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Old Jan 19, 2020 | 6:33 pm
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Originally Posted by Dpetryszyn
What happens if I use miles to upgrade a NYC-HOUSTON-Mexico flight and only the NYC-Houston flight clears?

Still charged the same 25k miles?
The upgrade charge for EWR-IAH is 20K miles (for S/T/K/L/G fares) , so any refund would be small. The general policy is no refund but you might be able to get something.
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