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Penguingirl
Member
01-26-2006
| Wednesday, March 29, 2006 - 8:51 am
(Air New Zealand has very comfy coach seating, and they treat you well..Quantas, not so much, but FC is nice)
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Ladytex
Member
09-27-2001
| Wednesday, March 29, 2006 - 8:56 am
no
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Kaili
Member
08-31-2000
| Wednesday, March 29, 2006 - 9:01 am
Yes, but I've never paid for it or used miles for it. It's always been a random lucky day kind of thing. My cousin is a travel agent and just got back from London....she went on Virgin Air and I have never seen seats like this, but it looks like a nice ride! (Not very social though...)

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Adven
Member
02-06-2001
| Wednesday, March 29, 2006 - 9:03 am
I mix it up - economy, first class, standby, steerage. I like to be unpredictable so my enemies don't get the drop on me.
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Froggiegirl621
Member
02-14-2003
| Wednesday, March 29, 2006 - 9:07 am
No, not yet. I'd definitely like to try it on our next trip though.
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Herckleperckle
Member
11-20-2003
| Wednesday, March 29, 2006 - 9:11 am
LOL, Adven! Kaili, I've never seen seats like those. How cool! Listen, anytime I can put my feet up like the guy in the middle is doing, it's a plus. While my dh looks out the window as much as he can, I prefer to sleep on the plane. When I'm not sleepy, though, I like the little monitors/screens (whatever they are) on board, set in front of each seat. Usually you can choose between a few movies or shows or a game area. I guess those pluses are just provided on long distance flights? (I was disappointed when we didn't have them on our trip from Phil to FL.) Oh, we also had little navy blankets and small pillows, too--which I took home with me (after asking permission) because I wasn't dressed well for the cold that greeted us in Phila when we landed.
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Mocha
Member
08-12-2001
| Wednesday, March 29, 2006 - 9:13 am
Wow aubergine seats! No not yet.
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Denecee
Member
09-05-2002
| Wednesday, March 29, 2006 - 9:15 am
I try not to fly much, something about being on the ground that I just love Once or twice I was upgraded to 1st class, no biggie to me. One thing I do not understand is why do they put the first class people on first? Makes no sense but one time I got to see that famous boxer guy who's son's mother is on that reality show and she's married to that drummer guy with all the tattoos.
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Tabbyking
Member
03-11-2002
| Wednesday, March 29, 2006 - 9:16 am
last time i flew, they lost my luggage and gave me adven, instead! who knew he'd be flying cargo!! (however, i couldn't get a handle on him, so i left him at the airport) i have never flown first class. i think first class would only be worth it for a long trip, say to europe, if i had to pay. as an upgrade or for mileage turned in, it would be worth it on any flight over 2 hours. these days you don't get anything in coach. my dd is going to boston in may. the tickets say, "food may be purchased on this trip". i remember when my step-father planned the first class menus for american and another major airline. he would be researching the price of cordon bleu, expensive imported cheeses, etc., fine wines and champagnes... i always thought that would be a fun job...
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Eeyoreslament
Member
07-20-2003
| Wednesday, March 29, 2006 - 9:17 am
Yes, but it was that I was flying standby (my mom distantly worked for the airline), and I got first class once. It was nice. Never paid for it though. I can't even afford the economy tickets!!
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Herckleperckle
Member
11-20-2003
| Wednesday, March 29, 2006 - 9:18 am
I just found this website for figuring out which are the best seats (for those that can plan ahead and request preferences). Pretty cool. Here it is: SeatGuru
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Max
Moderator
08-12-2000
| Wednesday, March 29, 2006 - 9:24 am
Yes, several times. Usually on business trips (used miles to upgrade), but once on a trip to Europe. Those tickets were courtesy of the friend I was traveling with -- or should I say courtesy of her ex-husband. He travelled all the time for business and had a ton of frequent flier miles. Part of the divorce settlement was two first-class tickets to Europe for her. 
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Jimmer
Moderator
08-30-2000
| Wednesday, March 29, 2006 - 10:06 am
I’ve flown first class. We have a friend who worked for one of the airlines and he’d leave them a note every time we flew and they’d always move us up to first class if there were seats available. It is so nice! Great food, great service, great drinks and great seats. Plus it’s usually pretty empty. One time they even let us sit in the cockpit for an hour, up to and including the landing. The Captain chatted to us and described everything they were doing all the way in. It was amazing. They were completely relaxed. The only time he got a little tense was after we were on the ground and he was taxiing to the terminal. He kept asking the Pilot if their wings were clear! Needless to say, this was before 9/11.
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Clutterfree
Member
10-24-2003
| Wednesday, March 29, 2006 - 10:18 am
No I haven't, but I had such a nice ride (seat comfort and customer service both) on Jet Blue last spring that it felt like an upgrade!
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Marysafan
Member
08-07-2000
| Wednesday, March 29, 2006 - 10:50 am
I don't remember the reason, but my three year old daughter and I got upgraded on our trip to the U.P. from Norfolk. All went really well, including these really nice warm towels, until we landed in Detroit. I don't know whose fault it was...but for some reason our pilot either didn't see...or got some bad signals from the guy with the orange flashlights, and we drove right into the glass windows of the terminal! I had a good view of that! The guy with the flashlights was livid!! He came running up the steps and really gave our pilot what for. And I had good seat for that too!
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Wink
Member
10-06-2000
| Wednesday, March 29, 2006 - 11:43 am
One time. Got upgraded 35 years ago on a connector from New York to Toronto.
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Rabbit
Animoderator
08-12-2001
| Wednesday, March 29, 2006 - 11:56 am
I mix it up in an attempt to get the drop on Adven.
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Heyltslori
Moderator
09-15-2001
| Wednesday, March 29, 2006 - 12:00 pm

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Glenn
Member
07-05-2003
| Wednesday, March 29, 2006 - 12:00 pm
no, I drop on Rabbit to mix it up with Adven
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Tater
Member
03-19-2003
| Wednesday, March 29, 2006 - 12:15 pm
Yep! My Father worked for Pan Am, so I got to travel for free. He always stressed that if we dressed first class we would get first class! 50% of the time it worked! BTW I was named Pam Ann! Heehee!
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Landi
Member
07-29-2002
| Wednesday, March 29, 2006 - 12:15 pm
lots of "mixing it up" between our guys going on!
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Tabbyking
Member
03-11-2002
| Wednesday, March 29, 2006 - 12:17 pm
as long as your last name wasn't ehrways...
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Tater
Member
03-19-2003
| Wednesday, March 29, 2006 - 12:28 pm
LOL!
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Vacanick
Member
07-12-2004
| Wednesday, March 29, 2006 - 1:04 pm
No I have never flown first class.
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Hypermom
Member
08-13-2001
| Wednesday, March 29, 2006 - 1:21 pm
Yes, every time I fly.
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