Originally Posted by
kmfdm91
NOT GOOD - this is the equivalent of the Chirac tax in France, gone across the channel to England!
Does any other airline charge for this for upgrade purposes using instruments/miles? Did PMCO do this, because I know PMUA didn't!
-jeremy
LHR already had this sort of tax in place, and there were reports of it being collected at the gate or check-in IIRC if not the upgrade hadn't cleared in advanced.
However, the big deal is that
UA is now collecting this fee up-front. Yeah, I'm sure they will refund it if you don't clear the upgrade--but this is still a negative change for long-time UA flyers.
It's the same situation as the copays for miles + copay upgrades, which UA also now collects up front--meaning you have to float UA an interest-free loan for up to several months at a time on the hope that your upgrade will eventually clear.
