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Why Don’t Airlines Offer Free Upgrades To Empty Seats To Generate Goodwill?

SoloInTownBy SoloInTownAugust 20, 20261 Min Read
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It seems like all the big 3 have figured out how to offer reasonably priced upgrades when the cabin is clearly forecasted not to sell out on long haul flights. Usually when only a couple seats left the upgrade price is just the difference between buying the paid fare. They could very easily create some good will by offering that reasonably priced upgrade in the days/hours before just to elites, and put a cap on…

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