Originally Posted by
MrAAUGA
Hi all,
long time reader, first time poster.
I could not find a thread about this so I decided to ask: How can I get my seats upgraded when booking when my company only pays the lowest fare (typically economy)?
I know it seems redundant as one would think only medallion status would offer this (I am DL Gold btw) but when I booked a prior trip to Taiwan, it auto upgraded me for a portion (TPE-NRT) and I am trying to figure out if that same logic can be applied to my whole trip.
I need to book a flight from either from SFO or SJC to SYD and then to SIN and back to either SFO or SJC. I usually have to book it through the Amex Business Travel center, but they are great about working with me to get certain fare classes or segments.
I do not care about length of trip (if I am in first lol) but I prefer to stay away from China Airlines (horrible trip with them before).
Any advice would help and I am 15k MQM away from Platinum
Thank you
Fly another carrier. Delta requires very expensive YBM fares and a $250 change fee (I have got around this before but have also been told no way). No matter how you cut it, you will have to pay about $4000 for a shot at an upgrade on DL. You can straight up but Biz class on other carriers (and even DL) for that much if you hit a sale.
Bottom line: Delta is not a good airline for international upgrades (cheap).