http://www.copaair.com/sites/cc/en/a...-upgrades.aspx
You will earn miles (presumably in your Aegean account) based on the original booking class with Copa.
My limited experience with Copa is that they do not open up the upgrade inventory as the flight approaches, which is different from United with whom they share the FF program. So I think the only chance that this paid upgrade works is if the upgrade inventory (Z) is open in advance and stays that way until T-23 when any eligible Mileage Plus upgrades have been cleared.
When I flew Copa with an "instant upgrade" class ticket they did not upgrade me until the gate, and the flight went out with several empty seats.
Originally Posted by
tmac100
It seems like the contributors to this thread are quite knowledgeable, so here goes my Copa upgrade question.....
I have a flight booked with Iberia (MAD-HAV) in late April and early May. The first portion (MAD-PTY) is with IB and the PTY-HAV portion is with Copa.
I submitted an upgrade bid with Copa and won't know about it until late April if it is successful. However ...
Any idea what the Business booking class would be with Copa if my PTY-HAV (and return) upgrade bid is successful? I sent an inquiry to Copa, but their website states it takes 15 days for a reply...
If suitable for transfer, I would have the upgrade miles" transferred to my Miles and Bonus A3 account (if they are worth miles) - otherwise I might as well stay in economy and get around 2K of "miles" for a possibility.