 Poster: A snowHead
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Dress smartly and expensively. Check in late-ish. Carry little or no hand baggage (a rolled copy of the Daily Telegraph would be about right). You won't get upgraded if you are wearing the sort of thing I wear getting on a plane for a ski trip.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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I think it's an urban legend that you have to dress smartly to be considered for an operational upgrade. I've been upgraded a few times, once for no reason that I could tell when I was wearing jeans and a t-shirt. Whenever I travel in the premium cabins the dress standard is pretty relaxed. I don't think asking helps, politely or otherwise. Travelling alone helps because if they are looking to find one extra seat in the cabin you have paid for it is easier to upgrade one person than split a party. Op ups tend to get offered first to passengers with premium frequent flyer cards. There's a good guide to getting upgrades (for Virgin, but I think generally applicable) here.
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I had it once on a work business class ticket to the states. They just shuffled me upstairs as I entered the aircraft. 1st was fairly empty and at that time I had a BA frequent flier card.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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hd, Turn up late-ish,well dressed, and ask at check-in if your bags will be transferred through all the way to Kalispell because last month they didn't make it.
It's worked for me twice. The first time was a genuine query, so I tried it again and the same thing happened.
They think that you're a frequent flyer who's been inconvenienced.
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You'll need to Register first of course.
You'll need to Register first of course.
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| jimmjimm wrote: |
| Turn up late-ish |
How late? I don't want to take any chances... 
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My BIL almost always manages to get bumped up at least to business when he travels transatlantic, and he's a scruffy so-and-so. But he is usually travelling alone. OTOH he doesn't know the meaning of "travelling light" so ofte has the limit of hand luggage.
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FAQ
It all begins with flights out to Kalispell (MT) via Minneapolis and Seattle with Northwest 18 hours zzzz... 
I'm flying solo (meeting mates out there) so in a desperate attempt to help alleviate the boredom I'm thinking about asking for a cheeky upgrade to the pointy end when I check in at Gatwick. Has anyone ever been successful with a similar request with Northwest or any other airline to the US? Any tips? 
