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Old Sep 12, 2019 | 1:56 pm
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Originally Posted by Kacee
That's not the comparison. It's how much do you distinguish between upgrade in advance and no upgrade at all? Because that's often the practical effect.
If I don't get the upgrade because someone on paid F had to switch flights I'm not troubled by the practical effect. If I don't get the upgrade because of a TOD offer, well, that's frustrating because I'd rather UA not monetize things to others they had given me for free. But that's just the same debate over that issue we've been having.
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