Book economy available now, upgrade if business opens later?
Jun 23, 2024 | 7:32 pm
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Book economy available now, upgrade if business opens later?
I'm looking at SFO-SYD for October. I'm seeing good availability for economy at 40k, but it seems only most proximal two weeks have business at 80k, not available for October. From my reading, I feel like if space does open for business, I would have to cancel and pay a fee and then rebook? Or am I misunderstanding and there is a way to just pay additional miles if space opens up.
Jun 23, 2024 | 7:39 pm
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I'm looking at SFO-SYD for October. I'm seeing good availability for economy at 40k, but it seems only most proximal two weeks have business at 80k, not available for October. From my reading, I feel like if space does open for business, I would have to cancel and pay a fee and then rebook? Or am I misunderstanding and there is a way to just pay additional miles if space opens up.
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Jul 7, 2024 | 9:14 am
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Assuming the change fee is $150 and the cancellation fee is $200, if you want to upgrade to business, it'd be best to pay $150 for the change in addition to the extra miles required. Unfortunately, there's no way to just pay the additional miles because upgrading a segment technically requires an entirely new ticket. Also, all the other segments must have availability (as if you're making a new booking). Now if you're lucky and get a free upgrade at the airport on the day of, that should be fine since the operating carrier has control of the ticket starting from 24 hours before departure.
Jul 8, 2024 | 1:34 am
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I'm looking at SFO-SYD for October. I'm seeing good availability for economy at 40k, but it seems only most proximal two weeks have business at 80k, not available for October. From my reading, I feel like if space does open for business, I would have to cancel and pay a fee and then rebook? Or am I misunderstanding and there is a way to just pay additional miles if space opens up.