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Old Feb 8, 2012, 10:09 am
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Mike Jacoubowsky
 
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Originally Posted by 1k650
Or - do not put your MP number in the record and get a TOD upsell offer. This will trump everyone on the UG list, including 1ks with Y tickets, probably at a much lower cost.
With the inherent danger that, if your upgrade doens't go through, you end up without a way to get a decent coach seat (of which there are 12 on the SFO-SYD run, so good luck with that!).
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