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Old Oct 25, 2011, 11:53 pm
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mikelat
 
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Originally Posted by veganmacrochick
ah... ok, so get a ticket with miles then upgrade with cash?
nah... I'd rather just use miles all the way....
Thanks for the info!
As BrewerSEA notes, you may not always have that option. It is entirely possible that J award seats won't be available and someone would have to settle for Y. But, on departure day, for any number of reasons, they may offer buy-ups to J that would work even for those on an award ticket.
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