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Old Aug 12, 2013 | 1:38 pm
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Originally Posted by andy2343
I think I know the answer but wanted to be 100% before I do any booking--if I'm AS MVP Gold and book a full-fare Y ticket, I would only get an instant complimentary upgrade if there is U space available? I always thought (at least for other airlines like DL) that if you purchase a full fare ticket your complimentary upgrade is instant at time of booking; but it sounds like, at least for AS, it's only instant if there's U space, otherwise you go directly on the upgrade waitlist?

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Correct.

Although I'm not sure if even a full Y ticket on DL confirms directly into F if no upgradeable space is available. I'm less familiar with DL than with UA, but on UA, even as a 1K, if you buy full Y, there must still be R space (upgradeable space and the equivalent of U on AS) for an upgrade to be confirmed. I assume it works similarly on DL.
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