Upgrades, upgrades, upgrades!
Dec 11, 2001 | 7:32 am
#16
Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: My childhood was typical: Summers in Rangoon, luge lessons.
Posts: 432
I've allways wondered about the logic in this. I fly trans altlantic at least three times per year on UA and have NEVER seen or been in a full bz class ... even when coach is packed. Why fly those empty seats and make loyal customers suffer in the back for not having a worthy fare for upgrade?
Dec 11, 2001 | 8:30 am
#17
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Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: Sunny Switzerland
Programs: BD / BA / AF
Posts: 4,388
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by geo1004:
Be careful. US does not offer mileage upgrades for discount transatlantic fares. The lowest transatlantic upgradeable (with miles) fare is B-class and they usually run $1,200 or more per roundtrip. And those fares will still cost you 20k each way to upgrade. Full fare coach ($2,000+) and full fare business class fares can be upgraded for 10k each way. </font>
Be careful. US does not offer mileage upgrades for discount transatlantic fares. The lowest transatlantic upgradeable (with miles) fare is B-class and they usually run $1,200 or more per roundtrip. And those fares will still cost you 20k each way to upgrade. Full fare coach ($2,000+) and full fare business class fares can be upgraded for 10k each way. </font>
Dec 11, 2001 | 10:02 am
#18
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by MatthewClement:
Ah. didn't see the proviso there about B/C class fares. I assume B/C on US are similar to M/H on UA.</font>
Ah. didn't see the proviso there about B/C class fares. I assume B/C on US are similar to M/H on UA.</font>
Actually, US has M/H fares as well. The B/C fares are higher!
Dec 11, 2001 | 12:36 pm
#19
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: SFO
Programs: AC SE, AA EXP MM, BA Silver, UA Gold MM, Hyatt Glob, Marriott Titanium, HH Dia, IHG Plat
Posts: 4,946
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by Spiff:
UA is slightly more liberal but still has minimum fare requirements for mileage upgrades, none for 1K SWU upgrades.
AA really knows the score. You can upgrade any published fare on AA. It's a shame DL's bean-counting management doesn't understand this.
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UA is slightly more liberal but still has minimum fare requirements for mileage upgrades, none for 1K SWU upgrades.
AA really knows the score. You can upgrade any published fare on AA. It's a shame DL's bean-counting management doesn't understand this.
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