Won’t Frequent Fliers Who Want an Upgrade to First Class be Upset?
The airlines normally allocate a small portion of the first class cabin for these discounted first class fares specifically to address the concerns of upgrading frequent fliers. Many savvy frequent fliers use Y-Ups because they are confirmed into first class before they enter into the frequent flier upgrade lottery where many more people want upgrades than can be accommodated in the first class cabin.