Originally Posted by
Shareholder
Isn't the copay a bit of an illusion? If you're contemplating an upgrade, you already have paid an additional $500 or so for the eligible fare, so you're buying into an expensive lottery with no guarantee of having an upgrade and then paying that copay fee! Doesn't make much sense...as noted, for leisure summer travel there have always been transAt sales on J/C/D/Z which at least guarantee that front cabin seat.
SH, I think that you are thinking about (non-) Flex vs. Tango. The OP is in PE and all PE fares are eligible for e-ups. The 'non-flexible' fare class in PE requires a co-pay.
I would (and will) never pay the co-pay, but YMMV. I would (and will) pay for PE, though perhaps not on AC - we'll see how it plays out. I certainly won't do it on a route that might be subbed for another plane and put me in the middle of the back row in Y at the last minute.
Dr. PITUK