Many global airlines offer upgrade auctions with passengers bidding on a better seat for their travel, but among US carriers, the idea is a non-starter.
Many international airlines allow passengers to bid against each other for seat upgrades on upcoming flights, with winners often receiving steep discounts from full airfare prices.
Airline passengers often end up at odds over many aspects of the in-flight experience — a reclining seat in the knees, groups of travelers asking others to switch rows, and overhead cabin battles, among them. Now on many international air carrier flights there is a more civilized way to compete with fellow passengers: a seat upgrade auction.
While the concept has caught on around the globe, the U.S. airlines are for the most part an exception. Spirit Airlines offers upgrades to its Big Front Seat through itsMajor U.S. carriers are at least likely to be weighing the costs and benefits of the practice, says Zack Griff, senior aviation writer for travel site The Points Guy, since upgrades are built into the business model already. But the auction model specifically raises significant tensions with the way upgrades are offered today.
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