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Old Aug 16, 2011 | 10:34 am
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Originally Posted by aacharya
You don't. There is no mechanism for free upgrades** to CO BusinessFirst flights.


**Apart from the occasional op-up (when Y is overbooked).
To be clear - Chance of OPUP is slim to nil for 2P. If any overbooking, OP comes after GS & 1K on elite heavy TPAC. You should call CO ASAP and get the details of what might be available for SWU, miles, etc. Even those are a long shot.
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