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When it is impossible to get a confirmed status seat with extra leg room, due to people who fly once or twice year gaming the system, it is exceptionally frustr

When it is impossible to get a confirmed status seat with extra leg room, due to people who fly once or twice year gaming the system, it is exceptionally frustrating. That sounds so astonishingly entitled that I don't even know where to begin: If you have a problem with "people like this", complain to the airline or choose a different airline. In this case it is a bit bizarre in that you are demanding greater allowances than other patrons on the jet, and feel put out when "people like this" make it less likely you will get it for free. To feel resentment about this is not rational.

atdrummond 13y ago
I should have worded that another way to make it clear that it isn't something with which -I- particularly struggle. I'm slightly over 6 feet and need to get up multiple times per flight to use the bathroom due to 6 gastrointestinal surgeries. That said, I am more than willing to give up exit row when I'm lucky enough to receive it to someone substantially taller or whom really needs it. The unfortunate thing is when someone who spends their days buying thousands of dollars of vanilla reloads at CVS, to manufacture spending on their credit card, takes a seat from a tall or disabled person who spends thousands a year traveling and legitimately needs that seat. These persons are often the most unwilling to accommodate other passengers on the plane and, frankly, strike me as more entitled. Thankfully the Airlines are moving to a revenue based frequent flier model specifically to discourage this kind of behavior.
- corresation 13y ago
  These persons are often the most unwilling to accommodate other passengers on the plane and, frankly, strike me as more entitled. So you can actually tell who on the plane got there through apparently undeserved scamming, versus the "legitimate" users? Are you sure about that? As someone who doesn't game or optimize these sorts of promotions, I have absolutely zero issue with those who do. Honestly, good for them.
  - atdrummond 13y ago
    Check out FlyerTalk.com sometime and read the post histories of some of the manufactured spenders. They are some of the loudest at complaining about airline food, other passengers, not getting their upgrades to post, etc. These are people who pay pennies on the dollars (if that - see US Mint fiasco) for their tickets. They indirectly increase credit card fees for the rest of us and create a mountain of paperwork for cashiers and mangers at drug and grocery stores. If other passengers are high on their priority list, I'm happy to admit I'm wrong and have misjudged the situation. I've not seen much evidence, either traveling or reading through FF sites/blogs, to suggest as much.

atdrummond 13y ago

I should have worded that another way to make it clear that it isn't something with which -I- particularly struggle. I'm slightly over 6 feet and need to get up multiple times per flight to use the bathroom due to 6 gastrointestinal surgeries. That said, I am more than willing to give up exit row when I'm lucky enough to receive it to someone substantially taller or whom really needs it. The unfortunate thing is when someone who spends their days buying thousands of dollars of vanilla reloads at CVS, to manufacture spending on their credit card, takes a seat from a tall or disabled person who spends thousands a year traveling and legitimately needs that seat. These persons are often the most unwilling to accommodate other passengers on the plane and, frankly, strike me as more entitled. Thankfully the Airlines are moving to a revenue based frequent flier model specifically to discourage this kind of behavior.

corresation 13y ago
These persons are often the most unwilling to accommodate other passengers on the plane and, frankly, strike me as more entitled. So you can actually tell who on the plane got there through apparently undeserved scamming, versus the "legitimate" users? Are you sure about that? As someone who doesn't game or optimize these sorts of promotions, I have absolutely zero issue with those who do. Honestly, good for them.
- atdrummond 13y ago
  Check out FlyerTalk.com sometime and read the post histories of some of the manufactured spenders. They are some of the loudest at complaining about airline food, other passengers, not getting their upgrades to post, etc. These are people who pay pennies on the dollars (if that - see US Mint fiasco) for their tickets. They indirectly increase credit card fees for the rest of us and create a mountain of paperwork for cashiers and mangers at drug and grocery stores. If other passengers are high on their priority list, I'm happy to admit I'm wrong and have misjudged the situation. I've not seen much evidence, either traveling or reading through FF sites/blogs, to suggest as much.