Originally Posted by exwannabe

I am sure there are legit times when a late ticket is purchased and the travel plans are very uncertain that it can make sense.

But I would bet that the vast majority of full Y fare tickets are either because they are the only fares left, or more likely it is somebody traveling on corporate cash who wants the upgrade.

For years the company I worked for allowed this to go on. When they finaly stopped allowing it, the salesmen were crying for months.