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#257792 by mediamonkey
23 Jan 2009, 11:28
Pretty sure this is a no but thought I'd double check, if use my AMEX upgrade reward to PE from Y, there's then no way I can use money or miles to upgrade to Upper is there.. unless I pay stupid stupid money considering the sale fares?
#465540 by Neil
23 Jan 2009, 11:36
You are correct, of course there is always a chance that on the day at the airport something might be possible, but certainly not in advance.
#467295 by oxmatt
05 Feb 2009, 15:52
you can however use the voucher to upgrade one leg to PE and use miles to upgrade the other to UC. I have done this before for a PE out UC return.
#467304 by northernhenry
05 Feb 2009, 16:51
Can you upgrade a leg from a bought Flexi (L) economy seat to PE using said voucher?
#467305 by Neil
05 Feb 2009, 16:57
quote:Originally posted by northernhenry
Can you upgrade a leg from a bought Flexi (L) economy seat to PE using said voucher?


No, to use the voucher you must use miles to 'buy' the economy fare and then it will be upgraded to PE with the voucher(subject to there been rewards available in PE)
#467338 by rupsingh
05 Feb 2009, 23:56
well dont flame me, but I have used the vouchers and then used miles to upgrade to upper many times in the past!
#467339 by Pete
06 Feb 2009, 00:22
quote:Originally posted by rupsingh
well dont flame me, but I have used the vouchers and then used miles to upgrade to upper many times in the past!


Are we talking about the Amex PE Upgrade Reward voucher?

If it's possible (and I had assumed the T&Cs said not), then perhaps it's because they are booking it into a mileage reward U class code, and that is upgradeable with more miles.
#467401 by mediamonkey
06 Feb 2009, 18:26
Spoke to flying club about this.. I've managed to use my PE reward for upcoming flights, there is the chance to upgrade to UC but it's the cost of upgrading from Economy not PE, so pointless using the voucher.
#467408 by chumba
06 Feb 2009, 19:41
Have done soemthing similair, I spent the amount of Y miles needed then used the vouchers to upgrade to PE, then few weeks late i rang to change one of the legs to UC, which cost me the miles from Y to UC then came back in PE. (there was a miles sale on at the time so wasn't too bothered about loosing the PE voucher)
#467425 by rupsingh
06 Feb 2009, 22:07
quote:Originally posted by chumba
Have done soemthing similair, I spent the amount of Y miles needed then used the vouchers to upgrade to PE, then few weeks late i rang to change one of the legs to UC, which cost me the miles from Y to UC then came back in PE. (there was a miles sale on at the time so wasn't too bothered about loosing the PE voucher)


Same happened with me but each time I rang in to complain and hey presto they refunded the miles percentage for the upgrade from y to pe if that makes sense
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