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Old May 18, 2023, 2:09 pm
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Polytonic
 
Join Date: Jun 2017
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Originally Posted by be_rettSEA
particularly because saver fares are not refundable.. i could see someone having booked all their flights to earn status for the year being screwed over this (tho not sure who would actually do that). either way seems pretty bait n switchy.
I can't speak for AS, but I've pretty much booked all my UA flights through end of November. With no change fee and a (fairly) predictable schedule, I've pretty much locked in bargain bin pricing. I periodically check for fare reprices and add/collect as needed.

Originally Posted by GW McLintock
Damn. I was hoping to do a bunch of Saver tickets later this year to bump back up to MVPG for next year (since my work travel isn't happening anymore). So much for that.
Now I'm really glad I didn't do this on AS metal haha. I was contemplating doing exactly this to pick up MVP status, but now ... I'll probably go for DL instead.
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