Originally Posted by AndrewC
I just discovered the joys of B class fares
£400ish return from LHR to JFK. Counts as full fare for the transatlantic bonuses, only 10K miles to upgrade and, best of all, no co-pay!!
Or an I-class fare... take JFK to ZRH round trip on Jul 1st (peek summer season)
S-class == $830 + $500 fee + 50,000 miles (if upgrade is available)
I-class (business) == $1630 which is cheeper than any published B-class (economy)
So, is 50,000 ( - earned 15, 724 for a platinum) miles worth $330 ?
Or, is 90,000 (+ lost earned 17,690 for a platinum) miles worth $1630 ?
It used to be easy... upgrading was always the best use of miles. Now with the $500 round trip fee and proliferation of highly discounted business class fares it's no longer that easy.
DAK