Thanksgiving 2016 air travel - lots of college students in first class
I always notice F cabins look different around Thanksgiving--no more dress shirts, mostly--but this year in particular, I noticed a high number of college students who actually paid for domestic first class (I'm guessing, since their seat numbers weren't on the upgrade lists).
Is my observation representative? Or did I just happen to choose flights with disproportionately many F-paying college students?
I realize airlines have been discounting F and promoting buy-ups to F, but if you were to ask me who takes the bait, college students would be my last guess. The price points at which FlyerTalkers would consider a steal--e.g., $99 to buy up on IAD-LAX--are still expensive to most undergrads.