Originally Posted by
FlyngSvyr
Has anyone else noticed the "upgrade your flight" process has changed on the UA site. There used to be a link that says "whats the difference" and explained that if you paid for the upgrade (as opposed to miles/RPU), you would earn based on the new fare class. Now that info link is gone & the verbiage that comes up makes it seem like a TOD upgrade that will not earn at the new fare class. Is the only way to "GG Buyup" now calling in to make sure you don't get screwed. Here is a screenshot of the purchase screen.
Is that the post-purchase, pre-ticketing offer, or post-ticketing?
If pre-ticketing, I'm glad to see they've updated the language, because it was misleading previously.
A post-ticketing (but pre check-in) buy-up should still work as an upfare, meaning accruals based on new ticket price. If that's changed, it would be a significant change in how buy-ups work.