Originally Posted by
QRC3288
I watched the first 5 minutes of the video, here's my guess:
*He shows up 4 hours early.
*He doesn't show you any of the interaction with the check-in process.
*My bet is he explained who he is, what his blog is all about, maybe someone at SFO check-in even had seen his videos before. Or he has some sales pitch. They pull out the duty supervisor, they check and see they have J class wide open, they have a TON of time to deal with since he is there 4 hours early perhaps they make a call to HKG, and let him go to J class.
*I actually doubt this was even an op-up. But instead a "courtesy" upgrade that occasionally gets offered, like a birthday upgrade.
But I strongly doubt it was just totally serendipitous. I bet he asked during the check-in process - which he doesn't show, but we know he has heaps of time for - during which time he explained who he was in an attempt to get into J.
Wow.
I have absolutely no respect for individuals who tear apart their face to get an upgrade like that whether he is "vlogging to show the general population" or not, sorry but I just don't condone such behaviour. It's one thing documenting your class of travel, while it's a totally different story if you need to pull such strings in order for an upgrade.
If he wants to fly J, purchase it or redeem it. Save up in either currency if he cannot at the moment.