“I need to arrange a trip to Hong Kong and Singapore,” I explained to the travel division. “And make sure that you select upgradable flights on the St*r Alliance.”
“Upgradable? What does that mean?”
“I must have forgotten that I was speaking with the misers at our outsourced Ebenezer Scrooge Travel Agency,” I thought. “Book a fare class that allows me to use frequent flyer miles to upgrade.”
They called a few hours later with the first option: Zürich to Frankfurt, Frankfurt to Prague, Prague to Shanghai and Shanghai to Hong Kong.
“Sounds like the kind of itinerary Darius would choose,” I thought.
“I’ve never heard of most of these airlines. Are they members of the Star Alliance?” I asked.
“No.”
“Then it doesn’t matter if the flights are upgradeable..”
“They’re not.
“Try again.”
The next option was equally convoluted and was equally rejected. I decided to be more direct by suggesting a non-stop flight on Swiss International Airlines, the Singapore Airlines Airbus 380 flight from Hong Kong to Singapore and Singapore Airlines nonstop from Singapore back to Zürich.
They offered an all-Singapore Airlines routing.
“I like Singapore Airlines” I thought wondering how many miles it would take to upgrade to Raffles Class. However, I wasn’t impressed with the first leg which got me to Hong Kong via Singapore. (It’s sort of like routing a flight from New York to San Francisco via Hawaii.)
Negotiations continue.
They offered an all-Singapore Airlines routing.
“I like Singapore Airlines” I thought wondering how many miles it would take to upgrade to Raffles Class. However, I wasn’t impressed with the first leg which got me to Hong Kong via Singapore. (It’s sort of like routing a flight from New York to San Francisco via Hawaii.)
Negotiations continue.
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