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Old Jun 25, 2013, 6:18 am
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sammyindc
 
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Originally Posted by Bravada04
Not too familiar with this so thought I would ask.
Myself and wife are using Aeroplan miles on a return trip to Thailand......thinking of maybe going first class on the way back flying out of Beijing ( Bangkok > Beijing > Chicago ) Just curious if there is usually open seats on these types of flights ; If a person decides can I just ask at the gate ? - .....and what kind of costs would a person be looking at for two people purchasing last minute ??

Any feedback, ideas, suggestions would be appreciated.

I know most people will just say to purchase it now - I understand but right now we will suck it up on economy. I'm not so worried about the flight there it's sometimes coming home when you are cranky and tired

At the same token, I am not interested in spending $10K or something ridiculous like that.
If you have enough miles, I would change the ticket from coach to business award ticket.
If you don't have enough miles for 2, maybe purchase one business class and use miles for the second business class ticket.

Better than waiting as the Asia-US routes are usually tough to upgrade last minute.
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