Ah IC. Well I paid since I paid for the upgrades to first, wasn't much of a factor for me. But now that you mention it, I paid <$150 for the upgrade. Perhaps if there were more seats the upgrade offer may have been <$100. Who knows, right....I am so glad I did the upgrade to first ex MSY. Those CRJ-700s Should not be on any route >1 hour.

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Ohhh, perhaps the small size of FC is why an upcoming trip DCA/ORD/DCA on one of these A319 has upgrades starting at $446 O/W. Supply and demand I suppose...