Flying First Class

Personally, I have never flown first class. I sleep on every flight I fly on from the time I stow my bags until the person next to me drops their luggage on my head. But if I couldn’t sleep, I would do pretty much anything I could to get out of the cramped coach and into the roomy first class, especially since at this point you can pretty much expect at least an hour’s delay on your next flight.

Firstclassflyer.com can help those of you who desire first class on a coach budget, explaining in its monthly newsletter how to maximize miles, points, and promotions for free flights and first class upgrades. And just in case they can’t get you out of 39F and into 2A, you should also check out insideflyer.com and webflyer.com. Unless you are flying out the country, in which case you should check out globalflight.net.