Originally Posted by
PDXPremier
SEA-FLL isn't the toughest upgrade in the world since there really aren't any cruise ship passengers to compete with anymore although it's been tougher than it rightfully should be in the past few months due to the VERY low fares and significant number of mileage runners like myself. I actually thought of booking another run to FLL and back, but the fares jumped up and 40% promos went away.
Hint: Book LAX-SEA-FLL. Do it as a multi-segment booking so you can see the leg prices and what magically pops up when they are combined into a through fare. I flew the route last Monday, connecting to the SEA-FLL red-eye, booked two days out; the fare was $123. The LAX-SEA cleared into F on purchase since there was U availability. The SEA-FLL segment upgraded just after OLCI leaving the waitlist empty. The flight went out with 4 empty F, including 1C beside me.
Seeking out cheap through fares has been fruitful & fun. PHX-SEA-ORD was available for $100 for quite some time.
AA has some incredibly cheap F fares for a change of pace and liquor minis. I am flying AA LAX-DFW(789)-PHX on Tuesday for $132 with 3 hours in a lie-flat. It still earns 150% EQM & 200%/250%/275% RDM for Elites and is now part of the the 20K/40K/75K EQM requirements for Elite status with the requisite AS flight segments.
James