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Originally Posted by Lindsay Wilson
So, I've just upgraded that BNE/SYD sector to a K class (and 20 SC's) for an extra $126...I think the cost is well worth an UC rather than 5K points.
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Good move. For me, an extra UC is worth a lot more than 5K points - unless it is a lonly single UC all by itself.
I took a strage routing home from FRA on my last DONE4 so I didn't fall 30SC's short of my next UC. Now I have 4 UC's available which is enough for a trans-Pacific upgrade, which is worth way more than 20,000 points!
When I checked in for the return flights (FRA-LHR-SIN-MEL-SYD-BNE), the agent at the LHR Flight Connections transfer desk asked why I was going that way and not just FRA-SIN-BNE. I explained about 25th May changes and my UC balance and she nodded in agreement and issued my boarding passes (complete with F upgrade LHR-MEL and MEL-SYD
). I also mentioned the lack of Skybeds on QF6 FRA-SIN and the lack of anything higher than J on those flights, and the better scotch in the LHR Concorde Room than the Delta Crown lounge at FRA. All good reasons for me to spend a few more hours on planes on my way home.