http://www.upgradetravelbetter.com/2007/01/24/legal-gouging-or-sensible-business-should-airlines-be-allowed-to-sell-tickets-during-weather-related-slowdowns/ Living the first class life -- at coach prices Tue, 02 Dec 2008 18:02:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=6033 http://www.upgradetravelbetter.com/2007/01/24/legal-gouging-or-sensible-business-should-airlines-be-allowed-to-sell-tickets-during-weather-related-slowdowns/#comment-735 S A Thu, 25 Jan 2007 13:27:02 +0000 http://www.upgradetravelbetter.com/2007/01/24/legal-gouging-or-sensible-business-should-airlines-be-allowed-to-sell-tickets-during-weather-related-slowdowns/#comment-735 The people who were waitlisted for first class using upgrades should be given those first class seats first, before they start selling these tickets. If people aren't waitlisted, go ahead and sell the tickets, I say. The people who were waitlisted for first class using upgrades should be given those first class seats first, before they start selling these tickets. If people aren’t waitlisted, go ahead and sell the tickets, I say.

]]> http://www.upgradetravelbetter.com/2007/01/24/legal-gouging-or-sensible-business-should-airlines-be-allowed-to-sell-tickets-during-weather-related-slowdowns/#comment-731 Johnie Thu, 25 Jan 2007 07:17:23 +0000 http://www.upgradetravelbetter.com/2007/01/24/legal-gouging-or-sensible-business-should-airlines-be-allowed-to-sell-tickets-during-weather-related-slowdowns/#comment-731 WAIT WAIT WAIT.. Are they saying that when a flight is delayed because of weather, people in coach should expect to be upgraded for free to first class? Absolutely not! Why should the airline be forced to lose additional money that they could make? And it is definitely in their right and good business practice to upgrade their best customers for free once that option is available. The guy that is spending $150 web/discount rate on a ticket in coach does not deserve to get a first class upgrade over a guy that spent $400 and/or a regular customer/frequent flier. WAIT WAIT WAIT.. Are they saying that when a flight is delayed because of weather, people in coach should expect to be upgraded for free to first class? Absolutely not! Why should the airline be forced to lose additional money that they could make? And it is definitely in their right and good business practice to upgrade their best customers for free once that option is available. The guy that is spending $150 web/discount rate on a ticket in coach does not deserve to get a first class upgrade over a guy that spent $400 and/or a regular customer/frequent flier.

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