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Sep 15, 2018, 9:20 pm

#486

Macaron54

Join Date: Apr 2014

Location: Champaign, IL

Programs: AF/KL FB Ultimate Platinum for Life/Club 2000, UA MileagePlus

Posts: 524

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Originally Posted by njcommodore

Are the day of departure (OLCI or airport check in ) upgrades based on paid fare?

Yes. At least until dynamic pricing of upgrades was introduced, but I believe the number of miles/price of the upgrade largely remains a function of the airfare.

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Originally Posted by njcommodore

I'm on a full Y TATL in a few weeks and no seats for upgrade at this point. Expert Flyer showing 9. Do upgrade seats usually open up in the weeks leading up to departure? I have an alert setup for O availability.

DOD upgrades have been reported to be open for purchase up to 30 hours before departure. They may, however, become available earlier upon request to Revenue Management and Pricing through the dedicated Travel Assistant team, a perk Ultimates enjoy regularly. Not clear to me whether or not non-Ultimates can access these seats more than 30 hours before departure, e.g., through the Platinum line, or just the Flying Blue line.

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