Domestic
My Favorite Domestic Business Class Upgrade Strategy on American Airlines
I call this strategy "upgrading without going for an upgrade."
It enables you to mysteriously get a free Business Class upgrade on American Airlines’ routes on which the carrier uses Boeing 777s and 767-200s configured with three cabins (coach, Business, and First Class).
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The little-known secret of this discount Business Class airfare strategy is that only two classes are actually sold on these specific flights. These are mostly transcontinental flights, but also include some Miami-Dallas flights and others.
Although the computer reservation system views the middle cabin -- with Business Class seats -- as coach, there's still a velvet rope to get around.
In order to sit in this section, you need to be either an elite American Airlines AAdvantage member, a full-fare coach passenger, a Oneworld elite (for instance, a member of BA's elite program), or a ‘preferred corporate customer’ of American Airlines.
If you qualify, this is the best free Business Class upgrade strategy on American.
Applicable routes change often, and are updated often in First Class Flyer.
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