Op Up Ratio

sschwenk · Jan 20, 13, 2:32 am

Inspired by a thread over on the LH forum I thought it'd be interesting to compare what level of op-up ratio we encounter when flying BA and get a little comparison on whether we are more or less beloved by BA than others of the same status level...

BA Gold:
ET-->CE: 0%
WTP-->CW: 50%
CW-->F: 10%

back when I was Silver:
ET-->CE: 0%
WTP-->CW: 90%
CW-->F: 0%

and back when Blue:
ET-->CE: 0%
CW-->F: 0%

DWFI · Jan 20, 13, 2:42 am

I can't recall from when I was silver, but here goes.

Gold:
WT-->WTP: 25%
WTP-->CW: 33%
CW-->F: 5%
ET-->CE: 5%

I travel on elite heavy routes through, unfortunately.

Swanhunter · Jan 20, 13, 2:52 am

GGL
CW - F 50% (yes, I know that is high but can produce detailed evidence)
ET - CE 5%

Don't fly WT or WT+

Gold
CW - F 5%
ET - CE 1%

Also had upgrades on CX and AA

Gshumway · Jan 20, 13, 2:55 am

0%, I always just buy (via Avios) the class I want to fly in, which has been F in the last few years.

TravellerFrequently · Jan 20, 13, 3:00 am

As a Gold card holder - on the seven occasions last year that I was booked in CW and the one occasion in ET, I was upgraded 0% of the time.

In line with the oft repeated advice, I always expect to travel in the class that I have booked.

Edited to add: a quick look at my Flight Diary on ba97.com, shows that I was last upgraded in October 2009, and it did help that I had connections with ground staff at the out station. The flight was overbooked in CW, so I may have been upgraded anyway.

**Markie** · Jan 20, 13, 3:03 am

Over the past 10 years as Gold, I think twice from Berlin to London, and once (last year) from C to F.

RDinJER · Jan 20, 13, 3:16 am

Since becoming Gold 3 years ago I have 100% success ET-CE on LGW-AMS (5 times) but no other upgrades, averaging 70 sectors a year.

DWFI · Jan 20, 13, 3:24 am

Quote:

Originally Posted by RDinJER

I have 100% success ET-CE on LGW-AMS (5 times)

Flythe96flag · Jan 20, 13, 3:27 am

As a Gold

CW-->F: 25%

andset1191 · Jan 20, 13, 3:39 am

As BA Blue

ET to CE 0%
CW to F 33%

As BA Bronze

ET to CE 0%

As BA Silver

ET to CE 5%
And AA domestic economy to AA domestic first 100%

corporate-wage-slave · Jan 20, 13, 3:46 am

Quote:

Originally Posted by Swanhunter

GGL
CW - F 50% (yes, I know that is high but can produce detailed evidence)
ET - CE 5%

I'm about the same, maybe a whisker higher on CW, and perhaps 25% on my rare attempts at ET. I've never flown WT or WT+ (but I must try it one day).

It's very much route and date dependent. Some HKGs are heaving so a good upgrade there, sometimes it's not so full. Mid East is another good example.

I've had 1 single upgrade in AA in umpteen years with them, and vastly more downgrades. Quite a few with CX and even one or two with dear Qantas

Stez · Jan 20, 13, 4:47 am

Quote:

Originally Posted by corporate-wage-slave

I'm about the same, maybe a whisker higher on CW, and perhaps 25% on my rare attempts at ET. I've never flown WT or WT+ (but I must try it one day).

You should come with me on one of my regular trips to SYD in Y.

As blue, 0%. As silver and gold, about the same rate for both (two op-ups in one year for each tier) for a grand total of 4 op-ups, which is probably about 5%.

corporate-wage-slave · Jan 20, 13, 4:51 am

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stez

You should come with me on one of my regular trips to SYD in Y.

Mmmm, I was thinking I'd try it out on something like CAI or TLV actually.... You deserve a medal!

T8191 · Jan 20, 13, 4:51 am

Zero, nothing, not ever. One of the penalties of always flying as a couple on a not-very-congested route.

MNManInKen · Jan 20, 13, 4:53 am

With all due respect, but a lot of anecdote does not make evidence. This sort of random data is pretty meaningless. It will also lead to incorrect interpretations of the post hoc ergo propter hoc type.

For example, as a Silver I have had quite a few CW-F upgrades, where you report none.