Originally Posted by
DaviddesJ
In other words, a way for corporate travelers to cheat their employers, right? No one ever made a policy "You can fly in economy but not first" with the intention that that would authorize their employees to buy a ticket that claims to be an economy fare but costs as much as first class and gives them a first-class seat.
It's not a matter of buying the most expensive fare to get the upgrade as you imply but that I'm contractually obligated to book into Y to allow for the most flexibility. The fact that UA decides to offer this benefit, albeit now capacity controlled. There's really no cheating going on here. I'm not allowed to buy an F fare even if it's cheaper. I think UA realizes most corporate limitations on the booking of premium fares. Sorry if my corporate policy that requires me full flexibility is eating into your upgrade % but it's not like I'm on a TOD upgrade here either.