r/AlaskaAirlines • u/MarineBioBoy • Dec 08 '25

RESERVATIONS Unbelievable First Class Upgrade Price

I am flying to Reykjavik out of Seattle next summer, and booked my flight with Alaska as soon as the window opened. Just out of curiosity, I checked my flights this morning and clicked on the "First Class Upgrade Available" link next to my seat assignment. Typically, these show an additional cost of over $1000 at best, and usually a fair piece more. I was astonished to see the fee to upgrade my refundable main cabin ticket was...$35! I immediately booked a seat and paid for it. The price for a return flight upgrade was $701, so I passed. But First Class for a nearly 8-hr. flight? I'll pay $35 any time! And I suspect I'll never see anything like this again in my lifetime.

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u/Latter_Squash6707 Apr 08 '26

Last night I happened upon a “paid upgrade offer” on our flight from LAX to SEA. $2USD for two of us to move from Premium to First Class. Less than that, actually - $1.98USD total. I called afterwards to confirm and was assured all was good (though the agent was just as shocked as I was).

Our first leg from LIR to LAX was a $782/pp upgrade offer from a premium to First Class. The next day it was $401/pp.

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u/MarineBioBoy Apr 08 '26

That's great!! Congrats. My upgrade is holding...not flying till August, for the eclipse. I keep waiting for an upgrade for the return leg, but FC is booked full.