01-10-2011
12:36 PM
3 Loves
Brian, one quick question for you. Obviously, SWA has built in an incentive for booking business select seats. One problem I've had in the past is that on certain routes Business Select fills up and is not available. Will Southwest increase the number of Business Select seats available, or at least allow persons to continue to purchase Business Select if the first 15 slots are already booked? As someone who primarily does short haul, intra-Texas flights, but purchases most tickets within 48 hours of flying, I think I will be all right with the new system, but greater business select opportunities would be appreciated. Finally, will anyone be comped to the A List preferred status starting on 3/1? For those of us who have flown consistently 50-100 rt's per year for many years, that would be a very nice and deserved perk. Thanks for putting yourself out there to take questions (and a whole lot of abuse as well).
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If I am reading this correctly, if you are A-list right now, you will continue to be so, and get the corresponding 25% increase in points. Will Southwest require everyone to requalify for the A-List preferred going forward on 3/1/11? Will very frequent travelers in 2010 (i.e. those who flew more than 50 times in 2010), still start with everyone else in trying to earn the A List preferred, or will the very frequent fliers be given this status on 3/1/11 based on their 2010 flying patterns?
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