California woman discovered a way to get a business class upgrade cheaper at the gate, but there’s one major caveat

A California woman has gone viral on TikTok after sharing what she claims is a cheaper way to upgrade to business class: by asking at the gate instead of paying for an upgrade when booking the ticket. The video, posted by Morgan Stephen (@morganstephen__), has racked up around 170,000 views. Stephen said in the clip that she stumbled onto the trick by accident and plans to use it every time she flies.

In the video, Stephen is seen seated in what appears to be a business class cabin, sipping a pink drink from a stemmed glass. On-screen text reads, “Me realizing it’s cheaper to upgrade to Business at the gate.” Her caption describes it as an accidental discovery, adding, “Safe to say… I’ll be checking every time now.”