Originally Posted by
shonline
.....am simply stunned that the seat I had on that same return flight was taken from me just for changing the outbound.
Not sure what to tell you, but I've changed many flights and not lost upgrades on other legs. Maybe they cancelled the entire original ticket and issued a new one? In any case, I'd phone and see if you can change your return making it clear that you expect to keep your confirmed outbound upgrade.