Originally Posted by
ISTFlyer
I have never heard a refund penalty for upgraded miles.
AFAIK, the $25 fee is the refund penalty when cancelling award tickets and re-instating the respective miles.
I haven't cancelled an upgrade within the last few years so I don't have first hand experience, could another member please verify whether if they were charged $25 in a situation like this. Thank you.
Well, that's what happened - just paid $25 and got my upgrade miles back.