Im in the middle of my last trip of the year (hopefully), and not surprisingly it came with some free entertainment. This is only one of several installments, so stay tuned. Im not sure whether to be disgusted or amused, but I observed an interesting situation as I was waiting for flight UA49 from IAD…
Continue reading: “But my friend is a Premier!”
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Hey, that was my friend and she was totally right! 😉
Seriously, though, the craziest part is not the "my friend is a premier" thing ... it's that she would care so much about first class. I guess to the uninitiated, it's a big deal.
Uniter, you took my joke! lol, I was going to come on and say that I am the "premier friend." Ha! 🙂
That is some great stuff. It sounds like some nightmare who is flying on a buddy pass - they don't quite understand the rules but they'll raise hell until they get their way despite the fact that they have no entitlement. Hope she got stuck in a middle in Economy Minus.
I think I may have figured this out ...
Her friend is some dude who used his Premier status as a way to score with a lady. He promised her upgrades, E+ seating ... maybe even lounge access!
Once the deed was done, she got to the airport and found out that her Premier man wasn't all that he claimed to be.
I think that's why she was so upset.
It's the way I feel most of the time when UA offers me all kids of amenities.. only to screw me out of them in the end! 🙂
Lesson learned for the ladies: always ask to see a 1K card.