Febs
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Flying LAX-SYD tonight on QF108. Requested seat 46C (exit row) about 3 weeks ago, and it was showing on my profile right up to a day before check-in.
I check-in 10 hours before the flight in Kansas City (because I still had MCI-DFW and DFW-LAX to get through) and get allocated...seat 72D. :-|
AA lady said she couldn't do anything, and of course being under 24hrs QF couldn't do anything over the phone. So a nervous wait until I got to LAX....
Decided to ask the QF desk @ T4 (rather than TBIT) as I've found them very helpful in the past. Spoke to a lovely Aussie girl who said "Sorry, all exit rows gone...I might be able to give you a bulkhead, maybe..but the flight is very full."
I understand sometimes there can be a need for taller, disabled etc.. pax to use the exit rows, but surely if I pre-allocate weeks out, and check-in 10hrs before, they could at least move me to another exit row seat (heck, I'd even take 46A!)
Anyway, she went off for a few minutes and came back with "How about an upgrade to Business?"
Ahh Qantas, how I love you. An op-up (from Discount Y no less) to Business on one of the hardest routes for upgrades. Couple this with my points upgrade to J on the SYD-LAX sector (A380), and this has been a pretty good trip flights-wise.
Anyway, just thought I'd share as I know people love op-up stories.
Cheers,
- Febs.
I check-in 10 hours before the flight in Kansas City (because I still had MCI-DFW and DFW-LAX to get through) and get allocated...seat 72D. :-|
AA lady said she couldn't do anything, and of course being under 24hrs QF couldn't do anything over the phone. So a nervous wait until I got to LAX....
Decided to ask the QF desk @ T4 (rather than TBIT) as I've found them very helpful in the past. Spoke to a lovely Aussie girl who said "Sorry, all exit rows gone...I might be able to give you a bulkhead, maybe..but the flight is very full."
I understand sometimes there can be a need for taller, disabled etc.. pax to use the exit rows, but surely if I pre-allocate weeks out, and check-in 10hrs before, they could at least move me to another exit row seat (heck, I'd even take 46A!)
Anyway, she went off for a few minutes and came back with "How about an upgrade to Business?"
Ahh Qantas, how I love you. An op-up (from Discount Y no less) to Business on one of the hardest routes for upgrades. Couple this with my points upgrade to J on the SYD-LAX sector (A380), and this has been a pretty good trip flights-wise.
Anyway, just thought I'd share as I know people love op-up stories.
Cheers,
- Febs.