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Old Oct 16, 2023 | 8:17 pm
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Originally Posted by nntman
When offerred the buy-up at check-in it seems that the amount is quite a bit less less than the amount it would have cost at the time of ticketing. Am I wrong? This may be a rationale for the thought that these incremental payments do not really count. But who really knows? The criteria are unpublished!
Not as a rule. They sometimes are (I've received buy-up offers to Polaris for $500 from PP when buying outright at booking was ~$2000 more). On the other hand I've seen it where I could have purchased domestic First for ~$200 more at booking whereas at check-in they are asking $800 for the upgrade. Totally depends on availability at check-in, last minute purchase trends on a route, etc.

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