u/Coaster50

EWR to MXP flight.
I paid for economy for my daughter and I.
Used points to pay for my wife and son.
Looking at Premium Plus upgrades.
It is showing $389 for my wife and son. (XN fare)
But showing $558 for my daughter and I. (L fare)

Why is there such a difference?

I’m thinking about using miles to cover the $558 for my daughter and me, and cash for wife and son.

I’m worried that if I book 2 of the seats, could that drive the price up for the other 2 since it limits availability?

I’ll be Gold by the time we fly. That could help my daughter and me, but wife and son are on a different ticket from me. So likely no status. Not sure if that helps at all.

If premium plus doesn’t work out I’ll do economy plus using the 2 free upgrades from the credit card for wife and son. Then use my gold status to get economy plus during check in.

Appreciate any insight / strategy from this group!

Edited to add Fare Type…

First Afib episode was a year ago. The day I left the hospital, felt a mild pain in my chest on the left side. So did the full work up (EKG, Echocardiogram, Nuclear Stress Test, and 30-day monitor), and all was 100%. Fit and healthy, and diagnosed as more holiday heart because I'd been eating and boozing a ton in the sun for days.

3 nights ago, had sharp chest pain - enough to wake me up, but no other symptoms. Fell back asleep.

Last night, same sharp chest pain, on and off for a while. Then a cold sweat and some light headedness at 2AM. Google telling me it's a heart attack for sure. I rush to the hospital and it's not a heart attack (phew!) or Afib. Bloodwork comes back perfect and no Troponin which would indicate I'd had a heart attack.

I still have the dull ache just behind my chest bone on the left side that kind of comes and goes. ER doctor said "yeah - that happens. We get 5 people a day in here with chest pain that you can't really explain but it's definitely nothing cardiac related!".

Am I the only AFIB'er with this?