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Old Jul 11, 2018 | 10:31 pm
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Originally Posted by elbejt2
Was shopping for a specific round-trip online today and saw the price difference between coach and domestic first was $300 for the round trip. I booked the coach ticket and looked at the option to upgrade from the reservations section of the website - it was offered at $130 each way for a total of $260. the offer was clear that I would only earn PQM for original fare. so I called into the reservations line to "buyup" and they charged me $300 (not the $260 online). I believe that I will get the 2x PQM, but maybe I just wasted $40. anyone know?
You should be earning PQM for Domestic First and not the original fare class. If it's different from R or Z<your old fare class>, then you should be fine.
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