Originally Posted by
iluv2fly
I had a discussion a few days ago with the GS manager at ORD about this.
I was (and still am) willing to buy an "A" fare for my upcoming ORD-LHR trip. All three flights are not selling F seats.
He told me I could use a GPU. Told him I don't want to use one.
He said if they do use a three-class 767, nobody will be comped an upgrade. So I asked if non-revs will get those seats.
He said most likely yes. Even though I was (and am) willing to buy F? Yes. If the buy-up is still around $800, I would gladly do it. But as you know, the buy-up can change and it could be in the thousands.
I made it very clear that if non-revs go into F and I am stuck in C, I would cancel my ticket at the gate and fly BA or another carrier with an F cabin.
Of course he didn't want to hear that, but he knows me well enough and knows that I would do that.
He said that he would call WHQ and discuss this with people who have decision-making powers with respect to this issue.
I await the answer.
lol wow, a manager confided in you about how the non-rev situation would work. that's pretty incredible he told you this.
while staff should be treated good by their company and they should fly up front if there's room, this is a bit of a loophole that's gravy for staff but just awful for high yield high revenue pax.
they prob won't reply and you'll just go to ba. or they'll comp it to you this one time as goodwill.