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Old May 23, 2017 | 10:40 pm
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Originally Posted by transportprof
I wonder what would have happened if you did the cash upgrade while you're still waitlisted for the RPU? Would you have gotten the instrument back easily? Anyone had this experience?
One data point:

LAX-HNL

Applied instruments to MrsDELee and myself even though R=0.

One day later, I checked the webpage and its offering $299/person to buy up in to P. After asking MrsDELee again (had asked when I booked if she was ok to book into F or a day before if she was ok with sitting in E+), she said "buy". So I bought - with the instruments still applied.

Anyway, just before T-24, instruments still not returned, so I called 1K and the agent pulled them off before I went and checked in.

So, no, the instruments did not come back without asking but it wasn't hard. And we still had the offer to buy up even though I had the instruments applied.

David
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