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  • Опубликовано: 6 фев 2013
  • i travel for work. constantly. this video will only help you if you travel a lot, if you don't fly a lot don't watch rather than watching then going on and on about how im rich or whatever.
    like me on / cneistat
    follow me on / caseyneistat
    and of course / caseyneistat
    this is only the surface. there are a lot more rules and factors and considerations and details and stuff. an education in airline status is the first step towards attaining airline status.
    i ate 7 donuts tonight while finishing this edit. 7.
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  • @NotCommanderShepard
    @NotCommanderShepard 8 лет назад +3755

    So I only need to spend 600 billion dollars, very nice.

    • @terragaminghd4660
      @terragaminghd4660 8 лет назад +24

      +IMB2U lol but im think more like 750 billion

    • @lajos52
      @lajos52 8 лет назад +31

      +RealSmartCraft its not air miles its time spent IN the air

    • @DogsBAwesome
      @DogsBAwesome 8 лет назад +14

      +IMB2U 25 round trips from LA to NY if you plan it is less than $200 that's $5000, the cost of 2 business class long haul flights. Casey does travel an awful lot so I probably easily does it.

    • @coolhandluke_tv
      @coolhandluke_tv 8 лет назад +5

      +brian whittle lmao would you like to plan my trips for me so I can get a flight from LA to NY in less than $200 XD

    • @DogsBAwesome
      @DogsBAwesome 8 лет назад +1

      coolhandluke
      $220 then which is a price from JFK LAX non stop with American, return found with a quick search hardly a fortune

  • @law7180
    @law7180 8 лет назад +2589

    All you need is a small loan of a million dollars.

    • @TravelwithPavel
      @TravelwithPavel 8 лет назад +15

      +Rito Larry or just $ 6500 per year.

    • @levipicturesxd1050
      @levipicturesxd1050 8 лет назад +29

      "my father gave me a small loan of a million dollars." ~Donald Trump xD

    • @TravelwithPavel
      @TravelwithPavel 8 лет назад

      KittyCatLover we all know this story but don't need that much for this for sure.

    • @natin5330
      @natin5330 8 лет назад +1

      +Rito Larry omg i just saw your comment on that uberdanger rage video and i just went to this video and saw you again haha!

    • @law7180
      @law7180 8 лет назад +1

      Natin I guess we like the same kinda videos.

  • @youplayall
    @youplayall 7 лет назад +1497

    First, I don't fly a lot. End of story.

    • @stilscompany9776
      @stilscompany9776 7 лет назад +7

      Same

    • @tschegsch
      @tschegsch 7 лет назад +12

      the environment thanks you for that! And I do too. :D

    • @roncharlesnicholson7106
      @roncharlesnicholson7106 4 года назад

      Hahahaha

    • @djhaloeight
      @djhaloeight 4 года назад +2

      Same. Never have flown on a commercial jet. Flown on a Cessna though.

    • @oscie
      @oscie 4 года назад +3

      Never flown, at all.

  • @tennicktenstyl
    @tennicktenstyl 7 лет назад +4788

    How to get 1st class flights for free:
    Step 1: Be rich.

    • @elismith7311
      @elismith7311 7 лет назад +48

      AND THE DOUCHIEST RUclips COMMENT OF THE YEAR GOES TO....

    • @MrChrisrodz
      @MrChrisrodz 7 лет назад +11

      Bartosz Olszewski 2.Be famous like Casey

    • @Matt-qj1dd
      @Matt-qj1dd 7 лет назад +1

      Bartosz Olszewski 100th like

    • @Toasty_-jx6zk
      @Toasty_-jx6zk 6 лет назад +1

      Check

    • @edinosoin8214
      @edinosoin8214 6 лет назад +3

      Bartosz Olszewski are you stupid ? You said for free and then say being rich ? You need to fucking pay it’s not for free -_-

  • @harrymayooranumaharan7793
    @harrymayooranumaharan7793 8 лет назад +2418

    Who else continued to watch it even though they don fly alot

    • @pratyush_t
      @pratyush_t 5 лет назад +1

      Lol same here

    • @droneshotsantoine1805
      @droneshotsantoine1805 5 лет назад +3

      I flew 6 times last week

    • @realprisec
      @realprisec 5 лет назад

      Lol me

    • @harryoudemaas5169
      @harryoudemaas5169 4 года назад

      @@droneshotsantoine1805 whit your drone

    • @droneshotsantoine1805
      @droneshotsantoine1805 4 года назад

      @@harryoudemaas5169 also. But I flew 2 times on a 737, 1 time on 747, 1 time on a a330 , 1 time on a a320 and 1 time on crj900(in 1 week).

  • @livinginadaydream1
    @livinginadaydream1 9 лет назад +1542

    so basically you have to have money in the first place to be cheap

    • @ricardo_del_toro
      @ricardo_del_toro 9 лет назад +174

      Eli It's expensive to be poor, indeed.

    • @MAGACAT
      @MAGACAT 9 лет назад +8

      Marcus Shor did he? i only heard it doesnt apply to you if you don't fly often. not gonna watch again though..

    • @Fernando-jy6ut
      @Fernando-jy6ut 9 лет назад +10

      Eli lol what do you expect a free business class for an economy class? wait until Chinese's cat new year

    • @Fisheater05
      @Fisheater05 8 лет назад

      +Eli logic

    • @quinno1845
      @quinno1845 7 лет назад +6

      If you don't fly a lot and want upgrades just by economy and then ask if there are any seats that aren't taken. You aren't guaranteed to get a seat but they'd rather charge you less for the seat than leave it empty.

