Originally Posted by
rustykettel
... It's a coupon code for a single flight, not a travel certificate with stored value unlike some OAL, and it's only good for economy. ...
haven't tried this, as I haven't ever received VDB compensation from AS, but it seems like you could book a coach ticket with the discount code and then use "make changes to this itinerary" within 24 hours to upfare to F ... certainly a PITA, but the end result would be the same