Air France upgrade
Mar 10, 2011 | 1:31 pm
#2
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: CDG/AMS
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What do you mean by seat upgrade?
Upgrade from Economy to Business Class for a small sum? Then the answer is no, forget it.
Upgrade to a seat with extra legroom such as emergency exit seats? Yes. It is called seat+ and costs considerably less then $500,-
However, only a few years ago this was free and I used to get hold of them for nothing quite easily, especially with my almost 2 meters length.
Upgrade from Economy to Business Class for a small sum? Then the answer is no, forget it.
Upgrade to a seat with extra legroom such as emergency exit seats? Yes. It is called seat+ and costs considerably less then $500,-
However, only a few years ago this was free and I used to get hold of them for nothing quite easily, especially with my almost 2 meters length.
Mar 10, 2011 | 10:22 pm
#4
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Rotterdam
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I call it a mythe now 
Mar 11, 2011 | 1:32 am
#5
Moderator: Aegean Miles+Bonus
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: AMS / ATH
Programs: AFKL Plat, A3 Gold
Posts: 8,207
There have been threads here about people using it, so it does exist...but indeed, only when extra seats are available AND you are lucky enough to be randomly selected.
Mar 12, 2011 | 12:00 pm
#6
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Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Hong Kong, France
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It is not AF policy, as opposed to KL. They prefer to keep biz seats empty so that AF staff/family/friends can be upgraded freely, or rather for a chocolate box.
Mar 15, 2011 | 6:07 am
#7
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Switzerland
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