  • @shayusauce8458
    @shayusauce8458 5 лет назад +616

    “status is the endgame”
    i guess casey neistat spoiled endgame for all of us 6 years earlier than it was released

  • @sameerkooliyat3044
    @sameerkooliyat3044 5 лет назад +194

    2:39
    "First Class, business class?"
    "Yup".

  • @airops423
    @airops423 10 лет назад +106

    1:17 "All this is is a complete exploitation of an airline's loyalty program."
    You're not exploiting anything, this is what the loyalty program was intended for-- they want you to be loyal to their airline.

  • @zchandos
    @zchandos 8 лет назад +957

    for the price of all those miles in coach the average person could just pay for business on their occasional flight

    • @MrKelsomatic
      @MrKelsomatic 7 лет назад +108

      This is true, hence the first rule he stated.

    • @Toxicinator
      @Toxicinator 7 лет назад +34

      But then you go to less places

    • @senixahaa
      @senixahaa 7 лет назад +17

      But if you have to travel a lot anyway...

    • @henrywirrig5574
      @henrywirrig5574 6 лет назад +19

      Yea but if you work for a company that makes you fly that much the company will pay for it

    • @MeraKristina
      @MeraKristina 6 лет назад

      PixelateFPV truuuee

  • @lifeintaiwan
    @lifeintaiwan 6 лет назад +365

    These videos are awesome..... vlogs are interesting but these are truly 'films'

    • @dho1l
      @dho1l 3 года назад +3

      movies*

    • @dolphinerofachero3159
      @dolphinerofachero3159 3 года назад +2

      I thought your pfp was the Among Us space dude D:

    • @Cameron-bp5dl
      @Cameron-bp5dl 3 года назад +1

      @@dolphinerofachero3159 That’s funny! Stay safe!

    • @eduardobronson8653
      @eduardobronson8653 2 года назад

      i know im asking the wrong place but does anybody know a tool to log back into an instagram account??
      I stupidly lost my password. I would love any help you can offer me.

    • @stephenbenton2899
      @stephenbenton2899 2 года назад

      @Eduardo Bronson instablaster :)

  • @lucasanchez3116
    @lucasanchez3116 7 лет назад +124

    So pretty much make 20 LAX-JFK return trips every year for executive platinum membership.

  • @LegendaryGaming2422
    @LegendaryGaming2422 8 лет назад +487

    Basically, u need a lot of cash lol

    • @Russenka
      @Russenka 8 лет назад +18

      +apwhitehouse Currently I`m looking into getting a Frequent Flier Program, so now I am doing my research. To me this was very helpful

    • @AdamKhan22
      @AdamKhan22 8 лет назад +34

      If you do it for work, your business will often pay for your flight, still giving you miles.

    • @lightbladed1950
      @lightbladed1950 8 лет назад +1

      +LegendaryGaming Basically just buy your own private jet xD

    • @LegendaryGaming2422
      @LegendaryGaming2422 8 лет назад

      xD

    • @TDPEquinox
      @TDPEquinox 8 лет назад

      +LegendaryGaming Yes, but it will save you more cash than you spend.
      Coach is wayyyyy cheaper than 1st.

  • @Alex-mf2jn
    @Alex-mf2jn 8 лет назад +721

    If you fly less frequently you could just spend the money and upgrade

    • @quantumhelium
      @quantumhelium 8 лет назад +36

      +Alex Ironically you'd earn status pretty fast that way as well.

    • @lardook
      @lardook 8 лет назад +2

      +Aman Basanti Not if status is miles added up.... your seats while flying wouldn't matter at all.

    • @Whatsth3b1g1d3a
      @Whatsth3b1g1d3a 8 лет назад +13

      +Alex Not really, the markups on first class seats can be as much as 7X the coach price. You'd waste money.

    • @MakingithappenVlog
      @MakingithappenVlog 8 лет назад +2

      +Alex I just put a vid up explaining how to do without spending more :)

    • @NarasimhaDiyasena
      @NarasimhaDiyasena 8 лет назад +4

      Virgin Atlantic upper class price online is around $7k-12k dependin g on route. Over the counter upgrade is $1.9k.

  • @ljm1086
    @ljm1086 4 года назад +28

    ‘Shitty little seat at the back of the plane’
    Some people just have the money.

  • @haroonmudesir4392
    @haroonmudesir4392 3 года назад +17

    This was the video that got me on to Casey’s channel. I remember searching “how to get free flight upgrades” right before a huge trip. I started binge watching his previous uploads, but then a couple weeks later he started the daily vlogs. I really came in perfect timing cuz of this video.

  • @FredSismoS
    @FredSismoS 9 лет назад +132

    Nothing is Free, bro

    • @iOnlineGamerx3
      @iOnlineGamerx3 9 лет назад +21

      This internet high five is free *highfives*

    • @UltimatePS3Gameplay
      @UltimatePS3Gameplay 9 лет назад +7

      Cassie Travold You pay for the internet service... I hope.

    • @jamesrosas6372
      @jamesrosas6372 9 лет назад +1

      Lol

    • @dinosaurpng
      @dinosaurpng 9 лет назад +2

      The upgrade is free

    • @navyseals8005
      @navyseals8005 8 лет назад

      +AwkwardBethany nope still paying the amount you did before as economics teachers always say nothing is free

  • @VNExperience
    @VNExperience 9 лет назад +291

    First class on AA doesn't look all that classy.

    • @handyhistorian
      @handyhistorian 9 лет назад +10

      ***** I've flown business on British and it looks much better, seats aren't together. That's from SFO to Heathrow though, so I assume AA Transatlantic flights are similar. I was hooked up through a friend, no way I'd pay the $5k+ full price unless I was I millionaire. An aisle seat in coach with no one next to you is 70% as good in my opinion, especially since everyone has personal video screens now.

