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[–] criticon@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

They give food, beverages and comfortable chairs

[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

That's not enough to make up for the difference in price

[–] criticon@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Upgrading on those short flights is usually less than $40. If you have a long layover you can definitely get your money back. Even just being able to sit in a comfortable chair adds some value

[–] Hadriscus@lemm.ee 4 points 1 week ago

wow, 40$. Upgrading on my flight home was 800€ (which I did not take obviously). It's a long distance but still

[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

I've never seen an upgrade that cheap, but the shortest flight I've ever taken (and actually frequently take) is 90 minutes - and the upgrade cost is still an order of magnitude over $40.

But yeah, that would be worth $40.

[–] criticon@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 week ago

I've seen $40 a few times with Delta during check in on flights of less than 2 hours. I guess it's like a last minute deal trying to sell the upgrade instead of giving it to someone with premium status