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Old Aug 1, 2012, 2:52 pm
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What happens if I pay to upgrade?
I'm in paid Business. I'm getting an offer to pay $3,337 to upgrade, yet the plane only offers BusinessFirst (thank goodness I checked first). I'm assuming if I click on the button I'd just get my fare class changed from discounted business to full fare business class, but no change in service. Or would the website just crap out. Obviously, not an experiment I'm willing to try.

Is this just another scam by Jeff and company to get more money out of their existing customers, or is it another bug in the website?
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Old Aug 1, 2012, 2:55 pm
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Originally Posted by dcdavido
I'm in paid Business. I'm getting an offer to pay $3,337 to upgrade, yet the plane only offers BusinessFirst (thank goodness I checked first). I'm assuming if I click on the button I'd just get my fare class changed from discounted business to full fare business class, but no change in service. Or would the website just crap out. Obviously, not an experiment I'm willing to try.

Is this just another scam by Jeff and company to get more money out of their existing customers, or is it another bug in the website?
It's a bug.
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Old Aug 1, 2012, 2:56 pm
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Or it's a scam...depending on how much you trust Smi$ek & Co.
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Old Aug 1, 2012, 4:09 pm
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... or you get upgraded to the next forward cabin...


where you'll find yourself sitting on the pilot's lap.
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Old Aug 1, 2012, 4:26 pm
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Lifetime membership in the PT Barnum said so club.
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Old Aug 1, 2012, 4:59 pm
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Originally Posted by SEA1K4EVR
It's a bug.
Originally Posted by reddirt14
Or it's a scam...depending on how much you trust Smi$ek & Co.
It's a bug AND a scam, and a travesty of a mockery of a sham.
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Old Aug 1, 2012, 5:07 pm
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Originally Posted by Thunderroad
It's a bug AND a scam, and a travesty of a mockery of a sham.
Sounds like you're a poet.
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