Any Private Jet Upgrades Yet?
Aug 3, 2015, 2:10 pm
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Any Private Jet Upgrades Yet?
Title says it all - as a frequent Shuttle flyer, hoping this is one of those routes that gets the call. Would love to hear stories / experiences. Mods - Thought we should start a thread with the following info for those that do get and want to share the new cool upgrades:
1) Route (i.e., LGA-DCA)
2) Status (i.e., Platinum)
3) Fare Bucket Purchased (i.e., "K")
4) PJ Upgrade Price: (i.e., $400)
5) PJ (i.e., G5)
Steven
1) Route (i.e., LGA-DCA)
2) Status (i.e., Platinum)
3) Fare Bucket Purchased (i.e., "K")
4) PJ Upgrade Price: (i.e., $400)
5) PJ (i.e., G5)
Steven
Aug 3, 2015, 3:29 pm
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Aug 3, 2015, 4:51 pm
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I'm so jealous. However, the article just says that the couple are DL elites and doesn't specify the tier. It also doesn't state their original fare class.
Aug 3, 2015, 5:02 pm
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My fear would be the plane being filled by some obnoxious group, such as a bachelor party or people with badly behaved children. They could act like they have the aircraft to themselves and I would be concerned that the FA wouldn't do anything about it.
Aug 3, 2015, 5:03 pm
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That too. Plus on smaller planes there isnt even an attendant so youd be on your own....
Aug 3, 2015, 5:20 pm
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That was the first thing I thought as well -- what are the chances that they will let a DPJ go out with one or two people when they could easily fill all the seats on the plane? Another minor issue is that in some airports the private air terminal can be very far away from the commercial terminal; far enough that if you depart from one and arrive into the other, you're going to have to take a cab to retrieve your car. Not a huge price to pay for the chance to fly private, but an annoyance nevertheless.
Aug 3, 2015, 5:24 pm
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That was the first thing I thought as well -- what are the chances that they will let a DPJ go out with one or two people when they could easily fill all the seats on the plane? Another minor issue is that in some airports the private air terminal can be very far away from the commercial terminal; far enough that if you depart from one and arrive into the other, you're going to have to take a cab to retrieve your car. Not a huge price to pay for the chance to fly private, but an annoyance nevertheless.
Aug 3, 2015, 5:27 pm
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I have flown private many times on planes as big as a G550 and if it is filled to the max even that gets cramped after 5 or 6 hours....
Aug 3, 2015, 5:29 pm
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Having put my fears to rest I guess now I can accept all those DPJ offers when they start rolling in...
Aug 3, 2015, 5:45 pm
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After the program gets going, if they don't get enuf takers by X number of hours before departure time, maybe they'll accept valuable SkyMiles in lieu of cash!!!
Aug 3, 2015, 5:50 pm
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Aug 3, 2015, 5:55 pm
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Aug 3, 2015, 7:33 pm
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If they state how they were Silvers, on cheap coach tickets, then every person on the flight with a higher status/fare gets outraged they didn't get picked. If they boast how they were Diamonds on full flex first tickets....then the pax would come off as rich elites....Not sure if theres a way they could have published more details without there being problems.