Too early for Upgrade availability?
Oct 10, 2018 | 12:00 pm
#1
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Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Jamison, PA
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Too early for Upgrade availability?
I'm looking to book a flight for June/July to Europe, PHL to EDI.
Biz class prices are very high at this point and I'm not expecting them to come down much, if at all.
My other thought was to look at a MC ticket and then use miles plus a copay.
I looked on EF and nothing is available for weeks.
My question is, is it too early to look for C upgrade bucket 8 months out??
When would those seats typically be released?
Thanks.
(Please feel free to move to an existing thread if necessary)
Biz class prices are very high at this point and I'm not expecting them to come down much, if at all.
My other thought was to look at a MC ticket and then use miles plus a copay.
I looked on EF and nothing is available for weeks.
My question is, is it too early to look for C upgrade bucket 8 months out??
When would those seats typically be released?
Thanks.
(Please feel free to move to an existing thread if necessary)
Oct 10, 2018 | 12:14 pm
#2
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Join Date: Feb 2001
Location: RDU <|> MMX
Programs: AA EXP 2MM, SK EBS
Posts: 15,198
I'm looking to book a flight for June/July to Europe, PHL to EDI.
Biz class prices are very high at this point and I'm not expecting them to come down much, if at all.
My other thought was to look at a MC ticket and then use miles plus a copay.
I looked on EF and nothing is available for weeks.
My question is, is it too early to look for C upgrade bucket 8 months out??
When would those seats typically be released?
Thanks.
(Please feel free to move to an existing thread if necessary)
Biz class prices are very high at this point and I'm not expecting them to come down much, if at all.
My other thought was to look at a MC ticket and then use miles plus a copay.
I looked on EF and nothing is available for weeks.
My question is, is it too early to look for C upgrade bucket 8 months out??
When would those seats typically be released?
Thanks.
(Please feel free to move to an existing thread if necessary)
Oct 10, 2018 | 2:59 pm
#4
Join Date: Jun 2015
Location: New York
Programs: AA, CX, Hyatt, Marriott
Posts: 1,484
My observation is for flights that are too far out, the initial release is for flexible fares, so they are expensive per se. As it gets closer the more restrictive fares will be available.