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Jan 17, 2014 | 12:05 am

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baccarat_king

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Originally Posted by baccarat_king

25 January 2014 - 231 AMS-BOS (M-fare) - UPGRADE WAITLISTED
28 January 2014 - 230 BOS-AMS (M-fare) - Upgraded! (BusinessElite) (52 days, prior to departure)

Note : as of January 2014, DL 230/231 are modified A330 with "lie flat" seating.

Checked yesterday, and was able to re-ticket my M-fare to a Z-fare, with a credit of over 300€. Changed the outbound slightly, but I now arrive in Boston about an hour earlier (which is great for this trip).

AMS-LHR-BOS-AMS, rebooked in "Z," so, no more "worries" about the upgrade clearing (outbound), extra EQMs, and I saved some SWUs.

Unfortunately, the AMS-BOS outbound was not available as a (new) reduced price Z-fare; and it was filling up very nicely, so while I still expected the upgrade to clear day of departure; was more than happy to confirm myself in BusinessElite.

My issue with the SWU day of departure clearance is that I would need to arrive at the Schiphol early, which is very inconvenient. I travel to Boston with no checked bags; so with Privium (which hardly matters) and an electronic boarding pass, I have no reason to arrive more than 1 hour before departure (unless, of course, I need to "CHASE" an SWU day of departure!)

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