Got a First class upgrade from Boston to Chicago doing the same back around 2001.
First flight ever that i did not want to end...
The free champagne was fabulous.
Being polite and showing kindness has it’s rewards for both your own mind and the minds of others.
My grammy taught me that.
Spanish is a language with several ascending degrees of politeness when it comes to expressing a desire for something. I took a Mexicana flight from Mexico City to TJ once on the ‘90s and asked the ticket agent in exceptionally polite terms if he could give me a good seat. “Oh I gonna give you a real good seat” he said as he upgraded me to first class, which on Mexicana is billionaire class. I’ve never been so well waited on in my life.