Who wouldn’t like to get a free upgrade to first class, especially during a longflight? Probably everyone would – or at least most of us. However, it’s very unlikely that everyone who wants it could get it. You need to be veryluckyor be loyal to the airline – and if there’s a possibility, it may be your lucky day.
One Reddit user had a similar situation – as she was a frequent traveler with the airline and had the most status out of all thepassengers, she was offered a free upgrade to first class. However, according to her family members, she should have passed on the upgrade to her brother.
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Starting a family vacation with drama is not the best decision
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Woman shares that her whole family was going on vacation and since she and her brother live in the same part of the country, they were flying together
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Now, after boarding, a flight attendant came to the woman saying that one first-class passenger didn’t show, so as she had the most status, she was offered the seat
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She added that her brother is 6’6” – so when they landed, he was mad and only after meeting the rest of the family members was she told that what she did was ‘awful’
She emphasized that her whole family is furious at her and scolding her for not giving her first-class upgrade to her brother
OP explained that she took it in a heartbeat and had a great flight. However, when they landed, she met her brother, who, importantly, is 6‘6” (~198cm) and was very mad. After finally meeting with the rest of the family, their mom told OP that what she did was ‘awful’ and she should have given her seat to her brother. Needless to say, the whole family is upset with the woman and calls her a jerk.
However, the community members had the woman’s back – “Your family is outrageous. Would the brother have offered OP the first class seat if it was reversed? Doubt it,” one user wrote. “He would have not gotten the seat either way. Had you tried to give it to him, the airline would have offered it to the next person with a high status,” another noted.
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Now, it’s no surprise that if you are really tall, it’s uncomfortable to fly. Luckily,AFARlisted a few tips on how you can make it at least a little bit easier – first of all, get a seat in the emergency exit row. Also, use the secret button on the aisle armrest. The button is intended for travelers with accessibility issues, but it can also provide a tall traveler extra room to stretch out in the aisle or shift their body during flight.
And finally, sometimes it’s worthwhile to invest in comfortable or economy-plus chairs and spend a little bit for premium seats, especially for longer flights.
Redditors backed up the woman in this situation and assured her she didn’t do anything wrong
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