Originally Posted by
WannaTheater
Not to pile on, but my company policy does not reimburse for anything other than Main on domestic flights. If I was to pay for upgrade, it would be out of my own pocket... which I will not do as I've done pretty well with the upgrade lottery this year.
In fairness, this new change hasn't really rolled out yet though so it's hard to say if it will or will not impact your luck in the upgrade lottery.
The fact that you won't do it out of pocket, doesn't mean others won't (including leisure travelers), which again, could impact your upgrade chances.
Obviously, I don't know this for sure but time will tell. Honestly, I suspect most people that wanted a paid upgrade probably took it if they wanted it whether it gave them LPs or not, so we'll see if this change really impacts things that much (it might not).
Regards