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Old May 15, 2012 | 1:22 pm
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Originally Posted by clusterDuck
Thanks. I need to be able to go to Europe on a regular basis. I have some old miles on American, so I am wondering if it is better for me to ditch delta and go back to using American to get more frequent upgrades from low fare classes. In which case, I should probably look into getting a new American based credit card.
On a regular basis....

Try booking a discounted J (S,I,D fare) and forget about the upgrade. Unless you have enough miles to continue to upgrade, you probably only have enough for a couple of trips. Weigh this against the cost on American.
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