Originally Posted by
midlevels
Now that Y to J upgrades are no longer possible on long haul, paying additional cash + miles to get from Y to W is not ideal, even if it's only US$300 more.
From W to J upgrade the fare difference between R and E fares is quite huge.
Yeah this makes sense now. The strategy is also a bit different if most of your paid travel is Y as opposed to Y+ or J. Previously I was paying for J all the time, so it feels like I'm saving a ton with E fares. The website doesn't make it easy to see R fares (yet?) so I dunno about those. If they suck really bad then I would consider switching to full ticket redemptions.