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Old Dec 12, 2008 | 9:04 am
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Originally Posted by benzguy80
me, I'd rather pay cash for an upgradeable coach fare and then use the miles to upgrade. typically this is a much better return than using the miles to get a coach ticket, but then again I fly almost exclusively on AA.

hope things work out for you, OP

-benzguy80
Glad you don't fly NW. Upgradeable coach fares are only Y and B fares - read: very expensive. I prefer to use miles for outright international business class ticket. Flying CO next Tuesday to Italy that way. Woohoo!
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