Thought it may be of use to have in one place the various ways of upgrading on *A.
ANA
NH upgrades possible are...
Intl:upgrades possible are econ->biz, biz->first
Dom:econ->SuperSeat
New Rule that went into effect is that upgrades are possible from only M and higher fare classes (Both Miles and certs).
Miles NH miles may be used to upgrade on NH. Stopovers of more than 24 hours are not permitted on upgrades via mileage unless you upgrade each sector separately. Ex. Y-C upgrade: SFO-xNRT-BKK=30,000 SFO-NRT-BKK=42,500
International upgrade chart:
http://www.anaskyweb.com/us/e/amc/gu...muryou_in.html
Vouchers Intl requires 2 upgrade certs, Domestic 1 upgrade cert. Upgrades using certs is by sector only. SFO-NRT-BKK requires 4 certs!
Freebies for status
Bronze (30K): 2 upgrade certs
Platinum (50K) 6 upgrade certs
Diamond (100K) 8 upgrade certs, 2 X 1 night hotel vouchers, Duty free voucher (10,000 yen)
Op ups ???