Originally Posted by
FlyingEnglishman
Hard to say what the passenger mix will be on that one. I have only ever done it on fully booked flights when travelling to CES, when the colour of ones card makes no difference. Dare I suggest paying for seat allocation? Bulkheads are cheaper than exit rows, and you still avoid a seat reclining directly into your face.
I'm with you there, but where does it end? My old boss once told me the one thing he missed most about selling his Lear, and flying on normal planes, was that the pilot no longer came and asked him if it was OK to take off.
I would say so, more space, smaller cabin, more peaceful. Food and drink are the same, and no pre-flight fizzy, unlike pretty much every other carriers Y+ that I have flown. On the 777-300, its definately worth it for the seats and IFE, but on an old crate running a leisure route to Vegas, where repeat traffic may not be the highest priority, the advantages are slightly diminished. More likely to get some booze after the flight 'runs out' somewhere over the atlantic...
You never know. Check manage My Booking from a week beforee you fly and see if you get a cheapy upgrade there to WT+. From there, you might get lucky at the airport, or another deal. All depends on loads/demand.
Excellent post, thanks and welcome! Alas my Lear days are never to come, a good family friend has a standing offer to use one of his friends at any time "as long as he pays the fuel" we have so far resisted!
Originally Posted by
irishguy28
Just don't act rashly in Vegas!
Is there anything in my signature that makes you think that may be the case? ;-)
Originally Posted by
SmilerJER
We flew JER-LGW-LAS on the Spring Bank Holiday. Booked WTP and had been checking avidly for UuA daily from about a month out. No joy, but when we went to OLCI, despite originating from JER, we were OpUp to club (we're both SCH)
Unfortunately on the return journey, there was again no reward availability, no no OpUp and despite enquiring at check-in, we were told it was a full flight. This was confirmed when the footrest on my husbands WTP seat was broken and there was nowhere to move him (he's happy with 12k Avios though). We flew back on a Thurday night flight.
So the above suggests that on some flights there may be the opportunity get get an upgrade, paid or otherwise, but you are just as likely to be on a fully loaded flight
Your name is familiar, are you on goneboarding by chance? I'm also kinda from JER!
As for why I haven't prepaid for seat selection, I booked the flight 2 days ago for this Saturday, so I figure elites will already have nabbed any decent seats worth taking and if I jump in exactly when my 24 hour period starts I'll probably have negligible difference. Might be worth considering for the return though..