<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">He gave me tips on getting business-class upgrades. He bragged about getting his oversized luggage onto planes as carry-on because of some weird routing loophole he knows about. </font>
Sounds like any FTer.
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">And he went on and on about this magic, uncrowded bar at O'Hare, which he made sound like an oasis in the middle of the desert.</font>
A-ha! Caught the lie! If he were real, he would be discussing airline lounges, not bars. Also how he gets free drink coupons to use on the flights.