Why Do Airlines Overbook Flights and How to Avoid Getting Bumped
Why Do Airlines Overbook Flights? In the travel industry, overbooking is standard practice, but why do airlines overbook flights? The answer lies in...
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Cassie Sclafani
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February 6, 2017
There’s First Class, and then there’s FIRST CLASS. There’s a huge disparity between First Class on United Airlines versus First Class on Emirates. And there might be a huge income disparity between you and the celebrity or captain of industry sitting next to you. While the average income of First Class flyers is just south of seven figures, there’s a large percentage of First Class passengers who are upgraded due to their cumulative business travel miles, or they are airline employees flying on standby.
Regardless of which airline you fly for your business travel, or the reason you’re flying in First Class, there’s a certain level of decorum that all flight attendants want to believe of their First Class passengers. Here are six tips for being that model First Class passenger:
For the most pleasurable, memorable First Class experience, remember these tips, lifted directly from the many flight attendants we interviewed for this piece. In so doing, you might find yourself relating to the words of Amelia Earhart: “I have often said that the lure of flying is the lure of beauty.”
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