Rulebuster question
Sep 3, 2004 | 11:06 am
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Rulebuster question
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Last edited by goingnow; Mar 9, 2010 at 7:41 am
Sep 3, 2004 | 11:11 am
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If you're going to rulebust, check and make sure that you can't get a standard F award for the same miles first.
Sep 3, 2004 | 1:50 pm
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Originally Posted by goingnow
Does using a rulebuster award with a Y class fare put you at the front of any available paid upgrade offers after the elites have been upgraded? I am trying to decide whether to use a rulebuster and take my chances that I am offered the opportunity to pay to upgrade while checking in, or buy a regular ticket and using the miles to upgrade. The ticket is expensive even in economy class, over $600.00.
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Sep 3, 2004 | 2:30 pm
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Originally Posted by alanw
If you're going to rulebust, check and make sure that you can't get a standard F award for the same miles first.
RubeBuster Coach=50K
Standard First Class award= 45K
http://www.nwa.com/freqfly/direct/charts/zone01.shtml
Sep 4, 2004 | 8:32 am
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That is a good question. I have flown on paid Y tickets when I was non-elite and was offered the $35 domestic upgrade spiel several times. I have also been offered a $350 Hawaii one-way upgrade on a standard award ticket during that time.
I guess it comes down to what the pecking order is based on. My hunch is fare basis, not price.
I guess it comes down to what the pecking order is based on. My hunch is fare basis, not price.