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Tuesday, November 07, 2006

First class seats for coach prices with Y-Ups

I have never flown in first class. I'm always somehow in the middle of the plane near the wings in coach. But how would you like to fly in first class for coach prices. Who wouldn't? The seats have more room among other perks.

We found out the upgrade is possible through little known offers called Y-Ups (sometimes Q-Ups). The airlines don't really talk about Y-Ups and neither do most travel agents. You have to know how to find them:
"The airlines intentionally obscure these fares," said Rick Seaney of Farecompare.com. "They look like a coach ticket, they price like a coach ticket, but when you go to sit down you're one row behind the pilot."
The KTRK Consumer Blog has a huge list up Y-Up deals for you. This list is made up of destinations from Houston, but you can easily change that. CONTACT: Leave me a Houston or Texas media news tip | COMMENT: Click to leave your thoughts on this post here