Originally Posted by
Proudelitist
Let me offer another upside. When a flight is cancelled due to mechanical problems or whathave you, holding an F BP can allow you to avoid the huge clusterF at the CS desk and get rebooked by the agents at the lounge. This saves literally hours and frustration.
Also correct. This is also an argument for having the club credit card even when not travelling in business or first. This only needs to happen once when you are on a tight business trip to make the cost worthwhile. And in the event of IRROPs on an international flight, where it is most important and a delay potentially much more costly, I have seen that you are protected much, much better if you are in business or first than if in economy.