Originally Posted by
isle-hawg
I was "upgraded" once from an exit row to FC and was stuck with a bulkhead seat - I regretted it. The meals are worth less then $10 to me. Granted the seats are way more comfy, but it gets back to leg room and a place to put my laptop bag.
For my flight Sunday I was happy to have a bulkhead in First. We landed a little after midnight and it was nice being the second one off the plane since I had a long drive home. Since it was a 4 hour flight the free IFE and meal (even though it wasn't that great) was nice. Just too bad I had to drive home and couldn't enjoy the free booze because the flight attendant was continually going through the cabin refilling wine glasses.
If it is a an hour flight on a small aircraft then I could see people wanting an exit row over a FC seat, but I still prefer a bulkhead first to a coach exit row even on a short flight.