Originally Posted by
bichoo
What is the consensus here for updates? Use auto alert but risk an upgrade not being applied because the taxes have changed, or set an alert and apply the upgrade manually?
That leads me to my next question: how would one know if the taxes have changed?
If the taxes for the upgraded ticket are different from those for the original ticket, the ‘auto upgrade’ function will not be available on the website. An example is the Y to J upgrade for a departure from a UK airport where the APD is higher for the premium cabin.
However, I would not rely on auto upgrade as it is known to be unreliable, by which I mean that it sometimes works and other times not. If you set an auto upgrade you should at least check manually regularly.