NAtime

So, I'm flying from ATL to CDG in a week or so, and I just got the upgrade offer via email. I've done some reading around here and it sounds to me like it's picked fairly randomly. Here's some of what I've done before being "selected"...

I filled in all of my passport info online, asap.
I made sure to NOT have any pre-selected meal preferences.
I chose Business Class (Affaires) as my preferred class of seating, knowing that this was the highest option available on my flight.
I entered my AMEX Platinum information as my card on file.

Basically, I did everything I could to be as easy to work with and easy to choose as possible.

*Side-Note* - I'm wondering if anyone has asked to be upgraded via this email, and not gotten a follow-up phone call telling you some seats are available. 20 of the 34 seats are still available/open according to expertflyer.com, and I took about 8-9 hours from the time I received the email to actually submit my request.

ixs

Which offer specifically? Upgrade lottery or fixed price update?

Do you have any status? And can you please copy and paste the text of the letter?

NAtime

The offer email was in french. It offered an upgrade to Prem Voy for 150EUR, and Affaires for 350EUR. I'm flying on a 777-200...I'll likely go for the 350.

Goldorak

I have a friend that received this for SFO-CDG for an upgrade from PV to J for 150 Euros. He was finally not "selected" but received a free op-up at check-in

irishguy28

What, exactly, do you mean by "choosing Business Class (Affaires) as my preferred class of seating" if you were, in fact, buying an Economy ticket?

Andy49

A bit confusing but when you log in its under my travel habbits, in your preferences along with preferred airports etc.

irishguy28

Ah, OK.

To the OP: I really doubt that your Air France website profile has anything to do with the "choice" of who gets an upgrade offer by email, and who doesn't.

NAtime

You're probably right, but since there is currently zero info on how it's done, I thought I'd at least try to contribute a few possibilities and be proactive, rather than cherry pick someone else's comments and then condemn them for it.

delanotre

Could you precise your first paid booking class (L Q M...)?

NAtime

I booked Economy...just standard economy. I was row 25 at the time.

I received the phone call this morning around 9am Pacific time in California, and they took my credit card information over the phone. Now upgraded to Affaires with two seats in row 2...excellent.

carnarvon

There is no such thing as "standard economy". What Delanotre is asking is which tariff/booking class you paid for your economy seats.

If you look at your memo voyage, you will see a letter (Y, B, L, M etc) which tells how expensive you economy seats were.

Y is full fare economy, other letters mean discounted economy, the level of discounts and the rules that go with it vary.

nicolas75

This new offer is basically the end of free upgrades for Platinums when the flight is known ahead of departure time to be full.

A good thing for AF (maximization of the revenues for asking to pay what was free before), bad thing for passengers

irishguy28

Surely you meant bad thing for Platinums?

It's a good thing for all other passengers, who may now receive an option that they previously would not have.

irishguy28

And when you asked them what criteria had been used to choose you to be called, what was the answer?

Napapijri

I was FB Ivory and had shared no information about myself on their website and still got the offer. It is totally random.