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Old Sep 25, 2023 | 8:11 am
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Originally Posted by xliioper
There are no guarantees the upgrade offers will be less than simply paying fare difference.
Quite the opposite: UA calculates domestic upgrade prices based on the differential from Y to F. This can sometimes result in a discount to the current F fare because it calculates based on the theoretical difference rather than the actual differential.
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