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Apr 9, 2012 | 8:40 am

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Originally Posted by MrAAUGA

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)?

Welcome to FlyerTalk, MrAAUGA! ^

If it is literally the lowest fare, you probably can't upgrade without paying the difference in cost yourself. As for an upgrade using miles, here is what it will cost in miles if you have a qualifying fare....

http://www.delta.com/skymiles/use_mi...ards/index.jsp

Once you hit Plat, you will have an option to pick up four SWU's which can be applied toward your travel but again, you need to know the fare rules AND there needs to be qualifying inventory to apply them. Do a search on this site and you will see this is discussed frequently.

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