Originally Posted by johnp012001

So, you're seeing more U availability, and sitting in F for $1000 less than if you'd used the companion certificate for F. I'm struggling to understand why you'd be upset!

This gives AS the ability to offer you a great deal on the flights that they choose to. For example, on January 27th, the presumably more desirable morning SEA-HNL is sold out in F. Assuming those were all sold, had you used you'd have paid ~$790. ($736 + $55 one-way of round trip companion certificate). Instead they sold the 2 seats for ~$1470, earning ~$640 more.

Now, you can take the less desirable evening flight for about ~$275 and use MVPG upgrade certs and sit in F, or pay ~$410 for a G instant upgrade.

Seems to me to be a win-win situation.