    • @logknot7867
      @logknot7867 9 лет назад +6

      The best first class on american airlines is the boeing 777-300

    • @snappdragonrs
      @snappdragonrs 9 лет назад +10

      Patient Ambition qantas, emirates and qatar airways are a lot better than British, fairly low standard in comparison

    • @VNExperience
      @VNExperience 9 лет назад +9

      GYMjunkie I can vouch for Qatar Airways. Their business class tops most airlines' first.

    • @CamWattsYourProblem
      @CamWattsYourProblem 9 лет назад +3

      ***** the singapore airline first class suites aren't too bad :p

  • @ProceGivesLs
    @ProceGivesLs 7 лет назад +30

    If I buy First Class with Executive Platinum do I get upgraded to Co-Pilot???

  • @theegg2997
    @theegg2997 7 лет назад +354

    How is this complicated? Or even a trick?This was basically just, "American Express will give you free upgrades if you fly a crap ton"

    • @SivaKanthSharma
      @SivaKanthSharma 4 года назад +24

      Well, one thing that a lot of people will miss is, "look up an airline with good loyalty, and stick to it". Because a lot of people will probably look for a better deal for each time they fly instead of a long term goal.

    • @santiagoqr1
      @santiagoqr1 4 года назад +5

      The egg it’s not “a crap ton” it’s just 100k a year, that’s 8350 a month, that’s basically 3 trips from anywhere to anywhere in the US in one month, which means in a year you do 15 round trips, and you’re set.
      This is not that hard to do, my dad used to do this and he always traveled 1st. I used to do it and travel 1st, but now I travel less.
      It’s just not possible if you don’t travel more than once a year like most Americans.

    • @chrometutor-tipstricksandt9427
      @chrometutor-tipstricksandt9427 4 года назад +2

      American Airlines, not express..

    • @crazyoncoffee
      @crazyoncoffee 3 года назад

      ChromeTutor! - Tips, tricks, and tutorials you get the same points value on American eagle/ United express/ delta connection etc

    • @demoniack81
      @demoniack81 Год назад

      @@santiagoqr1 Who the fuck takes 15 round trip flights a year? Unless it's for work, it's ridiculous and it's obviously not at all common.

  • @CodyRMiller
    @CodyRMiller 8 лет назад +600

    1:37 "I've committed to American Airlines" Now he flies with JetBlue

    • @joshuag2213
      @joshuag2213 8 лет назад +142

      Because they stopped doing this for him

    • @TheSigurd2000
      @TheSigurd2000 8 лет назад +52

      if you watch the vlog or video about it, american airlines complained about him not spending enough money on the airline

    • @gandolphins2670
      @gandolphins2670 7 лет назад +3

      Link please? I can't find it

    • @ThatManAdrian
      @ThatManAdrian 7 лет назад +32

      And then EMirates.......

    • @devanroy3779
      @devanroy3779 7 лет назад

      Z

  • @MrLaeddis1
    @MrLaeddis1 8 лет назад +248

    At that point you'd probably save more money buying a private jet.

    • @frederic6998
      @frederic6998 8 лет назад +1

      +MrLaeddis1 renting/sharing it

    • @Whatsth3b1g1d3a
      @Whatsth3b1g1d3a 8 лет назад +30

      +MrLaeddis1 Not really... A Gulfstream Jet like that would cost about $10,000/hour approximately to fly. If you fly 100,000 miles at approximately 500 mph in the air, you'd spend about two million dollars in costs.
      Considering the coach price of flying NYC to LAX is about $500 and each flight takes about 5 hours, you per year would then only spend about $20,000 or about 1/100th of what you would spend to charter a private plane.
      If it was even remotely affordable to do that every businessman would fly that way, but it's not.

    • @xhy12
      @xhy12 8 лет назад +5

      +Willem Cohen Finally someone who thinks instead of mindlessly types on the internet!! (Y)

    • @codybialcak2608
      @codybialcak2608 8 лет назад +1

      +Willem Cohen sarcasm buddy

    • @Whatsth3b1g1d3a
      @Whatsth3b1g1d3a 8 лет назад +2

      cody bialcak yeah I don't think so lol... I think this guy honestly thought (at least at the time he typed it) that that logic made sense.

  • @niklask3696
    @niklask3696 3 года назад +10

    Step 1: fly alot
    Me: doesn’t fly alot
    Also me: *continues watching*

  • @djlawlz4041
    @djlawlz4041 5 лет назад +8

    I’ll just dream about the first class seat while I sit in my economy seat.

  • @MakeSushi1
    @MakeSushi1 8 лет назад +222

    100,000 miles is a lot of flying!

    • @alexgonzalez514
      @alexgonzalez514 8 лет назад +7

      But if you fly with family you get more

    • @StrydomFamily
      @StrydomFamily 6 лет назад

      That's a good point. Is that true?

    • @mattcolver1
      @mattcolver1 6 лет назад +6

      If you pay for 1st class and fly to New Zealand and back you get the actual miles plus a 50% bonus for flying 1st class. So on one round trip you can earn around 30,000 miles. So a couple long international trips trips with some domestic flights and you're there.

    • @eman8920
      @eman8920 6 лет назад +3

      My dad has over 3 million

    • @028TuvaluanHero
      @028TuvaluanHero 5 лет назад

      mattcolver1 I'm from New Zealand. Hehehe

  • @Movie_Games
    @Movie_Games 8 лет назад +789

    4:31 A wild Deadpool appears

  • @JoaquinRoibal
    @JoaquinRoibal 6 месяцев назад +1

    Casey's early videos are imbued with a certain, innocent/childlike/playful magic that is beautiful.

