Lucky Upgrades
May 12, 2005 | 7:51 am
#1
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Lucky Upgrades
Our son is incredibly lucky and is traveling Priceline cheapo via SwissAir (I am acronym-impaired) from LAX to ZUR to Prague with his gorgeous Angellina-Jolie lookalike wife. Anyone have good stories for winning the hearts of gate agents and getting upgraded to business? (Nothing smutty please.)
May 12, 2005 | 9:13 am
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Not a gate agent, but an Avis agent in Germany.
At the time you had to be 21 or 25 to rent over there, depending on the size of the car you were getting. I was 19. The agent gave me a gigantic discount on a nice VW Passat.
I really didn't say much too her, I guess the charm just wears off on people.
At the time you had to be 21 or 25 to rent over there, depending on the size of the car you were getting. I was 19. The agent gave me a gigantic discount on a nice VW Passat.
I really didn't say much too her, I guess the charm just wears off on people.
May 12, 2005 | 9:15 am
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Originally Posted by Pavane
Our son is incredibly lucky and is traveling Priceline cheapo via SwissAir (I am acronym-impaired) from LAX to ZUR to Prague with his gorgeous Angellina-Jolie lookalike wife. Anyone have good stories for winning the hearts of gate agents and getting upgraded to business? (Nothing smutty please.)
May 12, 2005 | 10:40 am
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For some reason this request makes me think of the short film, The Upgrade (2000) which had Mimi Rogers and Minnie Driver in the cast.
I always did like the tagline for the film. In coach... no one can hear you scream.
I always did like the tagline for the film. In coach... no one can hear you scream.
May 12, 2005 | 10:56 am
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Pavane, Analise is correct, your son does not need to be in economy with Angelina, Does he have status ? If not my immediate advise is for him to get business class discounted tickets. Otherwise, ask him to sit back relax and enjoy his flight in a seat that has probably a 32" pitch. Let's be realistic, why would the airline want to upgrade a passenger who is not a frequent flyer and is holding a discounted economy ticket ? One more thing, ask him to join one of the programs so that he may accumulate miles on this trip.
http://travelclub.swiss.com/FFP/CDA/...1_0_1_,00.html
http://travelclub.swiss.com/FFP/CDA/...1_0_1_,00.html
Last edited by djjaguar64; May 12, 2005 at 12:31 pm
May 12, 2005 | 11:21 am
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I'm an FF on Swiss transatlantic routes and I often get bumped to C or F class. There are several ways to accomplish that:
1. pay the C fare
2. pay the upgrade fee at the gate (last time a pax requested that on the ZRH-BOS flight was about $1500 per person one way)
3. Be a TravelClub Circle member (200K miles per year, 2/3 of that in paid C or F class)
4. Be a TravelClub Gold Member
BTW, this applies to each person travelling
good luck
1. pay the C fare
2. pay the upgrade fee at the gate (last time a pax requested that on the ZRH-BOS flight was about $1500 per person one way)
3. Be a TravelClub Circle member (200K miles per year, 2/3 of that in paid C or F class)
4. Be a TravelClub Gold Member
BTW, this applies to each person travelling
good luck
Last edited by GK1998; May 12, 2005 at 11:25 am