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Old May 28, 2009 | 4:09 pm
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Originally Posted by JohnK
I tend to agree. There has been an increase in the number of reports recently of travellers with low or no FF status getting op-ups.
Of course this could be the start of a dangerous trend whereby airlines assume their higher status passengers know about the delights of F and J class and will just buy them anyway () so no need to show them what they already know, whereas the odd op-up to a "lesser" passenger is venture capital that might bring on someone new once they have been titillated in the front.
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