Hypothetical:what approach to take if one is downgraded/upgrade cancelled at airport?
Feb 19, 2014, 9:00 pm
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The upgrade was in fact for my mother-in-law, though I handled the whole upgrade/waitlist procedure myself and didn't want to break the news to her until I had her BP in hand.
All went well at check-in, seat 2H as was chosen before-hand even though I couldn't print the BP at home. In case of an unexpected "bleeep" and/or a red light during boarding she was supposed to call me, so I assume she has arrived at HEL 'relaxed & rested' and is now awaiting her connection to WAW. Will confirm in a few hrs though...
Overall it's good to know where you stand when heading to the airport in such a situation. What hit my confidence was the issue with printing a BP at home for the first (and longest) leg. As mentioned the last time this happened was at SYD where they bumped us from PE to Club Class. Here I was worried that similar bumping would take place, albeit in the other direction as the lyrics from the song "The Only Way Is Up" would not apply.
All went well at check-in, seat 2H as was chosen before-hand even though I couldn't print the BP at home. In case of an unexpected "bleeep" and/or a red light during boarding she was supposed to call me, so I assume she has arrived at HEL 'relaxed & rested' and is now awaiting her connection to WAW. Will confirm in a few hrs though...
Overall it's good to know where you stand when heading to the airport in such a situation. What hit my confidence was the issue with printing a BP at home for the first (and longest) leg. As mentioned the last time this happened was at SYD where they bumped us from PE to Club Class. Here I was worried that similar bumping would take place, albeit in the other direction as the lyrics from the song "The Only Way Is Up" would not apply.
