FO Turns Down Upgrade to 1st Class. Huh?
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FO Turns Down Upgrade to 1st Class. Huh?
I’ve been GM or higher since 2011, but find myself an FO for 2019 (I went for the lowest cost flights in 2018).
My first flight on DL this year was today, MSP-PIT (728 air miles) on a CRJ900. I was upgraded to C+, and had a row to my self (many empty C+ seats around me).
I turned down an upgrade to 1st Class because it was a single seat on the port (left) side. I did a quick risk assessment and decided that the C+ seat was better.
Sorry to let down all the other FOs out there.
My first flight on DL this year was today, MSP-PIT (728 air miles) on a CRJ900. I was upgraded to C+, and had a row to my self (many empty C+ seats around me).
I turned down an upgrade to 1st Class because it was a single seat on the port (left) side. I did a quick risk assessment and decided that the C+ seat was better.
Sorry to let down all the other FOs out there.
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#4
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Hmmm was it 1A or another single seat side?
If 1A, I can maybe buy the argument (if you were in 5AB or 5CD) but all the rest of the single seat F seats on the CR9 are superior to any other seat on the plane. Heck I could argue that on a similar 2 hour stage length I'd prefer a single seat CR9 F seat over a 737 / A319 / A320 F seat due to the fact you get window/aisle
If 1A, I can maybe buy the argument (if you were in 5AB or 5CD) but all the rest of the single seat F seats on the CR9 are superior to any other seat on the plane. Heck I could argue that on a similar 2 hour stage length I'd prefer a single seat CR9 F seat over a 737 / A319 / A320 F seat due to the fact you get window/aisle
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#9
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Has one of my most enjoyable flights EVER on a CR9, I think 3A. LAX-SFO late afternoon, no work to do, so had some lubrication in the SC, then a PDB, and something more once up there. Had the music pumping in the headphones, leaning against the fuselage with the window that seems larger than most others (is it indeed a larger window?). Sun warming my face, sunglasses on, watching the coastline scroll by underneath. So nice. Was imagining I was on board my own Gulfstream with a sunroof. Across the aisle, poor first world citizens doing their spreadsheets and emails.... yuk.
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I mean an empty seat in a 2-seater C+ seat is nice, but I prefer the better thigh support in the deeper FC seat, and yeah, 2-4A are hard to beat.
Row 5 has tons of legroom, but tray tables in the armrest means less lateral room for my thighs.
Note, my thighs are not THAT huge.
Row 5 has tons of legroom, but tray tables in the armrest means less lateral room for my thighs.
Note, my thighs are not THAT huge.
#12
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I'd take the upgrade - F seats have better cushioning and support. Counting on empty Y seats is risky - they could be filled with standby passengers at the last minute.
#14
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I mean an empty seat in a 2-seater C+ seat is nice, but I prefer the better thigh support in the deeper FC seat, and yeah, 2-4A are hard to beat.
Row 5 has tons of legroom, but tray tables in the armrest means less lateral room for my thighs.
Note, my thighs are not THAT huge.
Row 5 has tons of legroom, but tray tables in the armrest means less lateral room for my thighs.
Note, my thighs are not THAT huge.
Note, I am a petite woman.
#15
Join Date: Mar 2018
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You guys know what the real upgrade is? Declining the UG is the new UG... Let everyone else go to the front and you can have the whole back to yourself...