Originally Posted by
intlbizman
my question is... with the recent "cut backs" in top tier status at Air Canada... does anyone seriously buy Y M U class fares to get upgraded? I mean $5500 to go from Toronto to Hong Kong in feb 2009 for an upgrade ticket? Isn't that how much it used to cost to fly out buy a restricted executive class ticket?
For $5,500 see if you can get a business class ticket on Cathay.
Air Canada's upgrades
were a good deal to HKG when:
- You could buy M class for $2,200
- You could upgrade on a H fare with a SWU (up to 2 years ago)
- There was only one kind of upgrade cert and it worked on all fares
Originally Posted by
intlbizman
by the way, wouldn't i get more room with 2x economy seats?
A J seat occupies roughly twice the real estate of a Y seat, but you get more room to lie down in the J seat.
