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by Sohcahtoa82 304 days ago
Every time I've flown First/Business class, it's been out of my own pocket. Every time I've had my employer pay for a flight, it's been in cattle class.

Now I'm wondering what percentage of people in First/Business class are paying for the flight themselves.
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toast0 304 days ago
My current employer lets me expense flights so that I book in First and they pay what it would have cost in cattle. Might be worth it?

Otoh, I have minor elite status and have gotten upgraded to cattle plus the last couple flights which might be nice enough.

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scarface_74 304 days ago
I fly frequently on average more than once a month and I really don’t see the benefit of first class for domestic flights. I am short though. I’m good with exit row seats.

We aren’t budget travelers and we have been on a plane for leisure 12+ times a year since 2021. We are both Platinum Medallion on Delta and get automatic C+ upgrades at time of booking and enjoy our lounge access (via credit cards).

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ghaff 304 days ago
Domestic at least, I expect a lot is upgrades for status travelers (who have flown a lot of it on company expense accounts). At least that's my experience.

In semi-retirement, I probably do need to burn down my points though.

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