Complementary flight Upgrades?

saveapenny

also ask for a window seat in the isle

Dont do this is you want to be upgraded or even stay on the plane...but it's funny and would at least give you some piece or even another free chair next to you


Have you ever sat on a plane, next to an irritating seatmate who keeps talking to you and snooping at everything you are reading?

Next time just follow these simple instructions, and get ready to enjoy your well-earned privacy:

1. Quietly and calmly open up your laptop case.

2. Remove your laptop and open it.

3. Start up.

4. Make sure the annoying guy can clearly see the screen.

5. Close your eyes and tilt your head up to the sky - take a very deep breath

6. Open the following web address:





http://boortz.com/mp3/archive/countdown.swf

Voyager2002

dzug wrote: »

mmm suspect someone famous wouldn't be travelling economy anyway

I once flew across the Indian Ocean with Archbishop Trevor Huddleston (the author of 'Naught for your Comfort'): about as famous as anyone can be. Plus, this was on an African airline, and his fame came partly from his strong advocacy of the rights of Africans in South Africa. So he was about as likely to get an upgrade as it is possible to be, but he was right there in economy with me.

However, when I flew with the then vice-president of Cuba we were both in Bizz, possibly because the airline did not sell economy tickets for the particular journey we were making.

And does no-one remember the TV pictures of MIchael Ramsey, who had just retired from being Archbishop of Canterbury, making his way through Heathrow as an ordinary economy passenger? With folks like that in the back of the 'plane, I would be (almost) too embarrassed to accept a seat in the front.

bclark

iwantitnow wrote: »

Change your title to Doctor and hope that nobody goes into labour or has a heart attack on your flight :eek:

Slightly different tack but once when staying away with work our team organiser filled the booking form out wrong and had me down as Sir Bclark. I didn't think anything of it until I got there and I had been given a suite!

It was fantastic. I was only 26 at the time so quite what they thought when I turned up I don't know :j

duchy

dzug wrote: »

mmm suspect someone famous wouldn't be travelling economy anyway

You'd think
Couple of years ago I flew up to Belfast from heathrow to meet up with friends to go and see Donny Osmond in concert.
Donny was on my flight-I'd seen him board and assumed he was in business but he was actually in the very last row of economy. (Travel tip-if you use hairspray in an aircraft loo-open the door first as it can set off the smoke alarm and bring the cabin crew running. Of course if you enjoy embarassing yourself in front of a planeload of people including an international celebrity sitting in the seat next to the loo-leave the door shut ).

hollydays

violetta wrote: »

My boss, who is a medical doctor, says she and her mum have been upgraded once or twice (without asking). So I think the title Dr certainly helps.

Someone else told me she and her husband ALWAYS get an upgrade 'because my husband always wears a blazer'. I don't think I believe that one - if only it were that easy! In any event, I don't think Mr violetta would ever embark on holiday wearing a blazer :rotfl:

..would an old school blazer do..?:D

PandaPants_2

I wouldn't get excited about n upgrade with Virgin. Its most unlikely. We were transferred onto Virgin at Christmas from Maxjet, we asked could we upgrade into PE with our Flying Club miles as my fiance is 6'8 and physically can't fit into an economy seat. We were refused as the cabin was full and the only available seats were in Upper, when i asked if it was possible to do an operational upgrade with some-one in PE to Upper they still said no. We ended up paying another $110 for an extra legroom seat, beside the stinking toilets!

I will NEVER fly with Virgin again after that.

elisebutt65

moonrakerz wrote: »

I put upgrades in the same category as the Loch Ness Monster, the Yeti, Aliens and British Gas getting your bill right.
Huge amounts written about these, lots of very blurred photos and everyone knows someone who knows someone who has first hand experience of this phenomenon.
But there is still NO definitive proof that any of them actually exist - except in the Daily Mail !

Ahem.......

I got a freebie!!!!:D

From LHR to LAX with United to Business Class - and very nice it was too - I wasn't on my own - with BF, using tickets I'd got for free after being bumped the previous year when flying with my DS.


Also coming back on my own from Prague to Birmingham a couple of years ago with BA when they still flew that route - found my seat was at the front of the plane - pleasant surprise:p having my coat taken off me and hung up nicely then assisted to my seat with a glass of Buck's Fizz!

I also got a free upgrade to the Presidential Suite at the Sol Melia in Zaragoza last year - I only booked a junior suite with Opodo and it cost me £72 - got a massive room + living area_ double shower/jacuzzi wet room.

I have done a little travel writing but it can't be down to that cos my name is hardly ever printed - not that important - RAFLMAO!!!!!

_Andy_

PandaPants wrote: »

I wouldn't get excited about n upgrade with Virgin. Its most unlikely. We were transferred onto Virgin at Christmas from Maxjet, we asked could we upgrade into PE with our Flying Club miles as my fiance is 6'8 and physically can't fit into an economy seat. We were refused as the cabin was full and the only available seats were in Upper, when i asked if it was possible to do an operational upgrade with some-one in PE to Upper they still said no. We ended up paying another $110 for an extra legroom seat, beside the stinking toilets!

I will NEVER fly with Virgin again after that.

If he 'physically can't fit into an economy seat' why didn't you book PE seats when you arranged the flights?

I really don't see what your issue was - PE was full, you'd booked seats in Y and got them.

knightstyle

Flown to many destinations and the only time I got upgraded was a BA flight to Berlin a couple of years ago. As we looked round the queues to check-in a man came up to us and asked if he could help "It's no use asking him my wife said" and then explained she had booked a birthday surprise trip for me,"follow me" said the man and he took us to business class and told the check-in staff to upgrade us.
I have no idea why he picked us out, we were smart/casual with little luggage and we didn't have an upgrade on the way back.

photome

_Andy_ wrote: »

If he 'physically can't fit into an economy seat' why didn't you book PE seats when you arranged the flights?

I really don't see what your issue was - PE was full, you'd booked seats in Y and got them.

If you read the post, they didnt book economy seats with Virgin, they booked business class with Maxjet and then they went bust and were transferred to Virgin.

Having said that it still wasnt Virgins fault and they were fitting lots of extra passengers on at the time (a lot of Maxjet customers)