For the first time in many years, I scored an operational upgrade from economy class to business class, this time on Ethiopian Airlines on a flight from London to Addis Ababa. I’m not sure I have a repeatable strategy that can be followed, but I thought it would be helpful to outline my experience.
We had to hit the ground running in Addis and a good night’s rest would be greatly appreciated.
I inquired at the counter and was told that Cloud 9 (what Ethiopian calls its business class was full). I shook my head and showed them the seat map…the cabin was only about 1/2 full and we were now minutes from boarding (not like people still had not assigned seats). Furthermore, Ethiopian was still selling at least 9 business class seats. The agent shook her head and said, “Full.”
A great solo travel tip spotted this week on Live and Let's Fly.
