| Top 12 Ways to Upgrade to First Class on the Major | | | | most likely need to use miles to get your upgrade. Of |
| Airlines | | | | course you have to hope they actually have first class |
| Getting Upgraded to First Class | | | | seats available for upgrade. With many frequent flyer |
| These days with little profit and extra overheard costs, | | | | programs, and with rules changing frequently due to |
| a flyer with no past history on a given airline has little | | | | airlines merging with other airlines, or the carrier simply |
| chance of upgrading to first class. But it can happen if | | | | revamping their frequent flyer program, many of the |
| you do your homework. Hence why you are here | | | | top tier frequent flyers get upgraded before they fly. |
| today. | | | | Thus by the time you arrive at the airport, there is a |
| Method #1: Asking the ticket counter agent nicely or | | | | good chance that the first class seats that have not |
| perhaps offering him/her a bribe. Does this work? | | | | been sold have been allocated to frequent flyers. |
| In 99% of the time absolutely not. In most cases on | | | | Bribing a ticket agent can not only get the agent in hot |
| most airlines, the ticket agent is not authorized to | | | | water, but she will probably seat you at the back of |
| upgrade passengers unless you have frequent flyer | | | | the plane just for being stupid. |
| status and even with frequent flyer status, you will | | | | |