Originally Posted by
econ
I've seen the Y to J upgrade price <$300 to/from SFO at times. The upgrade price is normally cheaper than the fare delta from Y to J, although no LPs using that method.
Super helpful, the fare difference for the flight I'm looking at is ~$600, so it sounds like the move is Y + upgrade. I don't mind the lack of LPs, I'm a primarily UA flyer as I'm based out of SFO, but UA is charging a crazy premium on the day I'm looking at and also doesn't have a late enough departure, so I have to take the AA flight (or a Jetblue flight but my understanding is that Mint upgrades are hard to come by) that day