Originally Posted by goingnow
Does using a rulebuster award with a Y class fare put you at the front of any available paid upgrade offers after the elites have been upgraded? I am trying to decide whether to use a rulebuster and take my chances that I am offered the opportunity to pay to upgrade while checking in, or buy a regular ticket and using the miles to upgrade. The ticket is expensive even in economy class, over $600.00.
There's no guarantee that you'll be offered a pay at check-in or at the gate upgrade offer. I'd second the idea to try and get yourself booked into F with miles. What's the routing you're looking at? Domestic, international? A domestic F flight might not be worth the extra miles or $ to get in there...
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