Originally Posted by
Totoro
Do you mean Y fare as in the fare bucket or economy fare? I would guess the latter, and with the Y bucket pricing on many routes, I would not feel guilty about expecting an upgrade (at time of purchase).
When I wrote this, I was hoping the above misunderstanding would be avoided. I thought I corrected it further down the line. I should have said "discounted Y fare", since I am always upgraded on a full Y fare (I have not failed yet to get a Y-up when buying one.)