Originally Posted by
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The only people who really should be complaining about international fares are those who are M,H buyers. Anything lower and you couldn't upgrade, and the higher fares (Y,B) don't have a co-pay.
So this really only irks M,H for international. Otherwise, the previously non-upgradable fares being able to upgrade now is something new...if you don't like it, just don't upgrade like you were before.
I think the OP is up in arms over because this is
domestic travel he is trying to upgrade, not international. But the co-pay schedule is the same as for international. Before he could upgrade with 15k miles, now it will be going to 17,500 + several hundreds of $ in co-pay. Fare class doesn't really come into importance in this case.
At issue is that HI upgrades (which recall are a domestic product) are now a lot more expensive than CONUS upgrades.