EVA Economy upgrade to Premium Economy UA miles
Jul 5, 2013, 9:33 am
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EVA Economy upgrade to Premium Economy UA miles
Has any one tried this upgrade award now that EVA is Star Alliance? Purchase a regular Economy class and upgrade to their Premium Economy with UA miles. Any idea how many miles it will take? The Y -> C upgrade is relatively clear though.
Jul 5, 2013, 7:31 pm
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Were that to happen it would likely go the way that of the other alliances where upgrades go Y->W and W->C rather than Y->C. That's bad for people who like to upgrade Y->C like they can today.
Jul 5, 2013, 10:55 pm
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So who would purchase a full fare ticket and only want to upgrade to premium economy but not business ? Doesn't make any sense.
Jul 7, 2013, 6:38 am
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If you are a UA Mileage + member and are a Star Alliance Gold member, purchase a premium economy ticket on BR and then hope that Y is overbooked as there is a possibility of an OP UP.
Jul 7, 2013, 8:55 am
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Are you familiar with star alliance upgrades ? You do know that currently in order to upgrade on partner airlines, you have to purchase a full fare ticket right ?
So who would purchase a full fare ticket and only want to upgrade to premium economy but not business ? Doesn't make any sense.
So who would purchase a full fare ticket and only want to upgrade to premium economy but not business ? Doesn't make any sense.