  • @petrievandermerwe6829
    @petrievandermerwe6829 3 года назад +5

    Basically you need to fly 20 times from NY to LA in one year and the tickets go for approximately 1200 dollars so the executive pass will cost you about 24000 dollars per year

    • @masonmtb7
      @masonmtb7 2 года назад

      A round trip economy ticket between ny and la is no where near 1200 dollars. Plus once you get the pass, you are still making miles on those flights you get free upgrades on.

  • @Josh-kf8bp
    @Josh-kf8bp 8 лет назад +32

    100,000 points is equivalent to 20 round trips from NY to LA. Which is almost twice every month to get that done in 12 months. So basically, unless you take a round trip from NY to LA every 18 days or so, it would be significantly cheaper to just pay for an upgrade lol. But, if you are on a plane that often, the free upgrade would definitely be something to take advantage of.

    • @spamwarrior8469
      @spamwarrior8469 7 лет назад +2

      That's the point. If you fly a lot for work, this is how you make that more bearable.

  • @bilbo_gamers6417
    @bilbo_gamers6417 8 лет назад +165

    So, for the low low price of ~$24,000 per year, you can get first class! (For the price of economy class)

    • @Leo-xr8jv
      @Leo-xr8jv 8 лет назад +7

      yeah, but you then cut a lot of money on the following flights you make, it pays off if u fly a lot anyways.

    • @bumblebee7838
      @bumblebee7838 8 лет назад +8

      Guess who payed him to explain this "trick"

    • @RennyChan
      @RennyChan 8 лет назад +8

      Dude are you daft? He literally says this was not a paid video.

    • @SirAlexzz
      @SirAlexzz 8 лет назад +14

      If you normaly fly a lot on a year, nearly getting uo to 100,000 miles this is just free stuff they gave you. He flies for work. he is not forcing himself to fly just for the free upgrades.

    • @mattlm64
      @mattlm64 7 лет назад +13

      The point is, if you have to fly a lot, then you might as well exploit the loyalty schemes to get these perks.

  • @kumamatatas1
    @kumamatatas1 5 лет назад +27

    Anyone else got this in their recommendations section?

  • @PiXimperfect
    @PiXimperfect Год назад +29

    Damn. The storytelling, editing, and filmography are a class apart. That's what makes Casey so unique!

    • @vote4de437
      @vote4de437 Год назад

      @PiXimperfect What are you doing here?

  • @MaVOfficialHD
    @MaVOfficialHD 8 лет назад +65

    just fly to NYC and LA back and forth 20 times with American Airlines, every year. Nice!

  • @CTStyles31
    @CTStyles31 8 лет назад +27

    This felt like one big AA ad basically.

  • @heiqal7626
    @heiqal7626 7 лет назад +2

    hey casey this was the first video i saw from your channel and i remembered you had around 500k subs. now you're like insanely famous! your style of filming is really unique. keep it up! big cheers from Singapore!

  • @multimeter2859
    @multimeter2859 4 года назад +23

    How to get free first class:
    1)Be active duty military.
    2)Hope there is space available.

    • @anthonysp7223
      @anthonysp7223 4 года назад +2

      active duty boards first, they aren't given first class.

    • @crazyoncoffee
      @crazyoncoffee 3 года назад

      Anthony St. Peter Exactly. If you want to get first/business, board last, not first. Best way is to make friends or date an airline employee who can give you family status

    • @gino14
      @gino14 3 года назад

      Some airlines put Active Duty on the upgrade priority list
      I mean, I'm a zero status AA member who flew home on leave and got mysteriously upgraded to first once

  • @hammyjammies
    @hammyjammies 10 лет назад +15

    my dad was able to do this with Virgin Atlantic with him using them for business and personal (he worked in NYC and lived in the UK, leading to A LOT of miles). He ended up being within Virgin's top 50 flyers, getting upgrades, a PA from Virgin and was invited to wine tasting and stuff like that :)

  • @jamiehanrahan4705
    @jamiehanrahan4705 9 лет назад +79

    There is nothing about this that couldn't have been explained in text that would have taken about a minute to read.

    • @pianoaround
      @pianoaround 9 лет назад +59

      true, but he was trying to make it creative and interesting. Enjoy it! Its not about instant gratification...

    • @Zer0nite
      @Zer0nite 9 лет назад +7

      Piano Around the World
      It was a "creative" waste of time. I could have learned this from an American Airlines leaflet.

    • @morganroberts9901
      @morganroberts9901 9 лет назад +52

      Zer0nite then fuck off and read the leaflet.

    • @Zer0nite
      @Zer0nite 9 лет назад +2

      Morgan Roberts I'd have done that either way dipshit, because this video had no bearing on the matter at all.

    • @EliPedraza
      @EliPedraza 9 лет назад +9

      Zer0nite rekt

  • @mattspremiumcards7300
    @mattspremiumcards7300 5 лет назад +1

    This is my favorite video of all time for the last 6 years.

  • @grang347
    @grang347 5 лет назад +6

    August 3, 2019. Doha to Boston. I approached the lady at the boarding desk. Asked her if flight was overbooked. She said lemme check. And then said yes it's overbooked. I asked politely if I can get a complimentary upgrade. She said, go to the gate and you will find out. I asked her if she can write something to the person at the gate about my request. She said again, go to the gate. I went to the gate and before I could finish the sentence about my conversation with the lady at the desk, the guy said, '' It's already done for you Sir''. I couldn't believe it. He took my economy class boarding pass and issued me a business class with seat number 6D. Still can't believe it but it's possible.
    Always ask if flight is overbooked.
    Wear for it.
    Be polite.
    Travel alone if possible. They won't give you business seats for the whole family.
    Try every time. This was my 4th attempt.
    Good luck.

  • @nathanvandendriesche3136
    @nathanvandendriesche3136 8 лет назад +694

    he hates American Airlines now lol

    • @noahb26
      @noahb26 8 лет назад +1

      Howcome?

