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Old Aug 20, 2022 | 8:05 am
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SFOPhD
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Originally Posted by NWAlaskaFlyer
As I book the few flights I will make this year I notice that there is never an instant upgrade option for me anymore. Mostly SEA-DTW and SEA-BWI. I used to regularly get these as a 75K. Not only that but purchases paid first class has become ridiculous. Generally over $1K each leg. I get that operating costs are up but there seems to be a pretty big disconnect to me and it is definitely further diminishing my travel. Anyone else see or have thoughts on this. <flame suit engaged>
The industry is seeing high demand in the midst of low supply. It's almost expected that instant upgrades will be more rare compared to business as usual.
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