Fare Basis for UG at Ticketing
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Fare Basis for UG at Ticketing
Need some help.
Does anyone know what the fare basis is for upgrades offered at ticketing for international flights.
Specifically, I'm trying to figure out if on a paid upgrade at ticketing a) you get the bonus EQM, and b) can you then apply a SWU and UG into F.
Does anyone know what the fare basis is for upgrades offered at ticketing for international flights.
Specifically, I'm trying to figure out if on a paid upgrade at ticketing a) you get the bonus EQM, and b) can you then apply a SWU and UG into F.
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The question is a bit confusing. What type of upgrade are you purchasing at ticketing?
If you are depending on the elite Y/B/M-Up benefit then would be on a Y/B/M class fare. If you are using miles or an instrument then the fare basis could vary.
But the easy answer is that you get miles based on the original fare purchased, not based on the upgrade.
If you are depending on the elite Y/B/M-Up benefit then would be on a Y/B/M class fare. If you are using miles or an instrument then the fare basis could vary.
But the easy answer is that you get miles based on the original fare purchased, not based on the upgrade.
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I'm sure someone will answer definitively regarding international flights shortly...
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Thanks for the info. I'm interested in 3 class international flight. If anyone has definitive info it would be very helpful. I'm talking about the cash upgrades that are offered as a travel option at the time of booking (or sometimes later but before check-in).
Last year, there were quite a few Y to F cash upgrades offered that booked into A and provided bonus EQM for COS. I just don't know what the deal is on the UG being offered now. $999 for a OW TPAC into C is pretty steep, but if you got bonus EQM and could use an SWU to UG into F, it would be an OK deal.
Last year, there were quite a few Y to F cash upgrades offered that booked into A and provided bonus EQM for COS. I just don't know what the deal is on the UG being offered now. $999 for a OW TPAC into C is pretty steep, but if you got bonus EQM and could use an SWU to UG into F, it would be an OK deal.
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These credit based on the original fare, not the upgraded one IME.
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I have done the SIN-HKG buy up offer last Sept (the last hurrah's on 896), it change my booking class to Z. Everything else in V (part of ORD-HKG-SIN-HKG (stoppover) -ORD. I get the bonus miles on that segment, but as it was Z I can't upgrade to F with SWU, I even asked at the gate (still have 4 SWU goes to the bin in a week).