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Over £500 is a lot to pay for flight upgrades to the Cuban capital (Getty/iStock)

Q Any suggestions on getting a cheap upgrade to Premium Economy? I have booked three weeks in Cuba next June for our silver wedding, costing £3,025. To make it special, I thought about upgrading the seats. But Thomas Cook want £538 for the privilege.

For that money I could buy my wife a nice necklace that she could wear every day for the rest of her days, instead of 20 hours of flight. I wouldn’t mind paying, say, £300 which is 10 per cent of the cost of the holiday but £538 is ridiculous.

I contacted them on live chat to try to secure a reduction but they won’t budge. Any ideas?