Originally Posted by jtatlanta

Hi all I just found this site and joined. I hope my first post doesn't offend too many........

I am based in Atlanta and fly on average 120k a year with a combination of international (atl-london) and cross country (atl-sea, lax). I have always purchased first class but recently people sitting next to me are telling me to buy the cheapest level tickets and just get easy upgrades (especially internal flights).

My question is related to travel in the US: is there a specifc level flight I can buy to guarantee an upgrade (Y or M) or can I instead just buy a changeable cheaper ticket level and pay to upgrade if an upgrade doesn't come thru in my window (I am PM)? My number one goal is to not play gate roulette or risk getting stuck in economy. I would be happy to risk buying an M or B ticket on every flight and then just pay for an upgrade to FC if I didn't get one for free if its possible.

I am in the lucky position of working for a company that pays for FC so its not my money but am getting fed up with sitting consistantly next to people telling me they have paid squat for their ticket etc. I am beginning to feel like I am being made a fool of by Delta for actually paying for a FC ticket..........