Originally Posted by steve32
Correct me if I'm wrong, but the 500 mile upgrades never expire, while the eVIPs do in one or two years?
This statement is correct.
Originally Posted by steve32
Does elite status also allow one to use an eVIP to upgrade a discount couch fare rather than the non-elite requirement of it having to be at least a Y or B bucket?
Thanks,
Steve
It is not elite status that allows one to use an eVIP to upgrade a discount coach fare, it is the eVIP itself. The Y or B requirement is a rule for sticker use by a non-elite. Note that an elite can use stickers to upgrade a non-elite traveling on the same itinerary who is not on Y or B fare. Similarly, an elite can use an eVIP to upgrade a non-elite, it just doesn't have to be on the same itinerary. There are a few deep-discount fares that are not eligible for eVIP upgrade.
I have tried to think of a scenario where a non-elite could have an eVIP in their account, and can come up with none.