Originally Posted by
tris06
How can your grandmother be non rev first class every time? Does You family send her all your mileage awards? If so that is very good for you. Again if She wants business class she will need to book A,W or U class on PE now. E will not be upgradable. Usually the price difference between E and U is 30 or 40 percent more exspensive. So the airline is Still getting decent revenue.
ONT will likely be easily upgradable.
My uncle (her son) is a senior captin for CI, he's been flying for them for about 25 years now!
It used to be economy seats, then went up to business and now its first (if available)
We just call in and ask if there's space, wait at the airport and go on standby. Most of the time she can get on fine. I'm not sure how many free flights she gets but I know she takes this route at least once a year.
She says she prefers the F cabin on the old 747's as they were more private and it was on the smaller upper deck.