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Question:
> I’m new at this whole air travel thing, I also have a question for you > folks out there that are more knowledgeable about Upgrade voodoo than I > am. I am flying from BNA to LGW on Nov. 2 with a stop in PIT to get on > the plane to LGW. all of these flights are on US Airways. I don’t really > have any FF miles to speak of as this is only my second trip on a > plane. My Question about upgrades is how much do they usually cost if I > were to ask at the airport when I checked in or are they so expensive to > ask for that I shouldn’t even bother? I have an M Class and an H Class > fare. One is for the flight there and one for the flight home, I can’t > remember which fare code goes with which trip. I apprieciate any advice > anyone can offer about this or just about upgrades on US Air in general.
Prospects are not very good, I am afraid. US won’t let you pay to upgrade domestically (using the $40 voucher per 800 miles of flight) until you reach Silver level(25k qualifying miles). Trans-Atlantic upgrades are normally done with the Systemwide coupons they issued to elite members. Miles may be from full fare (Y or B) only. You could askat check-in and at the gate but they’re likely to upgrade the Chairman’s Preferred (top), Gold Preferred (middle) and Silver Preferred (bottom) members before you.
Response:
I’m new at this whole air travel thing, I also have a question for you folks out there that are more knowledgeable about Upgrade voodoo than I am. I am flying from BNA to LGW on Nov. 2 with a stop in PIT to get on the plane to LGW. all of these flights are on US Airways. I don’t really have any FF miles to speak of as this is only my second trip on a plane. My Question about upgrades is how much do they usually cost if I were to ask at the airport when I checked in or are they so expensive to ask for that I shouldn’t even bother? I have an M Class and an H Class fare. One is for the flight there and one for the flight home, I can’t remember which fare code goes with which trip. I apprieciate any advice anyone can offer about this or just about upgrades on US Air in general. Thanks for everyone for your time. Gary Andraza
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