A FLIGHT attendant has revealed how you can get an upgrade to business or first class – without paying for it.
The unnamed female cabin crew member was answering questions on a Reddit forum.
And one question asked was how to get a free upgrade.
Someone asked: "There's a free seat in business class or, better yet, first class. Is there any move I can make to get it?"
The flight attendant gave her three top tips on how to get this.
She said: "Be really, really friendly.
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"Help an attendant when necessary (lifting bags, help with spilled drinks)
"We might be nicer when we see you are struggling (2m tall guys in economy, very annoying person next to you)."
Another flight attendant was more brutal and explained why you weren't getting free upgrades.
Shauni, a senior cabin crew member said during the Channel 5 TV show Upgrade Me: Secrets of the First Class: “People upgrade passengers when they are better looking.
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"I don't know why that is.”
And a flight attendant revealed why requesting a special meal before flying could scupper your chances of a free upgrade.
Flight attendant Neil Jackson, author of Welcome Aboard, told Mail Online: "Crew say veggies hardly ever get upgraded, because there might not be a suitable meal for them up front."
Former Qantas flight attendant Nik Loukas agreed on avoiding a special meal for a free upgrade during a flight.
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He told Business Insider: "If there’s a special meal request in your booking, the airline won’t even look at you [to upgrade].
However, one British Airways flight attendant has explained that passengers never get free upgrades – here is why.
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