    • @arvindjagadeesh
      @arvindjagadeesh 8 лет назад +69

      +CaptainJackSparrcw they canceled his card. Now he doesn't have a executive platinum card.

    • @dylannguyen9452
      @dylannguyen9452 8 лет назад

      +Arvind jagadeesh wow what jerks. Was it because he was like I have a card ;)

    • @arvindjagadeesh
      @arvindjagadeesh 8 лет назад +29

      +Dylan Nguyen Nah, they told him he wasn't using enough money and had to take hit card away.

    • @arvindjagadeesh
      @arvindjagadeesh 8 лет назад

      +Arvind jagadeesh his*

  • @quantumhelium
    @quantumhelium 8 лет назад +321

    American First is not First. It's Premium Economy at best.

    • @shirokisasaki3233
      @shirokisasaki3233 8 лет назад +39

      +Aman Basanti my point exactly!!if you are a frequent flyer of some 5-star Asian airlines,then you are in for a real treat.

    • @quantumhelium
      @quantumhelium 8 лет назад +5

      Cathay Diamond Invitiation

    • @jamesgesthuizen9916
      @jamesgesthuizen9916 8 лет назад +1

      +Aman Basanti I am a frequent flyer with qantas (platinum One level) and while it takes allot of flying to get its great. im my opinion its the best first class in the world

    • @jamesgesthuizen9916
      @jamesgesthuizen9916 8 лет назад +7

      I am Australian and patriotic cough cough

    • @VisionaryProductionsSG
      @VisionaryProductionsSG 8 лет назад +9

      +Shiroki Sasaki Singapore Airlines > All

  • @voicetube
    @voicetube 7 лет назад +16

    So while… After being SUCH a big fan of Casey now for almost 2 years, to come back and find THE video which turned me onto him - wild.

  • @echospage
    @echospage 7 лет назад +1

    throw back to the good old days. these videos are nostalgic.

  • @robertk2007
    @robertk2007 8 лет назад +164

    i think the US is the only country where you are made to feel like a piece of shit for just being a normal person

    • @camdevtube
      @camdevtube 8 лет назад +44

      +robertk2007 thats what capitalism is all about

    • @robertk2007
      @robertk2007 8 лет назад +13

      camdevtube thank you, mr economics professor

    • @ivank20r
      @ivank20r 8 лет назад +11

      not really every country has socioeconomic status but that should not make you feel worst or better or at least i hope not, we make our self feel like a piece of shit by comparing us to other. when you could just appreciate what you have and be happy some have less some have more however still commit to growing a little bit each day

    • @rzcghtl2587
      @rzcghtl2587 8 лет назад +6

      not true. this applies to pretty much all countries in the world

    • @thejaguartracks1
      @thejaguartracks1 7 лет назад +1

      robertk2007 that is the best thing I have read in weeks. Thank you.

  • @Noname-pe3ml
    @Noname-pe3ml 8 лет назад +174

    I don't fly a lot but i stayed because its a quality video.

    • @birchmoss8642
      @birchmoss8642 6 лет назад

      Hunter Gibble same but I have never been on a plane

    • @Toasty_-jx6zk
      @Toasty_-jx6zk 6 лет назад

      B Moss wow. When you do come fly business class with me

  • @dgramop
    @dgramop 7 лет назад +13

    This video better be sponsored, you shouldn't do this for free!

  • @wessywes24
    @wessywes24 7 лет назад +19

    Diamond with Delta. Delta for life!

    • @AureliusR
      @AureliusR 4 года назад

      DELTA = Don't Expect Luggage To Arrive

  • @Tunak11
    @Tunak11 9 лет назад +49

    haha Emirates economy class is like Emirates Business Class.. Im not lying.

    • @jorgeferreira2009
      @jorgeferreira2009 9 лет назад +5

      Tunak11 What?! Emirates Economy and Business are equal? Sorry, yes you're lying and a lot! I'm flying this year Emirates and I flew 2 times Economy and the rest I'm flying Business ... HUGE difference. Really proper HUGE believe me.

    • @dylanmacariola8437
      @dylanmacariola8437 9 лет назад +6

      Tunak11 i flew emirates economy and i passed through business, there is no way you can compare the two.

    • @suckerz01520
      @suckerz01520 9 лет назад

      Tunak11 I flew Emirates business class and economy before, and I can tell you there is a massive difference.

    • @suckerz01520
      @suckerz01520 9 лет назад

      Srivas R Oh right, the business class on regional flights has never been the best actually.

    • @odoylerulz3476
      @odoylerulz3476 9 лет назад

      Srivas R Ermmm no.. I will say it again, Emirates Economy class is just an Economy class. It is not like an American business class because that IS a business class is a business class.

  • @JHA854
    @JHA854 8 лет назад +774

    I miss old Casey, Don't get me wrong, the vlogs are great, but I preferred his films way back when.

    • @bumblebee7838
      @bumblebee7838 8 лет назад +10

      Most people cash out when they can. Like in this payed video for an airline.

    • @SM-gt9vg
      @SM-gt9vg 8 лет назад +36

      +Bumble Bee
      It says at the end he was not paid by the airline to make this video, he just did it because he wanted to. Usually youtubers have to be up front about when they're getting sponsored (paid) to make a video, so I don't see why he would lie about it. The fact that he gets around 2-3 million views per video says that RUclips themselves are probably writing his paychecks lol. I'd be surprised if he didn't have a youtube partnership at this point.

    • @JoshuaPlays99
      @JoshuaPlays99 8 лет назад +11

      If you watched the video you would see that he literally said he was not paid to endorse american airlines. And considering it would be illegal if he was lying (which im 100% sure he isnt lying) then im pretty sure hes telling the truth.

