Originally Posted by
Dave Noble
With a voluntary downgrader, there is no issue getting rebooked into the paid for cabin if availability in the required booking class opens
Other airlines may have different policies, but AA has a policy on upgrading to a higher class of travel not to charge a charge fee
Have to comment on this. I had a full Y fare ticket some years ago and wanted to pay up to J---it was LAX-JFK on AA. The AA agent said I would get charged a $200 fee in addition to the fare difference. I thought this was a crock of horse puckey. As loyal as I am to AA, I just got the ticket refunded and booked DL.
DL has never charged me a "change fee" or whatever to "buy up" in fare class. (Have been DM forever). AA was trying to do this on the episode I have cited. Never bothered to try to buy up on an AA ticket again.