Originally Posted by
355F1
This is the reason I switched to AA.
They offer such reasonable upgrade offers on most international flights--for example, on the cheapest fare possible I just confirmed to J on AA's LAX-HKG 14+ hr flight for $350 and 25,000 AAdvantage Miles.
The only strength DL has with International Upgrades is if you're flying out of AMS on DL or KL they offer reasonable upgrade pricing with money, miles, either or both.
Have not heard of any fixed money-only rates out of AMS. There's the Miles+Cash option where if your fare class is high enough, you only need to use miles, but otherwise it require both cash + miles (25K). The rate sheet has been posted on here a number of times.