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Delta upgrades flights to avoid flying empty

Frequent-flyers can ditch seats on a commercial flight for impromptu private jet

Mon, Aug 10, 2015 - 5:50 AM

Even for an elite frequent flyer, it's a power trip to tell the pilot exactly what time to have your plane at the door, ready to go.

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EVEN for an elite frequent flyer, it's a power trip to tell the pilot exactly what time to have your plane at the door, ready to go. But the most surreal thing about ditching your seat on a commercial flight for an impromptu private jet is the cabin noise: There isn't any....

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