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eye on american Oct 16, 2002 9:52 pm
Upgrading on a Y Fare
 
I am flying SFO-HKG-SFO next week. I paid a Y fare. Is it possible to upgrade that with AAdvantage miles? If so, how many are required?

christep Oct 16, 2002 10:57 pm
If your fare basis is Y, Y2 or YX2 then yes it is possible for 25000 miles. See:

http://www.aa.com/apps/AAdvantage/Vi...artnerType=Air

otherwise, no. If it is in YBHKLMS sub-classes then you could upgrade using 60000 AsiaMiles, which isn't as bad value as it looks since a full fare upgradeable on AA miles will cost around US$2500 whereas you can get fares upgradeable for AsiaMiles from about US$800.

lukeaa Oct 17, 2002 5:20 pm
I am flying NRT/HKG on CX in a week or so. I am Y class. What would it take to upgrade to J? I have AA miles.

Chiangi Oct 17, 2002 7:18 pm
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by lukeaa:
I am flying NRT/HKG on CX in a week or so. I am Y class. What would it take to upgrade to J? I have AA miles.</font>
AA miles may be used for transpacific on CX, I think. NRT-HKG can be upgraded with AsiaMiles points. If your fare basis is Y (not the booking class), then you can also pay the difference between Y and J. Pick the second last flight of the day out of NRT. It's usually an equipment with the new J!


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