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Old Apr 18, 2017 | 5:53 pm
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Originally Posted by PV_Premier
Related question -- is there a better or worse time to submit an UpgradeMe request? I am considering this for an upcoming trip LAX-BNE. The trip is still 200 days away, but UpgradeMe is accepting bids.

The costs are pretty high with the lowest accepted "very weak" bid seeming to be around $725 outbound and $650 USD return...this on a $875 round trip Y ticket. Will these costs fluctuate between now and departure?
The scale is set per route, so will not change between now and the flight.

I'm not 100% sure how VA's algorithm is configured, but I'd expect higher offers to be confirmed further out and lower ones to be confirmed much closer to departure if there are still seats available.
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