Yes. They are far from becoming "all but worthless" IMHO. This is a special sale fare we are talking about, and those are usually excluded as a matter of course. It is highly restricted and specifically excludes upgrades and even extensions for medical emergencies or senior/Silver Wings discounts!

My protest was that during this "sale" period, they eliminated the "normal" non-sale low V and W fares, so you have to wait until this sale is over before the upgradable ones pop up again (I hope).

And I might add that while poking about the web, this LAX/SFO-LHR special sale is the only one I've been able to find with this upgrade restriction.

An associate of mine just today upgraded an extremely low fare to Hong Kong using a 1K Systemwide with no problem. So they are still "gold" as far as I'm concerned.

Just taking a little preemptive action to help keep them that way. I hope.


[This message has been edited by PremEx (edited 10-06-2000).]