Blagging an upgrade?
 

Anyone like to share?.......top tips for blagging an upgrade and what's the most ridiculous reasons you have used/heard of ??

No offense, but if you use the word blagging regularly, I feel it is unlikely you will get an upgrade in front of a check in person.... :p

I have always felt being polite, smile, eye contact, no clever lines and never, ever ask :cool:

Surely there must have been some people that have said some porkies to get them to either feel sorry for them or something?? ;)

I mean are there any funny instances or people have pretended they're someone they're not and it's worked??

Using the word porkies might not get you anywhere either. :)

A few years back when we were poor college students with no flight status, we were on our honeymoon to Nova Scotia and mentioned it during our check-in. We were quite surprised when we got our tickets and were upgraded from coach to first class.

cressers is right. Don't ask.

I wouldnt use either 'blagging' or 'porkies' of course - just asking for stories from those that travel out of interest - amazing what some people can get if they have the confidence!?

Knowing that F was absolutely empty when I checked in (on a coach award ticket), I asked the agent if they needed volunteers to balance the aircraft. ;)

I flew in coach. :(

he he

that's just mean!