Originally Posted by
wlbellows
Thanks. I already have the MCE seat, but on the phone now. $275 change fee + they are refunding the MCE from the previous flight.
They are letting me go ahead and get the confirmed upgrade if I move to the earlier flight. I have no status with AA, so I figure my upgrade chance is pretty slim to none if I stayed where I was I would imagine? Let me know if thoughts are different.
This is for business travel though. Only thing I really have to pay out of my pocket is the $275 change fee (which $75 is getting eaten by my Chase Sapphire Reserve), my company is paying the $350 co-pay for my upgrade & OK with keeping the $150 from the MCE expensed since I'm going straight 100% econ on my flights all the way to DFW-HEL.
If you just booked this last night, as stated in your original note, why not just refund the original ticket (no charge within 24 hrs) and rebook as desired?