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May 31, 2018 | 1:45 am

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Originally Posted by timesnaps

Hi all, not finding the asnwers to my (burning) question. So here it goes:

I have flown the first of 4 sectors. flying in PY booked in R. So can upgrade to J class (U). I am being told its 30k miles for that (HKG-BCN-HKG). As I am waiting on a partner to book their flights, I am not certain I will be wanting the upgrade, as they may not get the business class ticket.

If I upgrade now (via website) and then later decide I actually want to go back to PY, and not use the upgrade is that:
- possible?
- will I loose the miles?

Flight is about 6 weeks away, 10 empty seats on the A350 in J.

Assuming that you can clear both ways HKG-BCN-HKG now. The answer is yes you can cancel the upgrade and keep your original booking in R (even if in certain cases, the R fare is no longer available - I guess not applicable in your case as you have flown the first sector, historical pricing of the fare will apply generally.) You will get back all your miles for a redeposit fee of USD$120. bear in mind if you decide to upgrade yet again later (after 6/22) before your flight, it will cost 50k to upgrade roundtrip.

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