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Old Nov 19, 2018, 6:49 am
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miasmal
 
Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: KEWR
Programs: UA 1K, HH Diamond, SPG/Marriott Gold, Hyatt Plat, National Exec, GE/Nexus
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Originally Posted by aero0729
If people stop purchasing the TODs, then we can go back to getting free upgrades. First Class is worth free and not much more...who pays $150 for 2 hours in a domestic first seat?
I paid $184 to upgrade DFW-EWR, a 3 hour flight. Friday night last flight of the day, 1 seat available but I was #2 on the upgrade list. I felt a bit of satisfaction actually as I undercut someone's CPU ... after a long work week I didn't mind ponying up the fee - as a bonus I got P fare PQM (from K).
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