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Old Jan 21, 2019 | 6:47 pm
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Originally Posted by tmiw
Generally speaking, how long does the flight have to be before you'd consider upgrading? In other words, is there a minimum length where you feel that you're getting good use of the extra amenities?
I've been in Y for LAX-SYD-SYD, IST-JFK, and similar flights and I actually managed to survive unscathed. So I guess my answer is somewhere over 14 hours. And at a typical cost difference of thousands of dollars, probably way over.
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