    • @edawg792
      @edawg792 8 лет назад +1

      +THE RAGE MACHINE Oh he DEFINITELY has been a RUclips partner for a loooong time. Partner status means you get paid to put ads on your videos right?

    • @joshuadelafuent3
      @joshuadelafuent3 7 лет назад +5

      Oh found the hater

  • @masonh2501
    @masonh2501 7 лет назад +19

    This was the first Casey neistat video I saw

  • @MichaelBSteeleAviation
    @MichaelBSteeleAviation 7 лет назад +4

    Love this video soo much. This was my first Casey video that I had ever seen. Also the first video I had came across for ways to sit upfront for cheap. He has it mostly right except there is a way which I use to fly upfront on all my international travel which is about once or twice a year. Its the goose that lays the semiannual golden egg strategy.

  • @plopplopp1851
    @plopplopp1851 9 лет назад +23

    so its not free, i have to buy 100,000 flight hours, damn

    • @RiaThakkar
      @RiaThakkar 9 лет назад +11

      Plop Plopp not flight hours,miles

    • @Marco-dr5ho
      @Marco-dr5ho 9 лет назад +35

      haha! 100,000 flight hours would be like 11 years in a plane! :)

    • @alexmickmusic
      @alexmickmusic 9 лет назад +1

      Plop Plopp Well the title never said "How to get free business class" it said "how to get free business upgrades"

    • @prosincr
      @prosincr 9 лет назад +3

      Did you expect anything like this to be free?

    • @plopplopp1851
      @plopplopp1851 9 лет назад +1

      Caost I rest my case, dumb ass vid.

  • @alexjohnson95
    @alexjohnson95 8 лет назад +31

    Be rich. Saved you a click

  • @jadenr.11
    @jadenr.11 4 года назад +26

    Just saying, when Casey has facial hair he looks like a really sketchy guy

  • @lukewright3943
    @lukewright3943 5 лет назад +11

    Please!! Nobody show this to wendover productions.

  • @Machast
    @Machast 10 лет назад +9

    in short: FREE upgrades cost a truckload of cash.

  • @erictaylor5462
    @erictaylor5462 10 лет назад +6

    I like the front left seat best. The one with all the pretty gauges to look at!

  • @jamesf791
    @jamesf791 Год назад +1

    As someone who works for a legacy carrier he is correct, you need to commit heavily to 1 airline. I've seen people travel from airport to airport to airport in 1 day. Now there are days where you won't always get these upgrades. Like the month of August, everyone is traveling so good luck unless you are like 12 million miler or something. You can bring chocolate or Starbuck gift cards to the flight attendants but they don't have the authority to upgrade you. In fact they could get fired for doing that, and no the union won't protect them from that.

  • @dennisagusdianto315
    @dennisagusdianto315 4 года назад +55

    Anyone watching this in 2019??

  • @BRABAZON49
    @BRABAZON49 10 лет назад +5

    When I first saw your video I thought, oh no, not another demand for an illegitimate upgrade without a single legitimate claim for one. But, having watched your clear, concise and honest explanation I came to the conclusion that there are some decent and respectable customers out there. Commitment is the operative word in your presentation and you capitalise on it. Good on you for having the sense to actually read the small print and for American Airlines willingness to reciprocate. I was a flight attendant for 30+ years and, now retired, never having to hear that ugliest of ugly customer demands, upgrade, upgrade, upgrade makes me appreciate the credibility of your video.

  • @londones3
    @londones3 8 лет назад +24

    No way, are you telling me that if I get this elite of the golden of platinum diamond enchantment lvl 17 card and you get food??? no this isn't real life.

  • @echospage
    @echospage 2 года назад +1

    ah back for my yearly dose of nostalgia - happy new year 2022 :)

  • @malekallahham6953
    @malekallahham6953 7 лет назад

    watching the information conveyed in Casey'ism way, man it keeps the data streaming and processed with ease !

  • @tarepandaval483
    @tarepandaval483 8 лет назад +4

    "they are giving you keys to the kingdom, why would they make it easy." i luv that

  • @bts845
    @bts845 8 лет назад +77

    I rather opt for better hotels than the 2hrs spent on a plane.

    • @SirAlexzz
      @SirAlexzz 8 лет назад +53

      he stills pays the same. Don't you understand? They aren't forcing you to fly. He flies alot, nearly two times a month. So by flying a lot they give you this card by no other cost. That gives you free upgrades every flight. He isn't putting more money, he pays like an economy class but because he flays a lot they gave him free upgrades.

    • @BrianHall526
      @BrianHall526 7 лет назад

      SirAlexzz š

    • @henrywirrig5574
      @henrywirrig5574 6 лет назад +5

      way more than twice a month

    • @henrywirrig5574
      @henrywirrig5574 6 лет назад +3

      LA to NYC is a 5-6 hour flight

    • @andrimarbi
      @andrimarbi 4 года назад +1

      If only international travel was 2 hours

  • @joshdoeseverything4575
    @joshdoeseverything4575 7 лет назад +2

    Love that md-80 ur in for the video

  • @zjkingsley7
    @zjkingsley7 2 года назад +1

    There's really nothing like an old Casey video.

  • @PremiumFuelOnly
    @PremiumFuelOnly 10 лет назад +12

    You can always ride grayhound, always first class.

  • @vro7035
    @vro7035 8 лет назад +3

    That's actually really nice of you to share this with us, and it was a really funny video. I enjoyed it.

  • @emilseitveliiev2263
    @emilseitveliiev2263 2 года назад +1

    4:25 sounds like a “real piece of cake”

  • @JavierSianes
    @JavierSianes 7 лет назад +20

    So, you basically need to make your life miserable taking long planes constantly to be 'rewarded'?

