Which airline allows you to upgrade from Y to F?
Oct 18, 2017, 6:05 pm
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Which airline allows you to upgrade from Y to F?
I'm flying from LAX to ICN and my company is paying for a Y, but I was wondering which airline will allow me to fly the best product after upgrading with miles.
AFAIK, KE and SQ don't allow this and SQ in particular probably only allow upgrade into premium economy.
AFAIK, KE and SQ don't allow this and SQ in particular probably only allow upgrade into premium economy.
Last edited by dkjb3t4; Oct 18, 2017 at 6:11 pm
Oct 19, 2017, 10:06 pm
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Most airlines that offer upgrades (paid in miles, upgrade vouchers or cash at checkin/onboard) only allow a one-cabin upgrade.
In extremely rare circumstances operational reasons may result in a double-upgrade.
So an upgrade to business class is likely the best you can achieve (subject to availability and having the correct instrument) if work will only pay for economy class.
In extremely rare circumstances operational reasons may result in a double-upgrade.
So an upgrade to business class is likely the best you can achieve (subject to availability and having the correct instrument) if work will only pay for economy class.
Oct 20, 2017, 2:14 pm
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Most airlines that offer upgrades (paid in miles, upgrade vouchers or cash at checkin/onboard) only allow a one-cabin upgrade.
In extremely rare circumstances operational reasons may result in a double-upgrade.
So an upgrade to business class is likely the best you can achieve (subject to availability and having the correct instrument) if work will only pay for economy class.
In extremely rare circumstances operational reasons may result in a double-upgrade.
So an upgrade to business class is likely the best you can achieve (subject to availability and having the correct instrument) if work will only pay for economy class.
Oct 20, 2017, 3:47 pm
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Not only is this rare, it always (if procedures are followed) goes to that airline's best customers as identified by frequent flyer program status (and perhaps other internal bits of information, but that's the first sorting factor). If you don't know that you are one of those, you aren't.