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Nov 17, 2024 | 1:24 am

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Join Date: Jul 2021

Location: Airport Lounges (Usually in ORD and LHR)

Programs: AA EXP 1MM, AY Gold, QR Gold, Hilton Diamond

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Originally Posted by WuLabsWuTecH

Oh boy, I would NOT be happy with paying the miles plus copay to get upgraded to PE! Especially since right now the PE in-app upgrade offer is less than what I'd value miles+$175 copay to be! I'm not at all surprised that there isn't confirm-able J space with it being to a luxury destination and all, but I'm similarly surprised that there is a lot of PE open still (at least according to the seat map, about 1/4 seats in PE are still open).

I think it's always been a gesture of goodwill, but nobody here has reported it happening recently, so it might just be a thing of the past.