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Upgraded to cockpit. That's a new one.
What are the odds of being upgraded to cockpit, if a flight is overbooked? Not great, but I will keep hoping.I read with envy the NY Times column of Greg Cohen, a corporate frequent flier, who got "upgraded" from business class to the cockpit jumpseat on a flight from Stockholm to Prague with Czech Air because it was overbooked.
He doesn't mention when this occurred but something tells me it was a long, long time ago, before cockpits were supposed to be as secure as bank safe deposit rooms. It just couldn't happen nowadays, could it?
I fly Czech Air all the time and this never happens to me. I even fly business class with Czech Air because their frequent flier program, OK Plus, allows for easy upgrades. But cockpit? Nobody has ever asked me to sit next to the pilot. How cool would that be? I would gladly skip the warm nuts and sparkling wine of business class for the view out of a cockpit.
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Reader Comments (Page 2 of 2)
Rich Dumas Jun 21st 2008 9:11PM
I think I can top that story! 1992 USVI we got a flight back to Purto Rico from St John on Sunday Afternoon it Was Easter, a six seat twin engine of Virgin Air. I ended up right front next to the pilot, when we got airborne he asked if I had ever flown one of these I thought he ment had I ever been up in a small plane. So I said yes He said I have to fill out the log book how about taking the wheel for a bit just follow the compus heading. So I figured what the hell and flew over to the mountain side of purto Rico About 25 minutes What a blast RD.=TN
jacques Jun 21st 2008 9:20PM
In the late 80's, I was returning from a Spring Break trip to Cancun, flying Lacsa Airlines to New Orleans, and the flight was overbooked, and they allowed me to ride in the cockpit - it was pretty interesting to say the least, and an experience that I will not likely forget. The captain and crew were Spanish, and they kept messing with me by acting alarmed speaking in Spanish, and pointing at things saying "Oh my, look - look - look" then laughing when I would fall for the gag and crane my neck to see. I don't think that they would allow such a thing these days.