Originally Posted by
irishguy28
I would, however, advise you find a better way of getting rid of your miles - upgrade pricing is terrible.
(You can donate miles to charity before they expire)
As you see here, it is frequently as expensive, or even more expensive, to upgrade with miles than to redeem into the Business cabin outright using miles...
This is great information, thanks! I will now likely use the miles to purchase shorter inter-Europe flights as opposed to upgrading transatlantic flights.