Originally Posted by
salesflyerguy
I'm trying to book domestic flights and keep seeing the deep discount fares and buy-ups for premium seating. I was hoping to book the fare class that fully refundable and with the premium economy seat access as part of the fare to capture the spend under PQP instead of deep discount PQP + out of pocket expenses (non-PQP) rev.
There’s no difference to your PQP earnings in these two cases, although there is a difference in mileage earning.
You wrote Premium Economy, but I’m pretty sure that you meant Economy Plus. Fare that book into B will give Economy Plus access. AFAIK, they do not offer discount fares that book into B
and are also refundable. If you really want that, you’d need to call and ask for the true B fare, but note that it’s likely to be several times more expensive than what you’re seeing, and likely more expensive than discount first class.
Personally, I’d book the refundable flight, then add on Economy Plus seating, and give up on the few redeemable miles that you’d lose. You’ll still get PQP, and the Economy Plus cost is refundable if you decide to refund the primary ticket.