Thought I'd share an experience just recently, for the benefit of the collective. I've just arrived in Toronto after a reasonable flight (more below). On connecting at T5 (inbound from ZRH) I got the magic 'beep' and upgraded to WT+, nice
In the flounge I then happened to refresh my BP and saw another upgrade to CW, even nicer!
But a few moment later I got a PA from the guest services folk, surely could not be the ultimate upgrade, all the way from economy to First (albeit full fare flexible economy, due to work policy )...
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It wasn't. Turns out they are only allowed to do a single class of OpUp and they were just checking I had my 'old' WT+ BP. I didn't know that so thought I'd share it. I did actually get a double upgrade once so maybe it's a change or I got lucky that time. Anyway I got thinking about it and actually it's fair enough - after all why should some goldie get bumped past a silver who paid cash for WT+?
Flight itself was fine... on time, competent crew. They did have a broken oven so dinner took an age to come. Also aged was the plane... IFE on the old 12 channel looped system. I seriously hope this is upgraded soon! I also got to muse the possibility of getting the same seating in a cabin 16" narrower (the great BA 787 seat plan debate going on in the other thread...)
Anyway I got thinking about it and actually it's fair enough - after all why should some goldie get bumped past a silver who paid cash for WT+?
Well hypothetically, WT+ could be full of families / groups that don't want to be split up, so if there was only one seat available in CW and you were the only single passenger, then a double opup would make sense.
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Originally Posted by VolcanoMan
Turns out they are only allowed to do a single class of OpUp ...
Congratulations on the OpUp. I had a double OpUp (WTP->F) on LHR-NRT last year so such things are certainly possible. Originally a WT ticket paid by the employer, I was offered a POUG to WTP for £149 which I took (and paid for myself). OpUp to CW at check in and to F at the gate.
Congratulations on the OpUp. I had a double OpUp (WTP->F) on LHR-NRT last year so such things are certainly possible. Originally a WT ticket paid by the employer, I was offered a POUG to WTP for £149 which I took (and paid for myself). OpUp to CW at check in and to F at the gate.
Yup, I've had this too (SYD-SIN; Y->CW), but only that one time. This time the lounge agent made sure I understood that 'they cannot do double upgrades' and 'terribly sorry', etc. All handled with aplomb... etc. Will see what happens on the return (where I am in WT+anyway as the upgrade option was cheap and I want to be able to snooze a bit).
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