United Sees the Light! (And Delta does too!)

United Ends Domestic Co-Pays for Premiers

Domestic upgrades for Premier members no longer require co-pays!

Mostly, ’nuff said.

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United Ends Domestic Co-Pays for Premiers

Source: Brandon/United

United Ends Domestic Co-Pays for Premiers

(In my opinion the policy of requiring pricey co-pays was leading to ever growing balances of frequent flier points. I’m pretty sure those points end up counting as a financial liability on United’s books. By not discouraging their Premier members from using points for domestic upgrades, in advance of the potential automatic upgrades, then they will be less likely to grow that liability to larger than healthy levels. But that’s mostly speculation on my part.)

And Delta does too…

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And Delta Does Too!

Source: Brandon/Delta

And Delta Does Too!

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