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Old Oct 18, 2016 | 11:17 pm
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Originally Posted by boybi
So if I bought a ticket not in the allowed fare class, there's absolutely no way to do an upgrade with miles?

We are going to book a dozen tickets through a travel agent with huge discounts, and I was thinking to upgrade using my miles.

By the way, can I upgrade only the longer flights in a multi-flight itinerary?
a travel agent can book you into the appropriate fare class eligible for a one class upgrade. typically the savings you get from an agent are for fare classes where you won't earn any miles or club points. you can attempt to upgrade as many legs as you wish.
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