Comments on: Delta and Northwest allow international upgrades for 1 mile each way

By: Ian Fette

Ian Fette — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 14:11:57 +0000

Actually, on Northwest at least the Z fare is a purchasable fare class. Upgrades from Y happen to go into Z, but that bucket is also used for paid Z fares. “U” is used for upgrades from B and M, and is not a purchasable fare class. Just pointing that out as the thread is talking about both NW and DL

By: Mark Ashley

Mark Ashley — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 14:15:28 +0000

Thanks Global Traveller for the reminder. I hadn’t connected the dots. Here’s a link from 2006 re: the Indian upgrade tax:
http://www.upgradetravelbetter.com/2006/08/29/flying-from-india-upgrading-prepare-to-be-extorted/

By: The Global Traveller

The Global Traveller — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 05:37:10 +0000

Good advice to check cheap business fares – these are often cheaper than the high economy fares this upgrade offer requires (although perhaps less flexible).

The additional upgrade tax refers to some countries which charge more for business and first class passengers than for economy passengers. UK is one example, India is another. Most airlines outside USA just bear the increased cost for upgrading passengers, but US-based airlines generally collect the extra taxes off the passenger.

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First Class » Upgrade to Business Class for 1 Frequent Flier Mile? — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 18:46:09 +0000

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By: Mark Ashley

Mark Ashley — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 12:12:50 +0000

Thanks for the correction, Chris. I’ll amend the post. I know LH, UA, and several others use Z for their discounted business class, but I admit I didn’t look it up for Delta.

By: Chris

Chris — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 04:14:53 +0000

Actually, the Z class is the upgrade inventory class, ie the class that you need availability in to actually use miles for international upgrades (which we show on Expertflyer). The cheapest business fares are I or S fares

By: ToddKMeadows

ToddKMeadows — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 03:37:44 +0000

No! You don’t have to move back to your seat after each mile.

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StayBankdotCom (toddmeadows) — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 03:25:07 +0000

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