Originally Posted by
Greglem
I'm sure they keep their seats available till the last minute, so that they can sell them.
In case there is availability, you can probably upgrade at the airport. That's why I said it is a pity if you cannot use your miles as you want and when you want.
This is true, but i can assure you the 15k miles offered is only when you do it via the phone. At the airport this number of miles is going to turn in a higher value (based on the remaining seat that day). At least for me with the new system introduced, it has become very dynamic and especially at the airport, the price in miles will be quite crazy. Just my experience so far with the new system. The other option in case the number of miles requested on the ground on the day of departure is too high, would be hopefully onboard it will be less (yes, they seem to have another number onboard).