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Old Dec 9, 2022, 2:02 am
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DYKWIA
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Originally Posted by redeternet7
Isnt it theoretically possible to “book” a first seat in flex and then cancel it last minute before seeking an upgrade?
So, you want to book an F seat, cancel at the last minute, and then use points to upgrade?

Many problems with this :-

1. After you cancel the F booking, you'd then need to book a last minute J (probably at Flex Plus pricing). That could be eye-wateringly expensive.
2. Hope that J actually has some availability.
3. Hope that there was nobody waitlisted to get an F ticket.
4. Hope that there was nobody waitlisted to get an F upgrade.

If you were hoping to have both a J & F booking on the same flight, and then cancel the F booking, then this would probably get picked up as a duplicate booking. One of the bookings would be automatically cancelled.
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