Tilted Forum Project Discussion Community - View Single Post - how do you get upgraded to business/first class?

a2k · 09-04-2003, 08:43 AM

A lot depends on what routes you fly. I'm flying cross country at least once a month and rarely get upgraded. Seems that even if I want to use upgrades, the first class is booked up. That's probably because I'm flying from Seattle where anyone who travels frequently has high status (we're so far from everywhere else), and 1 out of 5 people became millionaires here in the 90's working for Microsoft and can just flat out buy a first class ticket. I used to fly out of Chicago and rarely had a problem getting upgraded.

Personally, I'm saving my upgrades these days for international travel where it matters a LOT more.

09-04-2003, 08:43 AM	#6 (permalink)
a2k Crazy Location: Seattle	A lot depends on what routes you fly. I'm flying cross country at least once a month and rarely get upgraded. Seems that even if I want to use upgrades, the first class is booked up. That's probably because I'm flying from Seattle where anyone who travels frequently has high status (we're so far from everywhere else), and 1 out of 5 people became millionaires here in the 90's working for Microsoft and can just flat out buy a first class ticket. I used to fly out of Chicago and rarely had a problem getting upgraded. Personally, I'm saving my upgrades these days for international travel where it matters a LOT more.