Originally Posted by agp423

As the last one to board, I asked the gate agent if it’s possible for me to be upgraded to first class, which had one person in it (and no, it wasn’t that gate lice). I explained that I am connecting overnight in Chicago and will be on a Japan Airlines first class revenue flight tomorrow. The gate agent scanned my boarding pass and said, “no, because this is a free ticket”. Listen b****, it’s an award ticket, and it’s a positioning flight for a $10,000 flight tomorrow. Miles aren’t free. Miles are like money in that both are earned and that I earn more of both in a month than you in a year.