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Old Sep 23, 2003 | 1:26 am
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by OttoGraham:
Quite a bit of money for an asset that's 100% sure to go to waste 1 minute following departure. How popular were these "sales"?

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I guess they hae to protect the integrity of their fare structure. Why would anyone pay for F if they could upgrade a V fare for two hundred bucks?


<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by ozstamps:
Guess it is Miles Buzz if you get a lot more miles doing this than you otherwise would via class of service bonus.

Which no-one seems to have mentioned .... would these "on the spot" upgrades apply for COS bonus?

They never do on upgrades with points or certs, but this is kind of a 'paid' J/F class cabin seat I suppose? Does anyone know?

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I don't think that they should earn a COS bonus, but I'd take one if offered.

Of course, what are the odds that NW/CO start selling upgrades to Europe at the gate???

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