The Ultimate Upgrade
 

Tuesday -
LAX - STL (757 ex TWA) 26D
STL - DTW (MD80) 21D

DTW - LAX GULFSTREAM IV

This was the best upgrade ever, my boss found out that the corporate jet was taking talent from Los Angeles to Detroit for an event that I was putting on. The person was flying commercial to Canada after the event, so he was able to get me and my team onto the corporate jet for the trip back.

That is the way to travel - our car pulled up to the plane and the ground crew took our bags directly to the cargo hold. 1 flight attendant to 7 pax. It was a10:00pm flight so we just had hot pizza, sandwiches, grilled vegis, cookies and brownies. We watched Pirates of the Caribean on the big screen in the back of the plane (which is where the couches are). The pilots were really nice and let me hang out in the cockpit for about an hour where they gaved me a tour of all of the equipment. We landed at LAX and pulled into the hanger (right near the American hangers). Then a car took me to the main term inal to get my car (parking lot 6).

I am sure this will never happen again - but it was great....

Congratulations! It sounds like a great experience and story! Any pictures???

Yeah, but how many AA miles are you getting for the DTW-LAX segment?

[This message has been edited by rbAA (edited 10-25-2003).]

Very nice, but what, if anything, does this have to do with the AA mileage program? Where are the moderators? If you had flown out on UA, would you have posted there?

I take private jets a lot, but generally just keep it in my head, posting on the big FT board in my mind.

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UA 1K/Pass Plus; AA Plat/Lifetime AAirpass

I think the ex-TWA leg was an AA mileage generating flight. It's also about a fortunate way NOT to get AA miles on the return flight, methinks.

[This message has been edited by RS (edited 10-25-2003).]

Agree 100%. Esspecially the very misleading heading...absolutely nothing to do with upgrading on AA.

Can somebody please put on their "moderating hat" ?

I can't believe that people care that a topic on a frequent flyer website is posted in the wrong forum. In fact I can think of few things that matter less.

I have repeatedly called for a special forum for people wanting to complain about things being in the wrong forum.

;-)

Stephen

My favorite job was the summer I spent as a guest services agent at an FBO at LAX (sounds like the same one, from the location you gave). Ramp access, driving throughout the taxiways, around all sorts of airplanes... Ah, the good old days. http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/smile.gif

JSM, I for one thoroughly enjoyed your report. I could care less which fourm it's in. Thanks for a great read!