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re: United Airlines points upgrade - int'l flight
Posted on 12/14/22 at 2:03 pm to PassGassed
Posted on 12/14/22 at 2:03 pm to PassGassed
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for airlines such as American, United, Delta, Air Canada -- is it cheaper in the long run to book an economy ticket and then do a cash upgrade to business after booking?
AA doesn’t have this option available nearly as much as in the past. I was given the cash upgrade option this past Sunday for what seems like the first time in ages.
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Posted on 12/15/22 at 8:06 pm to slinger1317
I'm curious about booking economy and upgrading with cash after being cheaper as well. That's been my experience with some flights on both United and Delta but I don't fly enough to know if that's the norm or if I was lucky.
Posted on 12/15/22 at 10:34 pm to Big Saint
On United the answer is yes. Did a little experiment
I booked a $1200 trans continental refundable economy fare ($950 nonrefund). This same RT (3 legs each way) would have been $6900 for full business class. Upgrading to Polaris for the long haul flights ONLY were $1400 and $1200 each. To upgrade every flight the total cost of upgrade was $3200 ($4400 total after initial purchase)
So if you just want the lie flat for the long routes you end up saving $3100. Upgrading each you save $2500 from the sticker price of $6900
I booked a $1200 trans continental refundable economy fare ($950 nonrefund). This same RT (3 legs each way) would have been $6900 for full business class. Upgrading to Polaris for the long haul flights ONLY were $1400 and $1200 each. To upgrade every flight the total cost of upgrade was $3200 ($4400 total after initial purchase)
So if you just want the lie flat for the long routes you end up saving $3100. Upgrading each you save $2500 from the sticker price of $6900
This post was edited on 12/15/22 at 10:35 pm
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