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Old Feb 11, 2023 | 12:02 pm
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timetosave
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Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: San Francisco
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Just wanted to express my frustration with this “instant upgrade B fare”. I booked AMS - IAH - SFO and this was the return part of my trip. My Premium Economy upgrade to Polaris already cleared from AMS-IAH. IAH-SFO was booked as a B fare. When I go to check in for the flight, I am offered an upgrade for $399 which I decline. I called customer service and they didn’t know anything about the instant upgrade B fare. After talking with support, she tells me the flight isn’t available for the instant upgrade but can’t tell me how I know if a flight is eligible for an instant upgrade. I guess this is the PN thing I was missing but this whole thing sounds extremely misleading and there doesn’t seem to be anything instant about it.
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