{"id":108522,"date":"2024-09-30T00:50:56","date_gmt":"2024-09-29T17:50:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=108522"},"modified":"2024-09-30T00:50:56","modified_gmt":"2024-09-29T17:50:56","slug":"flight-attendant-shares-3-hacks-to-score-first-class-for-free","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=108522","title":{"rendered":"Flight attendant shares 3 hacks to score first-class for free"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>They\u2019re movin\u2019 on up.<\/p>\n<p>A flight attendant\u2019s pro tips to help passengers increase their odds of getting selected for free in-light upgrades went viral on social media where millions of viewers frequently tune in for her travel secrets.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDon\u2019t tell anyone, but there are a lot of ways you can get free upgrades to first class,\u201d confessed Cierra Mist, a flight attendant and travel influencer.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Flight attendant Cierra Mistt is known for sharing secrets of her trade with millions of viewers on social media. <span class=\"credit\">TikTok\/@cierra_mistt<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Mistt\u2019s first and \u201ceasiest\u201d piece of advice relies on the golden rule \u2014 \u201cliterally just being nice to your gate agent and flight attendant. \u201c<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe miracles we can work if we\u2019re given Starbucks or a bag of chocolates,\u201d she suggested, adding that flight attendants like her can work 14 hours or more per day \u2014 \u201cand don\u2019t even have time to go get some food.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Another reason for the plane seat shuffle to first class could be a matter of weights and measures, noting that most planes are heaviest in the back. \u201cIf we have to move people up to the front, where do you think we\u2019re gonna take them from?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe back\u201d Mistt whispers to the camera. <\/p>\n<p>The sky host\u2019s third guideline is \u201cguaranteed,\u201d she claimed \u2014 if your profile fits.<\/p>\n<p>Passengers who are first responders \u2014 and manage to get that detail across to the in-flight crew \u2014 may be bumped to the front of the upgrades line to make their life-saving skills more accessible during an emergency.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The flight attendant claimed that your seat placement plays an important role in whether or not you\u2019re selected for an upgrade. <span class=\"credit\">Instagram\/@cierra_mistt<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignright\">\n\t<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cEven if we cannot upgrade you to first class, we will always try and put you in an exit row \u2014 where you have more legroom \u2014 so you can react more quickly if we need your help during an emergency,\u201d Mistt added.<\/p>\n<p>Some viewers, including a few self-identified airline workers, weighed in on Mistt\u2019s upgrade hacks.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve upgraded so may people for free when oversold in coach. Always to people who are pleasant and nice to me. Yup, mostly that\u2019s all it takes,\u201d one fellow flight attendant agreed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy mum asked for one as a joke but she actually got one,\u201d said the spawn of one lucky traveller. <\/p>\n<p>However, others in her field cast doubt.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs a gate agent, we don\u2019t do complimentary upgrades and if we do it\u2019s staff first then in order by status, [ticket] price,\u201d rebuffed an Air Canada employee, adding that her \u201cfriends\u201d with Air France agree.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Fellow airline employees commented on Mistt\u2019s video claiming that her travel tips won\u2019t work for everyone due to some airline policies. <span class=\"credit\">Instagram\/@cierra_mistt<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Added another, \u201cYou can bring me Starbucks but you\u2019re not getting a first-class seat. It isn\u2019t allowed and someone is always watching you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Said another source, \u201cI work for United and we have so many premier customers that upgrade list is always huge so good luck getting upgraded for Starbucks.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd then you got the standby employees so if there\u2019s any seats after they cleared that passenger list we are right there waiting for those seats,\u201d they added.<\/p>\n<p>Others suggested Mistt\u2019s tricks might be more viable on smaller airlines. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/09\/29\/lifestyle\/flight-attendant-shares-3-hacks-to-score-first-class-for-free\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>They\u2019re movin\u2019 on up. 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