Originally Posted by
sbm12
The only thing that is strange about that is that the fee schedule for non-elite upgrades does not include a $150 option. And you're still waiting to hear back on exactly what happened in your case. So stating that anything is absolutely true or untrue seems premature at this point.
Still, the fact that non-elites are being offered a buy-up when there are still EUAs to be had - whether it is part of the official buy-up program or a fare difference purchase - sucks for the elites. It definitely takes away from the value of that core benefit of the program.
I'm wondering about the fee schedule myself...
Returning from LAS the other day (to IAH), my non-elite friend was offered an upgrade for $150. I had already been upgraded 24 hours out, so nothing fishy there, as far as I'm concerned. But I had told her that the fee should be $100, according to the published fee schedule. The upgrade was offered the night before (checking in on the pda site) at $150, and then again on the airport kiosk for the same amount. What happened to the $100 fee for a flight of that distance?
BTW, on the flight from IAH, no 'cheap' upgrade was offered to her, and I wasn't upgraded, either.