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Old Jan 23, 2008 | 6:13 am
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lavalyn
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Originally Posted by DCAMIA
OK...show me an approach that gets you consistent international upgrades to C on the cheap. I'm all for it.
Buying UA Z-fares when they show up? Z is sometimes cheaper than B, and saves you the miles to boot too. Of course, 50-day advance purchase and tight availability count against me, but upgrades to J are capacity controlled too. And there's no risk of losing an upgrade due to equipment change; Z is paid business class.

Sample: SEA-FRA on UA
ZSPECE: $3202.00
BEE: $3675.00

Honestly, if you want consistent (near 100%) upgrades, you buy the class you want, or have some checking of inventory before you begin booking. The SWU/miles from discount economy route is not bad. Expensive on the miles, but miles are comparatively cheap to dollars.
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