    • @JeremyGalloway
      @JeremyGalloway 7 лет назад +10

      Yeah. I guess programs like these are also meant to help super-commuters not be so miserable, because if they flew coach all the time they'd get fed up with it and quit their jobs or whatever commitment was forcing them to travel. and that would be bad for both the airline and economy in general.

    • @morganolds9426
      @morganolds9426 7 лет назад

      Javier Sianes most of the time but my mom works at the airline so I get free plane rides anywhere I want

    • @Goadiroth
      @Goadiroth 7 лет назад +2

      Carrot Cat, you get the leftover seats though. And if the plane is full, then you need to wait for the next plane that hopefully will have some seats left over.

    • @rspoleschuk8132
      @rspoleschuk8132 7 лет назад

      Well an transatlantic flight is about 6'500-8'000 Km from UK to New York or any East coast city in the US. From Munich to Miami it's about 11'000 km, witch is about 7000 miles. The flight is about 10h and 30 min. So you will need to fly that rout about 14 times and 140h since the way back is faster. If you are very busy you will probably fly shorter flights or connecting flights after reaching Miami. Or you could do about 100 small route flights.

    • @rspoleschuk8132
      @rspoleschuk8132 7 лет назад

      Also keep in mind, their not the biggest airliner company to fly around the world. They do have flights to bigger and busier Airports but flying to Croatia or Poland you will need a connecting flight.

  • @CharlieFinch617
    @CharlieFinch617 9 лет назад +21

    this is like those annoying "how to get money in minutes" pop ups advert.

    • @generalaccount6531
      @generalaccount6531 8 лет назад

      +xXxYoUwAnTsUmGaMiNgxXx How to save money for = or > upper middle class :\

  • @ChrisPBacon21
    @ChrisPBacon21 9 лет назад +11

    20 NYC - LA Flights a Year. More than 1 a month. No one has time for that.

    • @pianoaround
      @pianoaround 9 лет назад +4

      Unless you are making money off the deal. You have to also figure out a way to make money by going to these places...

    • @ChrisPBacon21
      @ChrisPBacon21 9 лет назад +8

      Piano Around the World Prostitution

    • @9livespvp691
      @9livespvp691 9 лет назад

      Maybe it is part of their job

  • @earthtomemphis
    @earthtomemphis 6 лет назад +1

    This was my first Casey Neistat film I ever saw.

  • @cyriluebbing22
    @cyriluebbing22 4 года назад +2

    Please do an updated version for 2019

  • @andrewsantos2570
    @andrewsantos2570 8 лет назад +61

    My dad works for Delta Airlines, I get upgraded about 1/5-6 times I fly. Coach or First I pay $200 a year for unlimited flights to anywhere in the world.

    • @eviltobias
      @eviltobias 8 лет назад +51

      You're full of shit.. Airline employees don't get that sort of offer. If your dad, lets say worked as a pilot in Delta, his only benefit would be to fly for free with that airline, IF a seat is available, and if its for work purposes. Family members getting discounts and shit like that, is a rumor dicks like you keep alive.

    • @andrewsantos2570
      @andrewsantos2570 8 лет назад +11

      I know, not like that, if there are extra seats and no upgrades in first class, they give them to the people on the stand-by/non-rev list, I sit in first class flying across the atlantic most times I fly. He gets benefits for him, me, my mom, my brother and his parents, we pay $200 per year to have unlimited flights. When we fly, we try to schedule it around wide open flights with empty seats.

    • @andrewsantos2570
      @andrewsantos2570 8 лет назад +9

      + -Porscheeky - I have never payed to fly my entire life, If you are close family, i.e spouse/children you don't pay. I have 9 years worth of flight history to proof it, looks like you're the one full of shit now buddy.

    • @andrewsantos2570
      @andrewsantos2570 8 лет назад +2

      You can fly for work reasons or leisure travel. ALL FOR FREE!

    • @sketch6492
      @sketch6492 8 лет назад +10

      +- Porscheeky - He's not lying. I have the same benefit with my family with United Airlines. Unlimited flights, but you get placed on standby. Typically for us the first class aisle is more empty than coach, and we almost always get the empty flights (besides the week of a holiday or something) and we pay nothing. We actually have an allocation to bypassing the standby and guaranteeing us a seat, but once we go pass that we either have to wait standby, or pay a fee (which is still less than paying for the actual ticket). It doesn't have to be for work purposes at all.

  • @ELDK2008
    @ELDK2008 9 лет назад +4

    I don't fly a lot so, thank you for the first minute of the video!!!!!

  • @adventurebasics
    @adventurebasics 6 лет назад +1

    You just described a loyalty program, well done.

  • @Rensjerens
    @Rensjerens 3 года назад

    Damn. The quality of this video is so high. I didn't notice how old this video is. Well done casey!

  • @anastasiareed360
    @anastasiareed360 8 лет назад +80

    So you have to fly to from LA to NY and back almost twice a month lol.. Yea, I'll pass, and i'll keep my economy seat for the 1-2 times I fly every year

    • @ericmyles8371
      @ericmyles8371 8 лет назад +41

      He literally said "this won't help you if you don't fly alot"

  • @jordanshea6307
    @jordanshea6307 8 лет назад +5

    If you fly from NY to LA, you need 100,000, each round trip is 5,000. Math time, 100,000 / 5,000 = 20 (100/5=20) 20 • average of $550 per round trip = $11,000. To upgrade to first unrestricted, $1,500 more. REMEMBER you're flying 20 times to activate first class, spending $11,000.
    This is really useful if you're flying at least 50 times a year. This is how airlines make money.

  • @Patomelb
    @Patomelb 5 лет назад

    This was the very first Casey video I ever saw

  • @messi9991
    @messi9991 7 лет назад

    "it's complicated and there is no loophole". - fly a lot and get free upgrades for a year. rinse and repeat. super complicated. i don't know how no one gets this. you are such a genius.

