Sentence examples for elite flier from inspiring English sources
These days, though, the advantages of being an elite flier are harder to gauge.
But even if you're not an elite flier, there are other ways to make yourself comfortable.
Become an elite flier Airlines save their best seats for their best customers.
Tom Parsons, chief executive of Bestfares.com and an elite flier on American scored a business class seat on an American 777 from Dallas to Miami this way last month.
"My only real hope of getting a good seat on Northwest is being an elite flier," said Eva M. Lang, a financial consultant from Germantown, Tenn., who typically ends up on Northwest regional jets out of Memphis.
United officials said they expected the silver elite fliers would still generally be able to get this upgrade.
But some elite fliers still want more transparency; like poker players, many have learned how to increase their odds.
US Airways lets elite fliers secure seats in exit rows through Web check-in 24 hours before departure.
"It felt like the elite fliers on American were a much smaller subset, and it was a big deal to be a part of that," she said.
Will eligibility expand more into the general passenger population, beyond the highest ranks of elite fliers and the known travelers in Global Entry?
