Timeline for What techniques, tricks or otherwise have you used to get upgrades on flights?
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| Jul 11, 2011 at 18:27 | comment | added | fretje | @Michael: It's the gesture that counts. Google for "chocolates flight crew" and you'll see what I mean. Also check this concerning your remark on "bribery". | |
| Jul 11, 2011 at 18:06 | comment | added | Michael Pryor | @fretje Considering that the flight crew could just eat one of the chocolates they give to the first class passengers, I'm thinking this method of bribery would be less effective. | |
| Jul 11, 2011 at 16:17 | comment | added | fretje | @Michael: No no, this is really the flight crew we're talking about. They can definitely give you another seat if they like (as long as there are unoccupied seats of course). | |
| Jul 11, 2011 at 16:13 | comment | added | Michael Pryor | You should be giving this to the people at the check-in counter, not the flight crew, if you want it to help you get an upgrade. | |
| Jul 11, 2011 at 14:10 | comment | added | ESultanik | I know that many Star Alliance carriers (and perhaps others) now send frequent travelers "commendation" cards that one can give to flight attendants as a token of appreciation. Presumably, these cards count towards employees' promotions/raises. | |
| Jul 11, 2011 at 7:58 | comment | added | fretje | Me personally, I never tried this, I heard it from a friend of mine. She has done this a couple of times already, and it got her an upgrade in some of those occasions. It used to be easier a couple of years back though. Nowadays... not so much. | |
| Jul 11, 2011 at 7:54 | comment | added | Ankur Banerjee | Interesting idea. Has this worked for you often in getting upgrades? | |
| Jul 11, 2011 at 7:31 | history | answered | fretje | CC BY-SA 3.0 |