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Old Jan 9, 2012, 12:13 pm
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emcsweeney
 
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Izamal, Yucatan
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Originally Posted by pigx5
My friend is a CO employee and he told me that Op-Up is based on paid fare and not status.
I will ask him again.
Same thing here. Two years ago my wife and daughter were given an op-up with me (EWR-DEL), even though they were on reward tix (out of my account of course) and I was on a cheap fare. FWIW, it was the concierge who approached me to deliver the great news.
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