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    Hi

    I currently have a 241 to MRU, flying out Premium and back J.

    I’m hoping, as its a 241, that some availability might show up in J nearer the time for the outbound. If it does and I appreciate it’s a big if, I know I’ll have to pay £35pp to effectively upgrade, pay the extra fees and the extra Avios.

    As this point, do you know if I’m also able to change my Avios / cash mix? In other words, I’m trying to not use any more Avios but happy to pay more. Is this possible as a full re-price without releasing seats back into inventory? At the moment I’m on a max Avios mix, which makes sense on a 241 but actually in the interest of saving some Avios, the next “mix” down is also great value.

    Cheers

    Alex

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    You’d need to cancel (and hope the seats come back) to get it repriced.

    408 posts

    How annoying. But if I retain the same mix, I can upgrade the outbound right without releasing the seats?

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    Is there an F cabin to MRU? I thought it was one of those 3-class destinations.

    But I think you can upgrade one-way without cancelling the whole trip.

    408 posts

    Not as far as I’m aware in terms of F. It’s a 777 LGW so presumably they don’t have first. I’d lovw to try it. I used to fly EK with work in J and got upgraded to F which was an amazing treat.

    MRU seems to be a prime candidate for Club Suite swaps out of LGW though but the more I read about it, the more I think old CW might be better for sleeping.

    The MAN to LHR to LGW is a real pain but it’s our honeymoon so booked an early LHR flight, gonna catch a matinee in the West End then onwards to LGW.

    But sadly outbound could only manage PE due to availability.

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    I actually think in theory this is supposed to be possible

    https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/34438439-post1.html

    How you’d get on in practice on the other hand I’m not sure! Worth asking though (although sadly extra seats to MRU will be very unlikely- 32 seat cabin and they’ve already released 4 for Avios. Though a CS upgrade will work in your favour both for additional seats and operational upgrades)

    408 posts

    Interesting. Maybe worth a call but not sure I’d pay £35pp just to do a different mix without the upgrade so possibly never find out.

    Based on seat cabin, J seems pretty full as does PE so agree unless there is a last minute CS UG, seems highly unlikely.

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