Originally Posted by
nldogbert
What is totally crazy is the new system does not take into account anymore which fare class you have purchased - so even if I had a W (full flex ticket), this would still have the same amount....which is totally crazy.
From the perspective of the airline it does not really matter when the upgrade fee is he same for everyone. An upgrade is an upgrade. The money to be made is the same regardless who takes it.
In a way it makes sense for them. By having one set fee they have chances that pax on cheap fares are upgrading faster than before. So instead of upgrading people on expensive fares (for a
small fee) they can now upgrade people (on a cheap fare) for a
medium/high fee. Netto, they win.
Of course, this would not be appreciated by the pax on more expensive fares (you being an example), but I can see how they got to this idea..