Post: #151

(07-04-2017 07:42 AM)Mentavious Wrote:  Yes it is true that if you do fly standby there's a chance of being upgraded to first class. The only time this has happened to me is on empty flights.

It's not very common but it does happen

I'm almost 50 and it's happened to me once, on a segment from Denver to Dallas, very short flight.

I also have a friend who worked for United and got fired for the buddy pass black market thing that Travel Museums mentioned, for what it's worth.