead of you and you fly in coach and see empty premium seats. Sounds like a gimme and isn't a sure thing at all.
Wait for "free underseat storage for certified support badgers". Sounds great but nobody has a badger of any temperment.
With airlines and not just WS, if you want something prepare to pay for all the things you want and be greateful for the freebies if and when they occur.
I only fly Premium or Business so I don't know if there are fares with one free bag. If there are such fares, then WS can pitch this card as a "benefit" when if you have one bag, you pay nothing anyway. And I'd have to think many people or most have one each unless they are fashion models or skipping town. So it looks like a benefit but really adds no cost burden to them anyway.
Same way you see "free upgrades" to the next level of cabin but you don't get upgraded, they take cash upgrades ahead of you and you fly in coach and see empty premium seats. Sounds like a gimme and isn't a sure thing at all.
Wait for "free underseat storage for certified support badgers". Sounds great but nobody has a badger of any temperment.
With airlines and not just WS, if you want something prepare to pay for all the things you want and be greateful for the freebies if and when they occur.
Oct 18, 2019, 9:40 am
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I agree with your analysis; I had an unreasonably-optimistic outlook for the free-bag benefit. (OTOH, the companion-fare benefit really pays off).
With respect to bags, I normally travel with 0/1 checked bags. This trip is our annual migration to LIR for the winter, and so we will likely max-out on bags.
With respect to bags, I normally travel with 0/1 checked bags. This trip is our annual migration to LIR for the winter, and so we will likely max-out on bags.