How can I maximize my chances at an upgrade due to pregnancy?

k8t — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 04:12:53 -0800

How can I maximize my chances for a free airline upgrade due to pregnancy? I'll be flying at 29 weeks pregnant and I'd love to get an upgrade into a better class.

The first leg of the trip is Yerevan, Armenia - London (~5 hours) on British Med and the flight should be full this time of year. I figure on this end they'll either offer or be jerks about it.

Then I have a 20 hour layover in London and my SO will be joining me for the next leg of the flight. I figure I will ask the Yerevan desk to NOT ASSIGN ME a seat, because I want SO to sit with me. (Unless they can upgrade us both without him being there?) But I do want them to check my luggage through to Los Angeles (Can they do that without assigning me a seat?).

Then the next flight is London - Los Angeles (~11 hours) on United. Our plan is to go to the airport relatively early, ask the people at the United desk to please upgrade us. (And I do have some air miles, but not enough for both of us.)

So, my questions are:
- how can I maximize my efforts at the London United desk? I will wear a shirt that makes me look as obviously pregnant as possible. Should I bring documentation of how pregnant I am?
- can I have the Yerevan desk check my luggage through without assigning me a seat for London-LAX?

I want to travel guilt free.

visual mechanic — Thu, 22 Feb 2007 11:34:24 -0800

How many trees do I have to plant to offset commercial airflight? Is there an easy formula which can tell me how many trees (and what kind) I have to plant to offset the CO2 emissions (and any other greenhouse related gases) that any particular commercial airflight that I take is responsible for?

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How can I maximize my chances at an upgrade due to pregnancy?

I want to travel guilt free.