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Old Nov 18, 2011 | 4:23 pm
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Originally Posted by standardgirl
But if you have an AF Y fare ticket, you are eligible to upgrade to BUSINESS class (not PE) under the Skyteam Mileage Upgrade Program (http://www.skyteam.com/en/Why-SkyTea...-Redeem-Miles/) using miles from any of the SkyTeam airlines.

I have not done this in reality though, however, and wonder how easy/difficult it will be to find a Delta agent who's competent enough to know the rules and is capable of making this happen!
That was the point of my post. According to Skyteam, Y fare upgrades to Affaires, whereas according to Delta, Y fare upgrades to PV and PV (often cheaper than full Y fare) upgrades to Affaires
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