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Jan 16, 2015, 4:56 pm

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Originally Posted by johnden

If you primarily purchase super discounted Y, UA would rather you fly AA

They can sell those seats to kettles on kayak WITHOUT having to pay out elite benefits.

I know it sucks to lose something we took for granted. But business is business. As long as 1K/plat high Y fares and GS get reasonable upgrades, I see this as a positive for UA profit.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Eric Westby

While I'm very much in favor of sensibly pricing domestic F fares and upgrades, the part of your post that resonated most with me was the absurd notion that UA is pricing upgrades for elites above the price offered to GMs for the same flight. If true, it's just offensive.

Is there consensus that this is definitely happening? Or just anecdotal evidence?

Absolutely true and the price differential I cited was personally experienced when checking in for a flight with a co-worker who has no status.

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