Originally Posted by sbagdon
I don't gladly defer my K-fare. I'll defer to total yearly and lifetime EQM (or BIS) milage, but not fare. I could pay more if I wanted, and they could pay less if they wanted. IMO, when it comes to fares, the battlefield is level.
Well, I think fare class is a pretty "fair" way to determine the battlefield. OK, want to look at lifetime EQM (million miler) first, then fare code, that is fine --- but those on a B or Y fare should be higher on the BF upgrade list --- this check-in time thing is non-sense... how the heck is when you do OLCI any real basis for criteria for the upgrade.
And, BTW, I almost always travel on the lower fare buckets, though lately, seems like more M's and H's. (and I always do OLCI pretty early, or close to the 24 hour mark... )