Originally Posted by
CAirBear
That is over with now. I have a couple friends at Atlas and one Kalita. 2 of the 3 have FB. Their pictures outside exploring Sydney this past month prove otherwise.
No doubt that used to be the case, though.
Theres probably a multitude of reason. I actually like it here, a lot, and don’t plan on leaving, but if I found myself at a legacy, I personally would never bid WB. I almost never do transcons here. The thought of 8-10-12-14 hours in an airplane (whether your “flying” or not) does not sound appealing to me at all. I’m sure im
not alone.
Also it sounds like you are 2 year seat locked on the WB. It’s a flat $80-90 first year regardless of what metal your flying. Sounds like most can be line holders before Year 2 pay on 737/320 75/6 (extreme cases maybe even CA). It’s not a huge surprise it’s junior at the moment.
OK; I'll take your word for it. I don't keep track of that stuff. Does it apply to SIN, TLV, PVG, PEK, and a number of other international destinations?
Not to mention that severe lockdown policies can be put in place at any time.
As far as flying WB, I absolutely loved it. Some absolutely hate it once they get on the fleet. It's not for everyone. In normal times, it goes extremely senior.
And I'll add that the JBLU guys used to say, 'I don't want to fly international'. Until they started flying to LHR.
You're not really seat locked on WBs. You can opt to go to NB CA and the seat lock doesn't apply. There is at least one other way to get out of the seat lock, but no need to get that detailed for this discussion.