Airport Fun : Queue Jumping

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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, k41zen at live.co.uk <k41zen at live.co.uk>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?
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