Originally Posted by
dinanm3atl
Not really a 'fare' but one of the 'mileage run' threads has a Chicago to Japan for ~450 dollars round trip. The humor was that you could BUY 'refundable' upgrade for 5700 dollars... on a 450 dollar ticket...
Is there a time limit on that upgrade? Otherwise one could buy the cheap ticket, then if his plans changed, upgrade to a refundable and then cancel for a full refund, eh? Or would you only get a refund on the upgrade, not the original fare?