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Old May 13, 2013 | 8:26 pm
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Originally Posted by aacharya
You could've given him the RPU, as the odds were better that you'd clear CPU before he did. Now you can only ask at check-in at the airport versus possible upgrades in advance.
That's how I do it...When traveling with a colleague of lesser or no status, I just say upfront, "I'm upgrading you for YOUR benefit, I could just be a jerk and upgrade myself with no regard for you, so if I don't clear, we'll just swap seats".

Yet to hear an objection from anyone on this. (And have cleared them (me) about 60% of the time).
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