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Question regarding upgrades using miles
Hi,
I don't often fly Continental anymore -- though I have plenty of miles stored up from previous travel (and few occasions to use them). I recently found a really good fare for a EWR-HNL trip (nonstop!). The fare would be in S booking code. Is it possible to use miles to upgrade that fare? I have no status with Continental. Thanks very much for your help. |
Prepare to be disappointed. The details are here. The meat of the rules is this part:
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">BusinessFirst Select Economy Fares Upgrade Policy: Members who purchase a B, V, U, Q, I, S, W, T, X or L (or equivalent) fare can pay a non-refundable service fee in addition to the miles in order to upgrade to BusinessFirst. The non-refundable service fee is $300 one way for B, V, and U (or equivalent) fares and $400 one way for Q, I, S, W, T, X and L (or equivalent) fares. Members will only be charged the service fee when the BusinessFirst upgrade has been cleared.</font> |
Ouch. Now that's a horrible deal. I wonder if anyone does that?
I guess I'll try to find another use for those miles. Thanks very much for your help! |
Welcome NewtoCanada to BendingForward.
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Oh, but wait, it just gets better! Remember, it's 2004 now:
Effective January 1, 2004, members who purchase a K (or equivalent) fare can pay a $200 non-refundable service fee in addition to the miles in order to upgrade to BusinessFirst. Members traveling to or from Hawaii who purchase an H or K (or equivalent) fare can pay a $200 non-refundable service fee in addition to the miles in order to upgrade to BusinessFirst. Now, I wonder why they have a non-Y-fare upgrade award at all? Robin |
H is still out there without a service fee, but you need to run the numbers to see what the lowest total cost will be. It does happen the H is cheaper than any of the others plus the service fees. Its another stupid time wasting thing that CO forces you to go thru to find the lowest price.
[This message has been edited by Vulcan (edited Jan 07, 2004).] |
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Welcome NewtoCanada to BendingForward.</font> I notice that their rule states that I "can pay" the extra $400 or whatever it is. I'm well aware of that already. Since it's not "must pay," do you think I could just choose not to? |
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