North Asia $500 Upgrades to First on American and United Celebrate Nine-Month Anniversary

Airfares with flat-fee, low-cost upgrades appear and disappear quickly. Here’s one great exception.

Last September both American and United started offering enormous First Class discounts through EasyUp Fares: upgrades from Business Class costing $500 to $2,000.

Low-Fare Stability: American Nine Months Later

AA is still offering low First Class fares to Asia, although they’re a bit more than nine months ago, because Business Class fares have increased. In other words, the flat-fee upgrade at time of booking hasn’t changed. (See screenshot below.)