Originally Posted by Nightflyer

I prefer to get an exit row seat when I fly coach. It seems the airlines are now charging for this privilege.



Sometimes I have a tight connection due to pairing construction, and I'd like to sit up front and they charge for that as well.



So...



Say my bank is zero. Can I upgrade in steerage and will the company pay for it? Is that in the new contract somewhere that I can find it?



Has anyone done this successfully?