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Apr 30, 2015 | 6:09 am

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Originally Posted by CabinCaptive

If it's FCM (and it very well might be) then DL IT has figured out a way to have upgrades available for full Y tickets, and restrict them for Medallions. This is certainly something I have not seen in the past -- and it might just be a new practice.

The thing is that in the past one was able to see if there was upgrade availability for Medallions by choosing a full Y ticket and doing a dummy booking. If this has changed, there really is no way to determine when upgrades might be available outside of the booking window (with the hope of booking something at T-4 and getting the upgrade the next day).

Thanks

Nothing has changed. Full Y is always at the top of the upgrade list. The difference is that if upgrade space isn't available at the DM window but later becomes available, those who buy full Y at less than T-6 get the upgrades versus DMs on lower fare classes.

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