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Old Nov 13, 2015 | 8:12 pm
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Originally Posted by aCavalierInCoach
I generally think the SWU/RPU game is a true scam by United, but I would posit that it's at least possible that the upgrades looked like TODs because your fare was already so high (on the theory that TODs price based on the diff between then-discounted biz and your fare). Doesn't take away from the fact that the SWU not clearing is problematically but that price might not have been widely available.
Hmm, it was clearly indicated towards the bottom of the check-in screen, something like "fly in Business First for only $1249..." I think that is a TOD, no?
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