Originally Posted by
exerda
And I wouldn't have a problem with that--hey, if they want to offer discounted F (or Y/B/M) fares at the last minute, fine and dandy--if the buy-ups were offered consistently to elites. What annoys me is when my no-status friend on the same fare is offered a ToD (say, $89 on LAS-ORD), and I'm offered the full buy-up (say, $389), as we check in side-by-side at two kiosks. Or when at OLCI, my wife gets an offer to buy up, and I don't get one at all.
Yes, but you've flown F a lot. It's only fair that others who have not experienced F as much as you be given the opportunity.