Originally Posted by
stirred
That's a good one. YYZ-FRA on a cheap fare is 14 eupgrades. Take 28 of mine, just confirm the damn thing. The point about the SEs throwing 50 points at an upgrade - if you are E, and an SE wants an upgrade, you are SOL in any case, aren't you?
Exactly. The consensus seems to be that the current system works great for SEs, who seem to be able to use up most of their credits during the year. Many of us lowly Es, on the other hand, tend to be stuck with 80+ credits and no opportunity to use them. It would be nice if I could use all of my credits just to "guarantee" that I can upgrade at least 1 long-haul flight a year.
It's basically an extension of the idea of UA's UDU concept vs. AC's requirement to use credits for domestic flights. UA's system favours its highest tier members, while AC's system forces people to choose how much they value something, giving even low tier members at least some chance of upgrading.