Originally Posted by
bniu
Or just say I want to upgrade to full Y for more miles (MQM that is, and DL still comes out ahead here, the fare diff is not worth the extra MQMs in most cases), i'm essentially putting money in delta's wallet, they'd better shut up about asking me for a fee to put money in their wallet!
Post #2 addresses it correctly since the OP mentioned a TATL upgrade. Discounted fares typically have change fees. One's willingness to buy up to a higher fare doesn't overcome that restriction.