http://www.vagabondish.com/exploring-the-other-side-of-the-first-class-curtain/ The Travelzine for Today's Vagabond Fri, 19 Mar 2010 18:51:34 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 http://www.vagabondish.com/exploring-the-other-side-of-the-first-class-curtain/comment-page-1/#comment-5441 Flight Upgrades - Wise Bread Forums Mon, 14 Jan 2008 16:30:46 +0000 http://www.vagabondish.com/exploring-the-other-side-of-the-first-class-curtain/#comment-5441 [...] Heck – it even works with airline seats. Sidle up to the boarding gate agent when the time is right (not when the flight is boarding, please!), and after simply asking, you too may be relaxing with three times the leg room of economy class…for free. I can attest to this too…I’ve successfully been upgraded before. [...]

]]> http://www.vagabondish.com/exploring-the-other-side-of-the-first-class-curtain/comment-page-1/#comment-5434 Kim Sat, 12 Jan 2008 05:30:07 +0000 http://www.vagabondish.com/exploring-the-other-side-of-the-first-class-curtain/#comment-5434 Wow! Air Canada is certainly not known for its service to third-class passengers. I've flown intercontinental with AC in both business and economy, and the difference is great. If you're not going far (four hours or less) it's not a big deal, but thirteen hour flights over the Pacific are worth the cash if you can possibly afford it. The only time I was upgraded was with Air China (Seoul to Beijing to Ulanbataar). The return trip (13 hour delay for political reasons and sleeping on the granite floor of the Beijing Airport as a consequence) rubbed out the Karma, though. Wow! Air Canada is certainly not known for its service to third-class passengers. I’ve flown intercontinental with AC in both business and economy, and the difference is great. If you’re not going far (four hours or less) it’s not a big deal, but thirteen hour flights over the Pacific are worth the cash if you can possibly afford it. The only time I was upgraded was with Air China (Seoul to Beijing to Ulanbataar). The return trip (13 hour delay for political reasons and sleeping on the granite floor of the Beijing Airport as a consequence) rubbed out the Karma, though.

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