Small little rant
Nov 26, 2008 | 12:40 am
#16
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Reward tickets have no business getting an upgrade. I agree with the current policy and it should not change. If you desire a FC seat so much, then you need to pay for it. Your rant is silly nothing more than that. 
I'm sure the people who work at CO would enjoy a chance to sit in FC. If reward ticket holders were giving an upgrade, then the people who work for CO would NEVER have a decent chance at FC.
I'm sure the people who work at CO would enjoy a chance to sit in FC. If reward ticket holders were giving an upgrade, then the people who work for CO would NEVER have a decent chance at FC.
Nov 26, 2008 | 1:49 am
#17
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: GRR
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Totally agree with the OP and JEdward's analysis of the issues.
If you're 30 minutes out and the GA has cleared everyone into standby/fc/non-rev/etc... There is NO reason why a reward tix shouldn't be upgraded domestically to F.
-Chris
If you're 30 minutes out and the GA has cleared everyone into standby/fc/non-rev/etc... There is NO reason why a reward tix shouldn't be upgraded domestically to F.
-Chris
Nov 26, 2008 | 6:07 am
#18
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: CLE
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Posts: 553
+1 with with the OP + J.Edward also. Can't hurt anything, only create some good PR with an elite pax. ^
Nov 26, 2008 | 6:14 am
#19
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Location: Central Florida
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Especially, if there is no meal to be catered.
Nov 26, 2008 | 10:06 am
#20
Join Date: Nov 2004
Posts: 1,018
If it is a meal flight and they fill it up,but its only catered at 75%,it opens up a can of worms.The FA may not know who gets to eat,the upgrade may honestly not remind the FA when food choices are being offered(I've seen this) and a paying FC pax may get gyped and their will be a new thread about FA/GA incompetence.If its done on non-food segments,the policy will be thrown in the FA/GA's face on the food segments with comments like "They did it on my last flight,why cant they do it on this flight?"
I think CO is correct in not filling up FC just for the sake of filling it up.
I think CO is correct in not filling up FC just for the sake of filling it up.
Nov 28, 2008 | 4:05 am
#21
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I think you misunderstand...if there is no food catering on a flight, what's the big deal about doing it...my statement implies that if it is a catered flight there might be issues.
- HF
- HF
Nov 28, 2008 | 3:14 pm
#22
Join Date: Mar 2008
Programs: CO Gold, US Plat, ICH Plat/RA
Posts: 130
Hey everyone,
I just have a minor complaint and was wondering what other people think about this. Last night I was flying on a reward trip. One of the legs, IAH-SFO had 4 open first class seats after everyone who was allowed to be upgraded was upgraded. Now I know that I cant get the upgrade because my trip was a reward ticket but would it be too much to add elite members on reward travel on the standby list even if they have the lowest priority? It was really annoying sitting in coach looking at all those rare open first seats when they had their nice dinner! This is more of a rant then anything but I don't see the big deal why Elite members on reward trips shouldn't be upgraded even if they are at the very bottom of the priority list (after everyone who paid for their ticket was upgraded).
Thoughts?
I just have a minor complaint and was wondering what other people think about this. Last night I was flying on a reward trip. One of the legs, IAH-SFO had 4 open first class seats after everyone who was allowed to be upgraded was upgraded. Now I know that I cant get the upgrade because my trip was a reward ticket but would it be too much to add elite members on reward travel on the standby list even if they have the lowest priority? It was really annoying sitting in coach looking at all those rare open first seats when they had their nice dinner! This is more of a rant then anything but I don't see the big deal why Elite members on reward trips shouldn't be upgraded even if they are at the very bottom of the priority list (after everyone who paid for their ticket was upgraded).
Thoughts?
Then again, what do I know.
Nov 29, 2008 | 10:09 pm
#23
Join Date: Jun 2007
Programs: CO-plat, SPG-plat
Posts: 1,658
displaced first class passenger
I believe the keyword for your situation is "displaced first class passenger" (i.e. passenger who should be in first class but does not have seat assignment). These passengers supposedly have priority for first class seats. You can search for threads using those keywords.