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Old Jan 7, 2018 | 8:20 pm
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Originally Posted by 1stClassScotty
I don't have any "lowest possible price" agreements with clients. Just "coach" for domestic.
There's roughly zero chance this means, "just book whatever coach fare gets you an upgrade to first anyways."
Originally Posted by 1stClassScotty
On international, most clients pay for business class but I have one that will not and I need to get smart about booking international coach in a way that increases my upgrade possibilities? Thanks for any advice.
Book where you can confirm the upgrade space immediately. Otherwise you have no idea how many others are on the waitlist and what their status is. Paying extra to try to jump ahead is a poor gamble based on a very asymmetrical data set.
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