Originally Posted by
Sleepy_Sentry
Thanks for the heads up, I'll do that! As a seasoned Alaska flyer would you keep the K more expensive fare class ticket and hope for 2 U's to open up or downgrade and hope for a complementary upgrade? I'm MVP Gold and it looks like I have a decent shot, but would prefer to secure the seats early.
I'd probably just keep it and keep fingers crossed at this point now that it's booked (especially since you're using a companion fare and those can be trickier to change/cancel without losing). For me, unless there's U open at time of booking, I tend to book the main cabin fare and hope for the best (have had pretty good odds to/from LAX vs SEA routes). I'll weigh my options for an upfare later if it does open up, though if it's close enough in, it typically is due to light elite load and I'm likely to get bumped up front anyhow.