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Great Beginnings

I left for the DevConnection conference in Vegas this week.  I was carrying some Codesmith Tools literature and wasn't able to board my first plane with US Airways.  I want to give them a compliment.  I basically missed my flight and my "punishment" was to fly first class on a later flight.  The ticket agent, I don't recall her name, upped me without even mentioning it.  I don't want to get her in trouble or anything, but it was great.  I enjoyed first class treatment and was highly impressed with US Airways as an airline.

I was looking at my ticket and it was seat 1D.  I figured first class was some other numbering scheme but it wasn't.  I was pleasantly surprised when I boarded the plane and was in the first row.  There were three of us in first class and I can't speak highly enough of the service I received and the handling of the missed flight treatment.  I will definitely be looking at using US Airways first for any future travel plans I have.

On a side note, I had a horrific experience with the TSA that I won't blog about here, but will mention it on my personal blog.  In hindsight, I guess I should consider myself lucky I didn't get put in jail for assaulting a Federal Agent, but he touched me first and honestly that Nazi had it coming to him.

Comments

Eric A. Duncan said:

The same issue happened to me when punished to 1st class a few times.

Problem is, it spoils you.

Fyi - While a 1st-class ticket costs upwards of 3 to 4 times the cash amount of coach, they usually cost just shy of double the air-miles points.  Rule of thumb, fly couch and ugprade when you have the air-miles.

# November 9, 2006 9:30 PM
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