Garanteed Upgrade?
Nov 14, 2006 | 6:54 pm
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Garanteed Upgrade?
Would the following scenario work:
1) Buy several fully refundable businessclass tickets on your airline of choice.
2) Buy one coach class ticket that gives you the right to be upgraded, either based on your status with your airline of choice or as a result of fare class.
3) Ask for an upgrade during coach class booking or get yourself on the upgrade list.
4) A few hours before departure cancel the whole lot of refundable businessclass tickets, effectively opening up seats for upgrades.
DONE!
1) Buy several fully refundable businessclass tickets on your airline of choice.
2) Buy one coach class ticket that gives you the right to be upgraded, either based on your status with your airline of choice or as a result of fare class.
3) Ask for an upgrade during coach class booking or get yourself on the upgrade list.
4) A few hours before departure cancel the whole lot of refundable businessclass tickets, effectively opening up seats for upgrades.
DONE!
Nov 14, 2006 | 7:40 pm
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nice try
Originally Posted by dieuwer2
Would the following scenario work:
1) Buy several fully refundable businessclass tickets on your airline of choice.
2) Buy one coach class ticket that gives you the right to be upgraded, either based on your status with your airline of choice or as a result of fare class.
3) Ask for an upgrade during coach class booking or get yourself on the upgrade list.
4) A few hours before departure cancel the whole lot of refundable businessclass tickets, effectively opening up seats for upgrades.
DONE!
1) Buy several fully refundable businessclass tickets on your airline of choice.
2) Buy one coach class ticket that gives you the right to be upgraded, either based on your status with your airline of choice or as a result of fare class.
3) Ask for an upgrade during coach class booking or get yourself on the upgrade list.
4) A few hours before departure cancel the whole lot of refundable businessclass tickets, effectively opening up seats for upgrades.
DONE!
Nov 14, 2006 | 9:33 pm
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What your suggesting is also explicitly against the Contract of Carriage for most or all airlines. It's a real easy to get yourself on a lifetime no-fly list.
Nov 15, 2006 | 2:34 am
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Originally Posted by dieuwer2
Would the following scenario work:
1) Buy several fully refundable businessclass tickets on your airline of choice.
2) Buy one coach class ticket that gives you the right to be upgraded, either based on your status with your airline of choice or as a result of fare class.
3) Ask for an upgrade during coach class booking or get yourself on the upgrade list.
4) A few hours before departure cancel the whole lot of refundable businessclass tickets, effectively opening up seats for upgrades.
DONE!
1) Buy several fully refundable businessclass tickets on your airline of choice.
2) Buy one coach class ticket that gives you the right to be upgraded, either based on your status with your airline of choice or as a result of fare class.
3) Ask for an upgrade during coach class booking or get yourself on the upgrade list.
4) A few hours before departure cancel the whole lot of refundable businessclass tickets, effectively opening up seats for upgrades.
DONE!
But, hey, go ahead and try it and tell us how well it worked! You first....
Nov 15, 2006 | 4:37 am
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Originally Posted by KathyWdrf
No guarantees.... among other reasons, the upgrade waitlist could very well be longer than the number of biz class tix you purchased and then cancelled. @:-)
But, hey, go ahead and try it and tell us how well it worked! You first....
But, hey, go ahead and try it and tell us how well it worked! You first....
Nov 15, 2006 | 5:32 am
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This sort of thing is why the airlines don't do the cheap standby tickets anymore.
People would over reserve the plane with confirmed reservations that weren't paid yet, and cancel at the last minute, so as to get on cheap with a standby seat.
People would over reserve the plane with confirmed reservations that weren't paid yet, and cancel at the last minute, so as to get on cheap with a standby seat.