Buy first class refundable to secure upgrade?
Nov 16, 2012 | 7:38 pm
#1
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Buy first class refundable to secure upgrade?
Has anyone tried purchasing first class refundable tickets (under a friend or family members name) on a flight which you have a coach ticket so that you can cancel it on the day of the flight and upgrade to first? Thinking of trying this on Virgin America. Any experience, tips, or warnings?
Nov 16, 2012 | 7:39 pm
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Get ready for the "don't that" comments
Nov 16, 2012 | 7:52 pm
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Has anyone tried purchasing first class refundable tickets (under a friend or family members name) on a flight which you have a coach ticket so that you can cancel it on the day of the flight and upgrade to first? Thinking of trying this on Virgin America. Any experience, tips, or warnings?
Nov 16, 2012 | 8:29 pm
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lack of ethics
This OP clearly has some questionable ethic and moral values. Definitely wrong in approach. Persons engaging in such behaviour should lose all ff benefits and be banned for life IMHO.
I wonder how the original poster would feel if their employer or customers treated him the same way.
We wonder why our culture is in decline and this clearly represents the decline in ethics that is such an issue today.
If you do attempt, I can only hope that...
1. Someone else gets the seat/upgrade
2. You are caught and penalized
Good day.
I wonder how the original poster would feel if their employer or customers treated him the same way.
We wonder why our culture is in decline and this clearly represents the decline in ethics that is such an issue today.
If you do attempt, I can only hope that...
1. Someone else gets the seat/upgrade
2. You are caught and penalized
Good day.
Nov 16, 2012 | 8:41 pm
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This OP clearly has some questionable ethic and moral values. Definitely wrong in approach. Persons engaging in such behaviour should lose all ff benefits and be banned for life IMHO.
I wonder how the original poster would feel if their employer or customers treated him the same way.
We wonder why our culture is in decline and this clearly represents the decline in ethics that is such an issue today.
If you do attempt, I can only hope that...
1. Someone else gets the seat/upgrade
2. You are caught and penalized
Good day.
I wonder how the original poster would feel if their employer or customers treated him the same way.
We wonder why our culture is in decline and this clearly represents the decline in ethics that is such an issue today.
If you do attempt, I can only hope that...
1. Someone else gets the seat/upgrade
2. You are caught and penalized
Good day.
There are some people, however, who don't realize there's one less smart person in the room than they think. If this worked, there'd be an entire thread about it. And bloggers posting about it. And a thread here blasting the bloggers for ruining the deal. . .
Nov 16, 2012 | 9:07 pm
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This OP clearly has some questionable ethic and moral values. Definitely wrong in approach. Persons engaging in such behaviour should lose all ff benefits and be banned for life IMHO.
I wonder how the original poster would feel if their employer or customers treated him the same way.
We wonder why our culture is in decline and this clearly represents the decline in ethics that is such an issue today.
If you do attempt, I can only hope that...
1. Someone else gets the seat/upgrade
2. You are caught and penalized
Good day.
I wonder how the original poster would feel if their employer or customers treated him the same way.
We wonder why our culture is in decline and this clearly represents the decline in ethics that is such an issue today.
If you do attempt, I can only hope that...
1. Someone else gets the seat/upgrade
2. You are caught and penalized
Good day.
Nov 16, 2012 | 9:13 pm
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At least one online explicitly bans this in their T&Cs and has do one things like lose frequent flyer accounts, cancel tickets, etc. in other words don't do it.
Nov 16, 2012 | 9:22 pm
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Has anyone tried purchasing first class refundable tickets (under a friend or family members name) on a flight which you have a coach ticket so that you can cancel it on the day of the flight and upgrade to first? Thinking of trying this on Virgin America. Any experience, tips, or warnings?
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/ameri...ecure-swu.html
Nov 16, 2012 | 9:29 pm
#9
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Thanks for the heads up, I will avoid this. I appreciate the feedback.
Nov 16, 2012 | 9:51 pm
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Now, that you are satisfied with the responses on this thread, I see no need for further discussion.
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