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Old Jun 30, 2008 | 10:41 pm
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Originally Posted by Bonzz
So, I am sitting on an ORD-SLC flight right now, seat 2A I might add, feeling rather proud of myself for this upgrade strategy.....
I have been so peeved at a decreasing upgrade ratio that I have started booking everything in M. I then call SMS and have them upgrade me using miles or PMU's. On arrival to the airport I am batting about 500 in terms of actually having to give up the miles or PMU. (Note: this screws up any possibility of OLCI)
When they do collect the PMU or miles, you lose any chance of earning miles or MQMs on the flight though, right?
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