Originally Posted by
yohanson
I purchased a $69 upgrade yesterday for my flight from MSP to MKE. I only did this because I'm going to be cutting in close this year for MQD because I didn't fly for 2 1/2 months earlier this year. Anyhoo, I was only credited for MQD and RDMs based on the $69. In the past, I've always called and paid the difference for the entire ticket to upgrade to F and gotten MQMs based on the G A P fare I was booked into. This flight I was in RY class.
This sounds like you bought up at/after check in, which processes more like buying a favorable seat assignment than moving up to an actual FC fare (which is what happens when you buy up before T-24. What you observed is normal.