“I’m going to change when I get to the LAX airport”.

A friend of mine was recently flying from Australia to Los Angeles.  He planned to wear a pair of jeans on the first flight and then change for his connecting flight within the States.

“I always get treated better when I’m dressed up.  You’re much more likely to get upgraded”.

(Side note: Why my friend would rather get upgraded for the two hour Stateside flight and not the 14 hour transpacific flight is still a mystery to me).  Read more... (684 words, 11 images, estimated 2:44 mins reading time)

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