Originally Posted by
caseminole
I am traveling in a couple of months and saw that a seat in F was available to me for 15,000 miles.
I am Silver Elite, and have been elite for many years.
Using the online system, you are now given the option of using another account to provide the miles for you.
My mom has been after me for a while to use some of her miles, and I was going to use them, until I noticed that if the miles come out of my account, there isnt a service fee, but if we use my mom's miles, they charge an upgrade fee of $150???
$150 seems to me an exorbitant fee, given that at OLCI, I might be offered the same opportunity to "buy-up" into F for around the same amount at that time.
I would have expected "maybe" $50. But $150 fee PLUS the 15,000 miles?
Just wondering when CO started this policy
ANother reason to keep my Elite Status I think!
It's always been there. We just never noticed/cared. It also goes down based on fare class.
Upgrade Co-Pay Fees (for departures Feb. 1, 2011 and beyond)
Effective Feb.1, 2011, co-pay fees for upgrades on non-BusinessFirst Continental flights will apply as shown in the chart below. Co-pay fees will not apply to Copa Airlines flights. The new fees will be applicable to rewards redeemed on or after Jan 21, 2011.
Fare Class One Way Co-pay Fee (Elites) One Way Co-pay Fee (All Others)
Y/B/M $0 $0
E $0 $50
U/H/Q $0 $75
V/W $0 $100
S/T/L $0 $150
K/G $0 $175
Upgrade Co-Pay Fees (departures Jan 31, 2011 and prior)
Effective Aug. 15, 2010 through Jan. 31, 2011, co-pay fees for upgrades on non-BusinessFirst Continental and Continental Micronesia flights will apply as shown in the chart below.
Fare Class One Way Co-pay Fee (Elites) One Way Co-pay Fee (All Others)
Y/B/M $0 $0
H $0 $50
K/Q/U $0 $75
V/G $0 $100
W/E/S $0 $150
T/N/L $0 $175
Upgrade Reward Co-pay Fees for Travel within Mainland U.S., Alaska and Canada (redeemed prior to Aug. 15, 2010)
Fare Class Miles Co-pay (Elites) Co-pay (All Others)
Y 5,000 $0 $0
B/M/H/K 15,000 $0 $0
Q/U/V/G 15,000 $0 $50
W/E/S 15,000 $0 $100
T/N/L 15,000 $0 $150