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Old Dec 3, 2018 | 3:06 pm
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Originally Posted by dkc192
No, EXP complimentary upgrades come out of R, which is invisible. C is used for instrument-supported upgrades, including SWUs and miles+copay upgrades.
Interesting, the upgrade came through right away and the C bucket ticked down from 1 to 0. I have bought many R class fares over the years, they are discounted business class although international. Are you saying that for domestic purposes the R bucket is something different?
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