  • @sydneyaerospotter5856
    @sydneyaerospotter5856 8 лет назад +8

    This video introduced me to casey! And today I'm a daily viewer!

  • @SDoGG420
    @SDoGG420 10 лет назад +12

    spend 40,000 in a year on flying and you'll get to ride first class for "FREE"

    • @ut000bs
      @ut000bs 10 лет назад +3

      Yes, his company is paying for economy seats and he's flying first class. All at at no cost to him and minimal cost to his company. So, yes. It is completely FREE for him.

  • @glennaaron1306
    @glennaaron1306 7 лет назад

    damn, i like your content casey! keep doing it

  • @misterguy2929
    @misterguy2929 6 лет назад

    I enjoyed this video and ended up going about getting status myself. It helps when its for work haha

  • @Am_I_yours
    @Am_I_yours 9 лет назад +13

    so your trick to getting 'free' upgrades is to pay for them through a promotional program?

    • @SuperMrgentleman
      @SuperMrgentleman 9 лет назад

      No, you fly enough through American and then every upgrade is free. You don't pay any more to fly.

    • @jamiehanrahan4705
      @jamiehanrahan4705 9 лет назад

      SuperMrgentleman Well, actually, yes, you do pay more if you want your miles to count one to one. There are at least two things he's not telling you. One is that the free upgrades aren't always available. Those seats come out of the same inventory that's available for "SAAVER" upgrades, the lowest "cost" upgrades with miles. If all of the f/c seats are taken up by f/c-paying customers, or customers on "AAnytime" upgrades, none are available for these free upgrades for ExecPl. The other is that for a mile flown to count as an elite qualifying mile, it can't be booked in the deep discount fare classes (G, Q, N, O, or S on AA). A mile on one of those tickets counts as only half an elite qualifying mile. otoh full-fare economy class miles count as 1.5 elite qualifying miles each.

    • @jamiehanrahan4705
      @jamiehanrahan4705 9 лет назад

      Jamie Hanrahan Oh... AND, the "complimentary upgrades" themselves only apply to full-fare coach tickets (fare classes Y or B).

    • @NT-fb6ow
      @NT-fb6ow 9 лет назад

      At the start of the video he stated that there are no tricks or loopholes.

    • @jamiehanrahan4705
      @jamiehanrahan4705 9 лет назад

      ***** It's true, you can qualify for elite status with either "elite qualifying points" or "elite qualifying miles". At discount economy class they are the same. At "deep discount economy class" you only get half of the qualifying points. But full fare economy class (and business, and first) accumulates points at 1.5x the miles. So if you want to qualify in less than 100K actual flight miles, you can do it by flying 66,667 miles in full fare economy. But that'll cost more than the 100K miles in the discount classes would. More than 1.5x more than deep discount? Probably.

  • @jwilson1812
    @jwilson1812 10 лет назад +4

    I fly so much I can recite the British Airways safety announcement off by heart...

  • @LoganAviation
    @LoganAviation 2 года назад

    This video has changed my life forever. Thank you, Casey!

  • @dontlikemycomment1771
    @dontlikemycomment1771 6 лет назад +5

    2018???

  • @robertfrownyjr4035
    @robertfrownyjr4035 8 лет назад +5

    First video I ever saw of Caseys...

  • @RobloxRandomMadness
    @RobloxRandomMadness 9 лет назад +3

    The first video i every watched from you.

  • @nervegrind3r
    @nervegrind3r 6 лет назад

    So just fly a lot between Ny and Ca, got it! At least I got to hear cypress hill.

  • @Ren722
    @Ren722 4 года назад +1

    You're frickin' Casey Neistat, of course you get free business class flights everytime...

  • @tnick777
    @tnick777 8 лет назад +399

    So there's no tricks it's just participating in a widely-known loyalty program... nice. Great advertise- I mean video.

    • @henrywirrig5574
      @henrywirrig5574 6 лет назад +5

      its not an ad he said that at the end of the video

    • @mikewest9256
      @mikewest9256 6 лет назад +8

      Human Productions ...it might not be a paid ad but it definitely is a video that promotes AA. ..and im sure he gets the best treatment when flying with them, with a happy ending if you know what I mean 😉

    • @fozzie2816
      @fozzie2816 6 лет назад +8

      Actually, AA kicked him off of the Executive Platinum Membership, not that great of a treatment I guess.

    • @davidkee2363
      @davidkee2363 6 лет назад

      +Fozzie why he was kicked?

    • @yomi001
      @yomi001 6 лет назад +2

      Because he reached level 9000 on the douchebag chart.

  • @ursadmedsrx55403
    @ursadmedsrx55403 8 лет назад +9

    My 1st Casey Neistat video. I saw it on the most popular page on RUclips when it came out.
    Never knew that these loyalty programs give you these advantages.

    • @ursadmedsrx55403
      @ursadmedsrx55403 8 лет назад +6

      And Casey h8s AA, flies with JetBlue now

    • @techywiz7890
      @techywiz7890 8 лет назад +2

      This was my first Casey video too

    • @brettshelton9654
      @brettshelton9654 7 лет назад +1

      American made a huge mistake merging with US Airways. Customer service went down the drain, and they lost a lot of what made AA good.

    • @ursadmedsrx55403
      @ursadmedsrx55403 7 лет назад

      SIA Airport Agreed

  • @petar7794
    @petar7794 5 лет назад +2

    i dont fly a lot but i watched it anyways
    i fly either once or twice a year

  • @hexagonlight4022
    @hexagonlight4022 7 лет назад

    I knew all the songs in this video from Fun Lovin' Criminals to Cypress Hill. Nice