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Jun 29, 2022, 11:40 pm

#80

zombietooth

Join Date: Oct 2009

Programs: UA 1K, Hilton ♦ , Hyatt Carbonado, Wyndham ♦, Marriott PE, "Stinking Bum" elsewhere.

Posts: 5,000

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Originally Posted by HNLbasedFlyer

I'm a heavy user of buyups - and I like the opportunity to buyup.

But the discounted buyup is a real thing. Almost 100% of the time at booking the Y to F differential is always more than $350 from HNL to LAX and SFO and vice versus (usually $500 or more). More often than not at purchase - I get a popup at the end of booking offering an upgrade for $350.

That trick never works for flights from EWR or SNA.

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