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Eddie · 26-04-2011, 13:51

I'd be interested to see the small print that says you can't do this. An upgrade is an upgrade.

The problem is that you are blocking a bookable seat in standard class if you move to first class. If I booked on a €10 standard class ticket and before travelling found the carriage booked out, I'd be very tempted to book a first class upgrade because it can be quite awkward to move around in a full standard class carriage.

In the UK, first class upgrades are (or certainly used to be) available on trains at weekends from all ticket ticket types, and discounted first class tickets are made available off peak and I don't see the sense in not replicating this, and having empty first class carriages. Either way, as an upgraded first class passenger, you were still entitled to the complimentary snacks that came with first class, rewarding the savvy early booker / upgrader.

26-04-2011, 13:51	#5
Eddie Really Regular Poster Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 258	I'd be interested to see the small print that says you can't do this. An upgrade is an upgrade. The problem is that you are blocking a bookable seat in standard class if you move to first class. If I booked on a €10 standard class ticket and before travelling found the carriage booked out, I'd be very tempted to book a first class upgrade because it can be quite awkward to move around in a full standard class carriage. In the UK, first class upgrades are (or certainly used to be) available on trains at weekends from all ticket ticket types, and discounted first class tickets are made available off peak and I don't see the sense in not replicating this, and having empty first class carriages. Either way, as an upgraded first class passenger, you were still entitled to the complimentary snacks that came with first class, rewarding the savvy early booker / upgrader. Last edited by Eddie : 26-04-2011 at 18:10.