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Those cards offer air mile bonuses as well, and at a buck a mile, that's about the equivalent of an airline upgrade from coach to business class.
On February 12, the JTWC upgraded Gerry to the equivalent of a minimal hurricane, and shortly thereafter MFR upgraded the storm to a tropical cyclone.
Two days later, the JTWC upgraded the storm to the equivalent of a minimal hurricane, and the next day the MFR upgraded Farida to tropical cyclone status.
Early on January 22, the JTWC upgraded the storm to the equivalent of a minimal hurricane, and later that day, the MFR upgraded Gretelle to tropical cyclone status, or with 10 minute sustained winds of at least 120 km/h (75 mph).
Late on February 23, the JTWC upgraded Ivy to the equivalent of a Category 1 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson scale, and the FMS followed suit the following day by upgrading Ivy to a severe tropical cyclone as continued favorable conditions allowed for rapid deepening.
[C4.] An End to the Perpetual Upgrade Despite its limited schedule, Legend Airlines, the Dallas-based carrier that has filed for bankruptcy protection, proved an attractive alternative to fliers by offering coach fares with the equivalent of a perpetual first-class upgrade.
The airline, which had service to Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Washington-Dulles and New York-La Guardia at the time it suspended operations, was starting to build a customer base of business travelers who saw it as a way to fly -- assuming they were traveling on Legend's limited routes -- at coach fares with the equivalent of a perpetual first-class upgrade.
The JTWC upgraded the storm to the equivalent of a minimal hurricane on January 27, around the same time that the MFR upgraded Connie to tropical cyclone status.
The next day, the JTWC upgraded Francesca to the equivalent of a minimal hurricane.
