Take that to the next level. Wait till everyone is on and then get and look for an empty first class seat and then take it. There is a pretty good chance they won't ask you to verify your ticket. I sat in first class once (when I wasn't paying) and they never asked to see my ticket once I was on the plane. Never tried this might work, I think the worst they can do is ask you to take your actual seat in coach.
-Brad On Thu, Aug 13, 2009 at 12:20 PM, bytes abit <[email protected]> wrote: > Mine is more of a trick of patience. I don't get the usual upgrade in > seats, but usually the room I want! > > I would always sit in the terminal and wait for EVERYONE to board the > plane. Once they were all on, I go ahead and board.... 85% of the time I > get on the plane and will see 2 seats that are empty... I then proceed to > sit in the isle seat and put my bag on the window seat until take-off. > > :) > > > > > On Wed, Aug 12, 2009 at 7:15 PM, [email protected] <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Everyone probably already knows this and I'm the last to discover it >> but I found a way to jump the long boarding queue to get on the plane >> quicker. >> >> Just before the check-in desk opened I went up to the check-in staff >> and asked them for an upgrade from economy class. I explained that we >> were newly engaged and this would be a perfect ending to the perfect >> holiday - blah blah blah. I was told to talk to the purser on board >> the plane. I asked how I can distinguish them and when would be best >> to approach them and the kind lady said that she would need to send me >> on board before anyone else giving the staff on the plane enough time >> to handle the query. >> >> Check in opened, she called us forward, checked us in and then sent us >> onto the plane before anyone else. >> >> Up to you if you want to talk to the purser or not. No-one was >> expecting us. I did find them in the end but declined the upgrade >> offer due to the ridiculous $4,000 price tag. >> >> Anyone else know any similar SE tricks? >> _______________________________________________ >> Pauldotcom mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://mail.pauldotcom.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/pauldotcom >> Main Web Site: http://pauldotcom.com >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Pauldotcom mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.pauldotcom.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/pauldotcom > Main Web Site: http://pauldotcom.com >
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