Originally Posted by
mendel k
They only way to not have the $150 change fee is when you upgrade in class.
Bumping an old thread here.
I booked a flight a while back (T fare), and the A fare is now only $185 more per person (for DCA-SLC).
I called to see about paying the fare difference, but the agent wanted to hit me with a $150/person change fee. Same flight, same date. She said it was a better seat. I said Economy Comfort is a better seat, and day-of-departure upgrades are better seats and neither of those requires an extra $150/person, so it didn't make sense to charge me a fee just for the privilege of buying a higher fare.
I asked to be transferred to a supervisor. She put me on hold, and came back with "How about $75 per person?"
Does anyone have a source to confirm
mendel k's post, that there shouldn't be a change fee for buying up to a higher class?