To the guy in 8D...bravo
Jul 19, 2012, 8:51 pm
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To the guy in 8D...bravo
UA 375 tonight. When told he was upgraded to First, he quietly told the FA "there's a uniformed military member sitting in back - please give it to him". No fanfare, no hoopla. All class.
Jul 19, 2012, 9:00 pm
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Jul 19, 2012, 9:05 pm
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Moving to UA
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Jul 19, 2012, 9:31 pm
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For my nickle, it was totally his call. And a classy one at that. Tks to the OP for the report....
Jul 19, 2012, 9:40 pm
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And if the next time, someone tells the FA to give it to the hot girl a few rows back and tell her it's from me? You're next on the upgrade list, how do you feel THEN? Or the next on the upgrade list is a Mother whose son just died and she's going to his funeral? Does she not "deserve" it too?
Is it really his seat to give away?
Is it really his seat to give away?
Jul 19, 2012, 9:44 pm
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Jul 19, 2012, 9:49 pm
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And if the next time, someone tells the FA to give it to the hot girl a few rows back and tell her it's from me? You're next on the upgrade list, how do you feel THEN? Or the next on the upgrade list is a Mother whose son just died and she's going to his funeral? Does she not "deserve" it too?
Is it really his seat to give away?
Is it really his seat to give away?
Jul 19, 2012, 9:51 pm
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And if the next time, someone tells the FA to give it to the hot girl a few rows back and tell her it's from me? You're next on the upgrade list, how do you feel THEN? Or the next on the upgrade list is a Mother whose son just died and she's going to his funeral? Does she not "deserve" it too?
Is it really his seat to give away?
Is it really his seat to give away?
I would also be required to take up the seat of the person I have swapped with and not keep any other seats
I have more then once given the upgrade to my Wife/Dad/Sister/Friend traveling with me
Jul 19, 2012, 10:18 pm
#10
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Is 8D a seat in Y or J? If he was in J, he should have moved to Y. Otherwise, he was offered an upgrade from J to F and instead turned it into an upgrade from Y to F, thereby depriving someone in Y of an upgrade to J.
Jul 19, 2012, 10:23 pm
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Actually no, the upgrade is not yours to give away and we've been over this multiple times.
If a passenger doesn't want the upgrade, it goes to the next person on the upgrade list...not including cases where two people traveling together decide to swap seats ONCE. This is not a case of two people traveling together, therefore the upgrade should have gone to the next person on the list if 8D didn't want it.
If 8D felt so strongly about 'supporting the military' he could add that person as a companion on his reservation provided it doesn't displace other Elite customers already on the list.
If a passenger doesn't want the upgrade, it goes to the next person on the upgrade list...not including cases where two people traveling together decide to swap seats ONCE. This is not a case of two people traveling together, therefore the upgrade should have gone to the next person on the list if 8D didn't want it.
If 8D felt so strongly about 'supporting the military' he could add that person as a companion on his reservation provided it doesn't displace other Elite customers already on the list.
Jul 19, 2012, 10:25 pm
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Jul 19, 2012, 10:25 pm
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Jul 19, 2012, 10:32 pm
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Unsure where all the #2s are coming from. If your name is not at the top of the list, it is NOT your seat to take. Someone with a higher claim has taken the UG and used it....
