FlyerTalk Forums - View Single Post - Deadheading Pilots Will Have Upgrade Priority Over Elites
Thread: Deadheading Pilots Will Have Upgrade Priority Over Elites
View Single Post
Old Mar 24, 2024 | 7:58 am
  #270  
ContinentalFan
FlyerTalk Evangelist
50 Countries Visited
5M
100 Nights
20 Years on Site
 
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Los Angeles, California
Programs: United LT-GS, AA LT-Plat, Hyatt LT-Globalist, Hilton LT-Diamond, Marriott LT-Titanium, Hertz PC
Posts: 15,672
Originally Posted by Pi7473000
United advertises upgrade benefits as a perk for elites. United should make it clear that deadheading pilots now have priority over high value customers who pay to fly United all the time on the upgrade lists. It seems like United and its employees should refocus on service and safety rather than perks that make the experience worse paying customers.
Is it just United pilots? I was on a flight yesterday day where a Frontier copilot was upfront. I suppose he could have paid for the seat.
ContinentalFan is online now  
Reply