Has anyone flown Business Class AIR TRAN to VEGAS from either Milwaukee or Atlanta?

Question

THIS IS A BIT LONG READ IF YOU HAVE TIME: Do you think that we'd be able to get a business class seat if we don't buy it way ahead of time but just try to upgrade exactly 24 hours online (Air Tran's rule) before the flight takes off. This is my problem. We received two free tickets for a trip and we have to fly air tran, but my husband is sort of a bigger guy, (think football player type) and we need a bigger seat for him. I hate for him to have to squeeze into those tiny air tran coach seats.

Anyway I've seen Business class on Air tran and that would work fine and we could enjoy a trip to Vegas then. But the tickets are only good for coach and then the only thing we can do is buy the upgrade to Business class for about $99 each way which we can afford. (NOTE: But we can't afford an entire new ticket in Business class since that's 1,000 bucks and they won't let us use our coach ticket towards the more expensive Business class ticket.)

Anyway the people on the 800 line said the only way to do it is to wait till 24 hours before the flights to try to get a 99 dollar ugrade to Business class online but it is "first come first serve" and if people pre-paid for the expensive Business class seats at $1,000 the 12 seats could be sold out totally I guess too, sooooo,,,,

now I'm worried we'll have this huge trip planned , hotels etc.,and at the last day before have to cancel it and lose my free tickets since my husband might not fit in the little seats and they might force us to pay for an entire last minute extra seat for my husband which we couldn't really afford at $500 coach either,and Business class would be sold out.

So my real question is: how likely do you think a flight from Milwaukee to Vegas or Atlanta to Vegas (or Vegas to Atlanta, or Vegas to Milwaukee back again) would be sold out PRIOR to the 24 hour restriction? The agents said there's no way to really know, but that usually business class people know it's cheaper to just wait to the 24 hours before and then do it online. What do you think from all your business traveling.Thanks if you know....

Answer 1

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Answer 2

Well I dont fly business class myself, but I do fly a lot.

1. More than likely, you will be able to upgrade- I have always been able to. I never do because I have never seen the point, but in your case I do of course.

2. You may have to split up and take seats separated from each other if you do get to upgrade, small price to pay though. (But I always have luck just asking to switch seats with the other person and they usually say sure and move).

3. You have to hope on the way back as well that seats will be open.

4. Dont worry, they wont charge you for another seat. Im a bigger guy as well, never had this issue (and I am at a point where I just barely fit into the seat belt without the extender).

-They wont charge anyways because that is designed to ensure a stranger is comfortable next to the bigger person. But in this case, you will sit next to your husband- so obviously you being a bit cramped isnt an issue they need to charge for.

5. If your stuck in coach, and the seating is 3 seats next to each other- try to get a spot where the third seat is empty. I always have luck with this- that way you can sit in the aisle and him in the window and have the middle seat open with arm rests up to stretch out a bit- and thats free and just as good as business.



Safe travels! Hope that helped.

Answer 3

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