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Old Feb 9, 2024 | 7:30 pm
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Originally Posted by mulderxcoltrane
Hi everyone,

When I look at pricing and the differences between economy and premium economy on a longhaul flight, it seems like it's only around $250USD-$300USD to upgrade a normal economy seat, but $600USD more to buy that same seat from the get-go. Am I missing something? Or is it just part of the system?

TIA
Do you have a connection somewhere? United isn’t particularly good at updating inventory on married segments involving PremiumPlus.
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