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Old Jun 22, 2014, 10:42 am
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m3red
 
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Originally Posted by refjohn1
Quick question. If I spot an upgrade at 24 hours on a saver fare but am short a few miles - if I purchase the difference will they post immediately or should I buy in advance?

Also - has anyone spotted a correlation between Flex Awards available in advance and the Saver Awards at 24 hours - at the moment with circa 72 hours to go Expert Flyer shows 7 Flex Awards on the flight and there are 4 of us. Should I even think we have a chance of an upgrade?
You need d class availability for upgrades which is the saver bucket and nothing to do with flex rewards. You upgrade saver or flex tickets to d class.

And miles post instantly so no need to waste your money if d class isn't available.
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