Upgrade Question
Oct 1, 2010 | 10:10 am
#1
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Join Date: Apr 2003
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Upgrade Question
SFO FLL 10/10 10:45 am
My understanding is that even if i am willing to pay the $110.00 per person, I have to wait until 6 hours before check in . Is this correct? Only a few seats left so I doubt if I would have a chance as I will be unable to check in until around 4pm the day before.
Has anyone ever paid this and taken a middle seat? .Doubt I would do that
My understanding is that even if i am willing to pay the $110.00 per person, I have to wait until 6 hours before check in . Is this correct? Only a few seats left so I doubt if I would have a chance as I will be unable to check in until around 4pm the day before.
Has anyone ever paid this and taken a middle seat? .Doubt I would do that
Oct 1, 2010 | 10:42 am
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Join Date: Jun 2010
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SFO FLL 10/10 10:45 am
My understanding is that even if i am willing to pay the $110.00 per person, I have to wait until 6 hours before check in . Is this correct? Only a few seats left so I doubt if I would have a chance as I will be unable to check in until around 4pm the day before.
Has anyone ever paid this and taken a middle seat? .Doubt I would do that
My understanding is that even if i am willing to pay the $110.00 per person, I have to wait until 6 hours before check in . Is this correct? Only a few seats left so I doubt if I would have a chance as I will be unable to check in until around 4pm the day before.
Has anyone ever paid this and taken a middle seat? .Doubt I would do that
Last edited by mlad1101; Oct 2, 2010 at 1:43 pm
Oct 1, 2010 | 1:11 pm
#4
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Here are the 2 reasons to do it if available. Leg room, if you value leg room than it may be well worth it. Also you will get a free checked bag whereas MC does not. So if you plan on checking a bag, thats money off right there.
Personally in terms of seat, I think the F seat is more worth the money it costs to upgrade than MCS. VX IMO has one of the best domestic F products.
Personally in terms of seat, I think the F seat is more worth the money it costs to upgrade than MCS. VX IMO has one of the best domestic F products.
Oct 1, 2010 | 5:06 pm
#5
Join Date: May 2009
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The $110 price says Main Cabin Select to me. That upgrade can be done 24 hours prior to the flight while you're checking in. It's often worth it because of the free baggage allowance and free entertainment and food & beverage that comes with it.
If it's FC, it would be $270 and just 6 hours before.
If it's FC, it would be $270 and just 6 hours before.
Oct 10, 2010 | 6:24 pm
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Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Colton, CA
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it's worth it if it's worth it
It was $220 for upgrade to MCS or $270 for F. Yea, we picked F. Of course, that meant I had to be up at 3:35am to do it!
Oct 10, 2010 | 8:51 pm
#12
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With more than 24, I was told by phone agent I would have to rebook with a $75 change fee (per person) to upgrade at a $220 additional cost for MCS. With less than 24 I was offered $220 to go to MCS from LAX to FLL. On the phone, the agent said at less than 6 hours it would be $270 for first. Since we were sleeping LAX-FLL we skipped the upgrade.
On the return FLL-SFO during the day, we upped it as we were awake to enjoy food and movies.
On the return FLL-SFO during the day, we upped it as we were awake to enjoy food and movies.
Oct 11, 2010 | 12:53 am
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Location: Miami, FL, USA
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With more than 24, I was told by phone agent I would have to rebook with a $75 change fee (per person) to upgrade at a $220 additional cost for MCS. With less than 24 I was offered $220 to go to MCS from LAX to FLL. On the phone, the agent said at less than 6 hours it would be $270 for first. Since we were sleeping LAX-FLL we skipped the upgrade.
On the return FLL-SFO during the day, we upped it as we were awake to enjoy food and movies.
On the return FLL-SFO during the day, we upped it as we were awake to enjoy food and movies.