Originally Posted by
Prospero
An interesting development but with all upgrade instruments the devil really is in the detail. For example, any restrictions on underlying fare classes, such only combinable with full fare tickets. Also will copayments apply and if so, how much will they be?
The article says all published fares, including basic economy, are eligible for upgrades.
I'm glad it's not restricted to full fare. On *A, Star Alliance Upgrade Awards are mostly restricted to full fare tickets which makes *A partner upgrades pretty useless. By the time I'm buying a full fare J ticket, I would have bought discount F if possible.