Chances of a first class upgrade?
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Young girl I work with is off to the airport in a few hours, going to meet her fiancee who's been posted in Australia, she's excited, but never travelled alone.
I told her to be polite and ask if there is any chance of an upgrade, but I guess the chances are slim right?
Any tips or tricks? She's a lovely girl, if I were a guy on the desk she'd be sitting on the captains lap, but I guess another woman may think differently...
I told her to be polite and ask if there is any chance of an upgrade, but I guess the chances are slim right?
Any tips or tricks? She's a lovely girl, if I were a guy on the desk she'd be sitting on the captains lap, but I guess another woman may think differently...
i got upgraded once and once only.paris back to blighty.the difference was a cheap curtain separating me from the unwashed ....and metal cutlery.that was it.load of b
ks if you ask me.tried to upgrade on a return flight from vegas once to get bigger cumy seats but i thought the 2 grand price hike to first class was a bit ott!!
ks if you ask me.tried to upgrade on a return flight from vegas once to get bigger cumy seats but i thought the 2 grand price hike to first class was a bit ott!!tuscaneer said:
i got upgraded once and once only.paris back to blighty.the difference was a cheap curtain separating me from the unwashed ....and metal cutlery.that was it.load of bks if you ask me.tried to upgrade on a return flight from vegas once to get bigger cumy seats but i thought the 2 grand price hike to first class was a bit ott!!
I dont want seats like that!ks if you ask me.tried to upgrade on a return flight from vegas once to get bigger cumy seats but i thought the 2 grand price hike to first class was a bit ott!!Ignore all the previous advice.
Tell her to do the following:
1. Wear a vey brief gold silk bikini teamed with stilettos and topped with a floor-length mink coat.
2. Approach the check-in desk and announce loudly "do you know who I am?"
3. Open mink coat while saying "I hear this is the best airline for the mile-high club. Please would you seat me next to the bar in First Class"
Happy trails.
Tell her to do the following:
1. Wear a vey brief gold silk bikini teamed with stilettos and topped with a floor-length mink coat.
2. Approach the check-in desk and announce loudly "do you know who I am?"
3. Open mink coat while saying "I hear this is the best airline for the mile-high club. Please would you seat me next to the bar in First Class"
Happy trails.
I turned up for an economy flight dressed in a smart suit and with just carry on luggage. I was called out of the queue at check in and given a business class boarding pass and then at boarding the pass was taken off me and I was given a pass that said seat 1A. Hooray! 1st class baby.
It was a Saudi Air Heathrow to Jeddah so no booze and it was a pretty old 747 plus the rest of the seats were taken up by a Sheikh and loads of his kids who ran around the cabin for the whole 7 hour flight. Food was good tho'.
It was a Saudi Air Heathrow to Jeddah so no booze and it was a pretty old 747 plus the rest of the seats were taken up by a Sheikh and loads of his kids who ran around the cabin for the whole 7 hour flight. Food was good tho'.
croyde said:
I turned up for an economy flight dressed in a smart suit and with just carry on luggage. I was called out of the queue at check in and given a business class boarding pass and then at boarding the pass was taken off me and I was given a pass that said seat 1A. Hooray! 1st class baby.
It was a Saudi Air Heathrow to Jeddah so no booze and it was a pretty old 747 plus the rest of the seats were taken up by a Sheikh and loads of his kids who ran around the cabin for the whole 7 hour flight. Food was good tho'.
Was that recently? Not sure that trick works anymore. It was a Saudi Air Heathrow to Jeddah so no booze and it was a pretty old 747 plus the rest of the seats were taken up by a Sheikh and loads of his kids who ran around the cabin for the whole 7 hour flight. Food was good tho'.
I did see a chap on a long haul flight (I think Vancouver to LHR) who appeared to have tried it, he was a big chap and looked desperately uncomfortable in economy wearing his suit.
(shouldn't laugh, I know)I've never, ever, got an upgrade, and travel a reasonable amount each year (circa 20-30 flights, nothing compared to some of course), so the people on their annual holiday don't really stand a chance.
I've been upgraded a fair few times. It matters little how you are dressed or how much luggage you carry. The determining factors seem to be your frequent flyer status, the type of ticket you have & if you are travelling alone or with others.
In the absence of frequent flyer status or a full fare ticket, best bet is to ask at check-in if there are doing any deals to upgrade to business. You can sometimes get a cheap deal. By way of example I got 2 of us upgraded from economy to business London-Hawaii for £300 by asking at check in.
In the absence of frequent flyer status or a full fare ticket, best bet is to ask at check-in if there are doing any deals to upgrade to business. You can sometimes get a cheap deal. By way of example I got 2 of us upgraded from economy to business London-Hawaii for £300 by asking at check in.
Super Slo Mo said:
croyde said:
I turned up for an economy flight dressed in a smart suit and with just carry on luggage. I was called out of the queue at check in and given a business class boarding pass and then at boarding the pass was taken off me and I was given a pass that said seat 1A. Hooray! 1st class baby.
It was a Saudi Air Heathrow to Jeddah so no booze and it was a pretty old 747 plus the rest of the seats were taken up by a Sheikh and loads of his kids who ran around the cabin for the whole 7 hour flight. Food was good tho'.
Was that recently? Not sure that trick works anymore. It was a Saudi Air Heathrow to Jeddah so no booze and it was a pretty old 747 plus the rest of the seats were taken up by a Sheikh and loads of his kids who ran around the cabin for the whole 7 hour flight. Food was good tho'.
I did see a chap on a long haul flight (I think Vancouver to LHR) who appeared to have tried it, he was a big chap and looked desperately uncomfortable in economy wearing his suit.
(shouldn't laugh, I know)I've never, ever, got an upgrade, and travel a reasonable amount each year (circa 20-30 flights, nothing compared to some of course), so the people on their annual holiday don't really stand a chance.
I got upgraded to Club World coming back to LHR from Haneda two weeks back. Choosing me seemed utterly random. Obviously I'm extremely handsome, but other than that I had no loyalty cards, no smart clothes, nothing. Mind you BA then tried to poison me with a sausage on the full English breakfast that had me parked on the bog for half an hour at Terminal 5 Baggage Reclaim.
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