Originally Posted by
flyer703
This is what I don't understand. Why on earth would you pay $205 immediately after booking when you declined $74 at booking (with the additional RDMs and LPs). Then I remember that it's AA IT and it all makes sense.
I did neither. I often get upgraded on the route as an AS MVPG100K. The additional EQM/RDM earning in Mileage Plan didn't justify the $74 F delta on such a short flight. MCE at booking is perfectly fine if an upgrade doesn't happen. An upgrade looked promising but I ultimately canceled the flight.
In January, I flew A321T JFK-LAX in paid J (cheap on a per segment basis) and the upgrade to F was $750 for the longest time. It eventually dropped to $350. Not worth it to me at any dollars especially when it wouldn't earn anything more in Mileage Plan and F is so abysmal on 3, 4 cabin aircraft. It was still more than the cost of the segment.
James