I recently reserved a flight on continetal that was a full Y fare class ticket. I thought i could be upgraded to first class for free given it was a full Y fare. But I was told that since I wasn'tan elite member they couldnt do so.

I went and also reserved a Full Y fare ticket on American. I was toldthat I would have to purchase upgrades to get into first class.

Does anyone know of any airlines that will upgrade you to first class if you buy a full fare Y class ticket?