In my earlier blog post about getting FastTrack treatment at Heathrow with British Airways, I joked that it would be nice to get moved further forward towards the pointy end of the plane. And that's exactly what happened. At the gate my boarding card went "beep" when scanned, was torn up and the already good seat I was assigned (14A) was upgraded to the supremely comfortable seat 3D.
I have no frequent flyer status with BA, having recently lost my Silver card, so I like to think that today's upgrade was awarded because I was nice to the staff. BA may just have gained a new customer from Virgin Atlantic.
Nice. On the way back from Buenos Aires once I, like you, was rather dreading a long (overnight) flight with BA. I gave a cheery smile to the steward who was checking the boarding passes, but all I got was a rather sour look back. "Oh well", I thought - I don't suppose this is much nicer for them than it is for us...
Anyway, uneventful flight, and as we were starting the descent into Heathrow I felt a tug at my sleeve. It was the same steward, holding a bottle of wine. He said they had uncorked it but not served any, so for Customs reasons it would have to be poured down the sink... so would I like it instead? Very nice it was too.
Posted by Robin Wilton on July 06, 2008 at 02:01 PM BST #
I also recommend BA,you get used to upgrades:)
Posted by seo on July 27, 2008 at 02:01 PM BST #