The barrier between first class and economy is a simple act of kindness, according to one flight attendant. Fliers could be sitting in luxury through old fashioned good manners.
There's little joy or comfort to be had while sitting elbow-to-elbow in economy, but it's another world in first class. It appears the price of a free upgrade may be some consideration to staffers on and off the plane.
With over three million followers, flight attendant Cierra Mistt posts videos about what it's like to work at 35,000 feet. Sharing insider secrets from the job, the TikToker explains it costs nothing to be kind.
While answering some of the most frequently asked questions she faces as a flight attendant, Cierra revealed there's actually "a lot of ways" you can get upgraded to first-class, the Mirror reports.
She explained in the video : "One of the easiest ways to get free upgrades is literally just being nice to your gate agent and flight attendant.
"The miracles we can work when we're given some Starbucks or a bag of chocolates, especially those long days where we have back-to-back flights and don't even have time to go get some food."
Aside from kindness, there are upgrades purely for logistics - she also said that passengers are sometimes moved from the seats right at the back on the plane to the more expensive ones at the front.
Cierra said: "Normally if our flight isn't full, we have to move people for weight and balance purposes.
"That being said, normally all aircrafts are tail-heavy, so if we have to move people up to the front, where do you think we're going to take them from? The back."
Following the clip, Cierra added the disclaimer: "These aren't guaranteed to work; these are ways that I have known to work. Also, I post on behalf of MY views; not my company. That's all."
TikTokers rushed to the comment section to praise the insightful clip - with one fellow member of the cabin crew agreeing that being pleasant pays off.
One person said: "Catch me carrying Starbucks cold brew for the flight attendant on my next flight."
A second added: "This is amazing! thank you for the advice and ill start bringing candy for the crew !"
And another viewer who works as a member of cabin crew replied: "I've upgraded many people for free when oversold in coach. Always to people who are pleasant and nice to me. Yup, mostly that's all it takes."
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