Qantas Economy Plus Discussion

[PineappleSkip]

Mrs Pineapple provided another data point Sunday afternoon when she was downgraded on her E190 flight BNE-ROK (aircraft change). She was in 2A, and then consigned to 9A with the downgrade. Despite the email saying

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We recognise this is a significant change to your travel experience and would like to reassure you that you'll still be able to take advantage of any increased baggage allowance, priority boarding or lounge access that was included in your original booking, if you remain in the downgraded cabin.

We hadn't even heard of economy plus on an E190, but when we checked 2A was open and free as a black Y+ seat (the whole of row 2 was, so she wasn't the only J PAX booted out of row 2). Anyway as it turns out the ROK flights were having a bad hair day and she got shifted by the lounge lady to an earlier flight. Still not 2A.

It does seem a bit ordinary consigning downgraded J PAX to steerage, presumably so they could try and resell their seats as Y+

 

[mviy]

Flow forwarded today and thought I had got one side of the aisle for the front row of economy all to myself on the XLR but a few boarded quite late

 

[Volando]

I'm yet to find rhyme or reason in the WP T-80 - T-24 window for row 4 on 737s. Data points in the last couple of months: able to snag row 4 at "100% off" on SYD-OOL-SYD and SYD-MEL-SYD. Recent flights to ADL and back were not free, so stayed in row 6 on both flights.

On a similar, related note, maybe it's just been luck of the draw lately, but I've had very few WP shadows on any flights, whether row 4 or further back. What have others noticed since the introduction of Y+?

 

[mviy]

Very few for me too, but then I do try and get front row if I can get that for free. Really enjoyed front row economy on the XLR today.