First Travel Upgrades
Nov 6, 2003 | 4:12 pm
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First Travel Upgrades
Has anyone been upgraded to first class by simply asking? Any tricks that I should know about if first class is empty. I'm traveling to San Juan on Sunday and would appreciate any recommendations.
Nov 6, 2003 | 4:47 pm
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You don't ever see empty "F" cabins anymore... 
Don't expect to get upgraded ahead of your airline's elites -- and usually these days there are more qualifying elites than available seats.
But if there are available seats, first dibs normally go to A) well-dressed polite people and B) people who paid full Y prices, or both. They are usually the recipients of operational upugrades.
Don't expect to get upgraded ahead of your airline's elites -- and usually these days there are more qualifying elites than available seats.
But if there are available seats, first dibs normally go to A) well-dressed polite people and B) people who paid full Y prices, or both. They are usually the recipients of operational upugrades.
Nov 6, 2003 | 5:04 pm
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I once got upgraded to F because the flight had more seats in F than there were passengers on the flight. EVERYONE got upgraded! ... but the flight was only from SLC to DEN, so all the upgrade meant was a slightly more comfortable seat and being served orange juice in a glass instead of in a plastic cup.
Nov 6, 2003 | 5:09 pm
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by BearX220:
You don't ever see empty "F" cabins anymore...
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You don't ever see empty "F" cabins anymore...
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