Originally Posted by
qukslvr619
according to who and why not? UA Insider indicated that Y/B/M fares would be eligible for upgrades on gov fares. I can tell you that the Y fares I am purchasing for travel are not cheap; should we also say that corporate contract fares should be excluded as well from Y/B/M upgrades for elites because it is essentially the same situation. I can take my business elsewhere if they don't extend some benefit for the purchase of a full fare (albeit somewhat negotiated); i have the option of purchasing a lower fare but they are definitely getting more money by offering the option to instant upgrade. It's not like this is TOD's...
Really? If I want to travel IAD to SFO tomorrow, the cheapest Y/B/M fare is $782 for B. If I were eligible for a government fare, I could buy Y for $351 and be ahead of even that B fare. Not quite TOD, but feels the same to me.