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Old Oct 23, 2023 | 11:01 pm
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Originally Posted by DrMilano
I have posted in the previous threads when this was announced last week that it will encourage ‘buying up’ to comfort plus now, but it is unknown the FCM offers that DL revenue management will offer— as I suspect will be very aggressive now considering that MM status is the #3 tiebreaker.
The option to pay more to get ahead on the upgrade list has always existed, but I doubt many people actually take advantage of it.
Doesn't seem to make much sense to pay more money for the mere chance of getting an upgrade. You could very well find yourself with nothing to show for all the extra dough you shelled out.
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