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Old May 5, 2014 | 4:19 pm
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ciba
 
Join Date: Feb 2014
Location: San Francisco Bay Area
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Originally Posted by Eastbay1K
My first thought is that there are some company policies that prohibit booking into a premium fare class, even if the fare is cheaper. The "instant upgrade" class may book into a permissible bucket for various company policies.
The old "exploit corporate bureaucracy trick."

I do see this happen often. Thankfully I can just document "cheaper than coach" and book the fare.
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