Originally Posted by DavidDTW
Yesterday I bought a K ticket on the website, and at one point going through the purchase I was offered an upgrade to F for 30K miles. In the past I have seen options to upgrade for $, but never for miles. Since fare rules usually prohibit upgrading anything lower than B class, why would the website make an offer like this? Anyone know, or have a guess?
On a
domestic fare, elites are entitled to mileage upgrade on any fare class, which is why nwa.com offered you an upgrade to F for 30K R/T. Non-elites are entitled to mileage upgrade anything higher than a T class fare, so they would have likely seen a pay $ to upgrade fare + mileage option, if offered.
On Trans-atlantic flights, only B class fares and higher are available for mileage upgrades, which is what you might be thinking of when stating that "fare rules usually prohibit upgrading anything lower than B class."
This thread just reminds me that I'm having the worst time finding mileage upgrades on a T class fare out of HNL.
