Is it easy to get cheap upgrade to Economy Plus?
Apr 23, 2014, 9:59 am
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Apr 23, 2014, 10:34 am
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Apr 23, 2014, 11:10 am
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Apr 23, 2014, 11:21 am
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The business / first upgrades with cash will start disappearing as more elites clear for upgrades etc. I usually see a ton of open seats and then almost none as the 24 hour mark approaches on popular routes.
Last edited by olouie; Apr 23, 2014 at 11:52 am Reason: clarification that i was referring to upgrades
Apr 23, 2014, 11:37 am
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OP is referring to getting an economy plus seat which is not technically an upgrade as its the same cabin just a better seat.
Once 24 hours comes they will disappear as the Silvers now get them for free and those without seat assignments get auto assigned to E+ when E- runs out or ran out at booking
Apr 23, 2014, 11:45 am
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Boo this man!
eta: I wouldn't count on poaching one for free. Many FAs are actually pretty good at protecting E+. If you're there and not supposed to be, they generally will offer to run your credit card to pay the charge, else you move back to your assigned seat.
eta: I wouldn't count on poaching one for free. Many FAs are actually pretty good at protecting E+. If you're there and not supposed to be, they generally will offer to run your credit card to pay the charge, else you move back to your assigned seat.
Apr 23, 2014, 11:48 am
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Nah. FAs are good at spotting the idiots who screw it up. Few and far between are the FAs who consult the manifest (if that's even possible).
Apr 23, 2014, 11:51 am
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Are you refrring to the ability up upgrade to business/First with cash? yes in that case the F seats will disappear as upgrades are processed
OP is referring to getting an economy plus seat which is not technically an upgrade as its the same cabin just a better seat.
Once 24 hours comes they will disappear as the Silvers now get them for free and those without seat assignments get auto assigned to E+ when E- runs out or ran out at booking
OP is referring to getting an economy plus seat which is not technically an upgrade as its the same cabin just a better seat.
Once 24 hours comes they will disappear as the Silvers now get them for free and those without seat assignments get auto assigned to E+ when E- runs out or ran out at booking
Apr 23, 2014, 11:53 am
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given E+ is an elite privilege and most posting regular on this forum are elites, you will find an unsympathetic audience to those usurping our privileges without purchasing the benefit -- we like those empty middle seats.