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better product to tokyo?
Which is a better product?
Which would give me a better chance to upgrade?
United Airlines
All Nippon Airways
or
Singapore Airlines
(lax to tokyo)
How does one upgrade to business class when rate is so low?
[URL]http://www.secretflying.com/2016/07/los-angeles-to-tokyo-japan-for-only-444-roundtrip/[/URL]
Of the 3, SQ is probably the best product, followed by NH then UA. Are you looking for paid upgrades or upgrade with miles?
All 3 airlines have their own rules for upgrades but generally, you need to have booked into a specific fare class. Links to their rules are below:
UA also requires miles+cash for the upgrade, if space is available
[URL]https://www.united.com/web/en-US/apps/mileageplus/awards/travel/awardTravel.aspx[/URL]
SQ has a premium economy cabin on some planes and requires a different number of miles: [URL]https://www.singaporeair.com/saar5/pdf/ppsclub_krisflyer/charts/SQMI_OneWayUpgradeCharts.pdf[/URL]
NH is distance based [URL]http://www.ana.co.jp/wws/us/e/asw_common/amc/reference/tukau/upgrade.html[/URL]
Yes, Singapore first. But JAL also has a pretty good product, check here for more info. [URL]https://www.ar.jal.com/world/en/jalmile/award/jiug.html[/URL]
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