Originally Posted by
jimrpa
As an additional data point: I'm a multi-year PM, now a DM, and I've never ONCE seen one of these offers, at any time, from purchase all the way up to scanning my BP, on either company purchased or personally purchased tickets, ranging from cheapo to pretty much full Y. I have no idea how these people are getting these offers. There have been times when I'd have gladly paid an additional $20 to avoid the middle seat between two linebackers on Thursday night!
You need to be careful with many of the "examples" provided on here that border hyperbole. The shock when a front cabin fare is cheaper than the coach fare offered is a favorite of FT. The heavily-restricted G fare that sits in the front cabin that corresponds to only one specific return flight is compared to a B fare along with the line similar to "look at what they are doing to the Medallions". I am glad they are monetizing the cabin and improving it. I wish they would completely rule out any complementary upgrades and give more pitch in F. The new F in the 739 and 753 are tight. A cabin obviously designed as upgrade class.