Interesting Upgrade *not me*
Apr 20, 2007, 6:37 am
#1
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Interesting Upgrade *not me*
I was in 11D LAS - Det yesterday.
Guy in 11C, plane was done loading.
Another guy comes down aisle, says "lady out there said give this to you, your going up to first class and I'm taking your seat." He hands the guy in the seat a new BP, and away he goes to row 1.
Right or Wrong of the GA to give someone else's BP to another passenger?
Guy in 11C, plane was done loading.
Another guy comes down aisle, says "lady out there said give this to you, your going up to first class and I'm taking your seat." He hands the guy in the seat a new BP, and away he goes to row 1.
Right or Wrong of the GA to give someone else's BP to another passenger?
Apr 20, 2007, 7:40 am
#2
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I'm surprised the second guy didn't use the first class BP for himself... maybe he was another NW employee so the GA felt comfortable handing him the BP for the other PAX?
Apr 20, 2007, 8:00 am
#3
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Acutally the guy in 11B asked him why he didnt just sit up there.
Guy said 'I'm just honest'
Of course, we were in the exit row, which some of us that dont fly F consider 'not bad class'
Guy said 'I'm just honest'
Of course, we were in the exit row, which some of us that dont fly F consider 'not bad class'
Apr 20, 2007, 9:00 am
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It could have been an EUA.
Apr 20, 2007, 9:16 am
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The 'why' is not the issue.
The 'how' is questionable.
The 'how' is questionable.
Apr 20, 2007, 11:30 am
#6
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While this is strange, I did standby for an earlier flight a couple weeks ago ORD-MSP. When GA started to clear the list, I was happy to be the first called (with about 25 others waiting). Seat was aisle about 24 rows back, but happy to get home early.
On nwa.com, shows I received the upgrade to R on this flight. Was going to send a TTU to get it corrected and get the PE UGG 1K miles, but let it go. Now, am thinking that someone else grabbed it (there were empty F seats on my way back to Y).
Don't have the actual BP anymore as it gets submitted with expense reports.
On nwa.com, shows I received the upgrade to R on this flight. Was going to send a TTU to get it corrected and get the PE UGG 1K miles, but let it go. Now, am thinking that someone else grabbed it (there were empty F seats on my way back to Y).
Don't have the actual BP anymore as it gets submitted with expense reports.
Apr 20, 2007, 10:02 pm
#7
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This is indeed a situation that could suddenly induce early-onset Alzheimers on the part of the person given the boarding pass to deliver.
Apr 21, 2007, 9:19 pm
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Might very well have been a non-rev passenger and when the F class seat opened up, the Elite was cleared to first and the non-rev assigned the seat of the upgraded passenger. GA likely too busy to leave the gate area at the time to go onto the A/C and move the passenger to the new seat...not really a big deal IMO.
Apr 21, 2007, 11:12 pm
#9
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this has happened to me several times on CO, and at least once on NW. It saves the FA (or GA?) from a trip down the aisle. no biggie to me.