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Old Aug 22, 2014 | 10:55 am
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Originally Posted by unvested
Upgraded - I had to call to uncheck-in and then check in and book the upgrade. Interestingly, the new price was $401. My only concern was getting a window seat - as I don't get much sleep in the middle seats. 13J
And the price went down by $90? It was your lucky day!

Look at it this way: you paid the mileage upgrade co-pay of $350 and then just $51 more instead of the usual 25k miles. Essentially, you bought 25k miles for $51. THAT is a tremendous bargain.
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