I am also disappointed that the complaints mainly generated from this forum have stopped the 737-700 flights from business class, which has affected a few people on this forum and a few people i know. Why was the decision taken, it was taken from people on this forum were negative towards VA and they had to act, it's like blackmail! Now people that were happy with the product I.E me are affected by it. Thats not right.
There was a better flight today i could have taken, that allowed me to spend a little more time with my kids. Well as i had to take an early flight as there were not selling tickets. If that flight (which was a 737-700) had allowed me to purchase a ticket this would have been better for me. Thats my complaint, the people speaking out on this forum, are we truly the people filling the business class seats on every flight, or are you just someone flying adhoc business (which is fine). Mainblack has said he flys only business weekly, which is great. I encourage him to talk directly to VA management (as i know they will listen they talk with every J class flyer) instead of maybe speaking out so negatively on this forum.
I'm sorry - but let me clarify a few points (and allow you to correct me if I've got something wrong).
1/ VA have stopped selling J (ie. their new inflated J fares) on a product that many feel does not live up to the fanfare of the new J (and therefore the new J pricing).
I haven't myself checked as to why they are not selling those seats at all..?? Or have they gone back to selling them as PE..?? I don't know - maybe they "over-reacted", but the fact that they "reacted" to me is a positive step - one which I have already gone on the record and acknowledged.
2/ Let me get this right - you couldn't spend more time with your kids - as the later flight was not a 737-800.
If I understand this right - you're blaming this forum for no J seats being available for sale on a 737-700, as a result of VA not selling them - because their premium J product is not ready on that aircraft yet..??
And it's the fault of this forum that you couldn't spend more time with your kids..???
I'm not sure if I got that right - because I may have misunderstood you.......
I don't mean to be rude - but it seems to me that the reason you caught the earlier flight and spent less time with your kids is because you're too self-important to bring yourself to buy a Y ticket.
IMHO - that's how it comes across.
You're entitled to be happy with VA (including the "Business Class offering" on 737-700s and E90s). Others are equally entitled to be unhappy with it.
And everyone is entitled to their opinion on J - regardless of how often they use it or how often they pay for it. (Or even IF they pay for it....perhaps someone else does).
I have a real personal problem with people who have some sense of entitlement that only they are entitled to something (in this case an opinion) - and no one else is qualified to do so.
You are guilty of the very crimes you lament about in your first post here this afternoon.