Mine have gone down this year below even what they were last year. It may be that because I'm paying similar amounts if not slightly more for my fares, the
classes of those fares have fallen.
E.g. $600 for a mid-con in T, when last year that would have been $550 for a V or $600 for a Q. I'm also seeing markets where the T fare is double what the S or W fare was last year.
Originally Posted by
bldr1k
My upgrade percentage on expensive fares (V or better) is about 80%.
Technically, V is still a discounted economy fare rather than an expensive fare
. It's not on the same scale as S/T/K/L/G, but it's also much more discounted than Q/E/U/M/H/Y/B.
However, I'll add that my success on V and Q fares this year when I've booked them is very poor.