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Old Dec 10, 2013 | 3:59 pm
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Originally Posted by Platinum_Wannabe
As a DM, this seems like a *huge* improvement to me. I have a very hard time using SWUs because either a) I'm going to get the upgrade anyway so why bother with a cert or b) i have to pay almost exactly the same as a first ticket in order to get the upgrade (international).

In this case, I can use the Global to buy a cheap international fare and then upgrade. That makes these worth $x000 instead of $x00 like they are now.
Yes, but how many times is OP/RP inventory there? On some (many?) flights: practically never. On others: rarely. And there is no way to check the OP/RP availability anywhere, in any shape or form interactively and reliably.
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