Upgrading from a cheap economy ticket
Feb 19, 2009, 7:36 am
#1
Original Poster
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: London
Programs: British Airways Silver, Tesco, BA Amex, Kris Flyer
Posts: 533
Upgrading from a cheap economy ticket
Is this at all possible or can I only upgrade when I have a fully flexible economy ticket?
Thanks in advance
Thanks in advance
Feb 19, 2009, 7:49 am
#3
Join Date: Jan 2003
Posts: 4,929
Where are you flying from/to? If shorthaul, the £59/£125/insert random value here upgrade offer may appear at T-24 on travel agent bookings, or sooner for bookings directly with BA. ISTR that BA were trialling WT to WT+ online offers, but don't have any first hand experience of this.
Feb 19, 2009, 8:21 am
#4
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: SAN
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Posts: 4,381
Upgrading with miles or money? Miles upgrade only applicable to YBH and higher booking classes, but all discount economy tickets can be upgraded with money for a change fee (and sometimes via a special upgrade offer in MMB).
Feb 19, 2009, 11:12 am
#5
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: MAN, ARN
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Feb 19, 2009, 11:26 am
#6
Join Date: Apr 2008
Posts: 648
Despite selecting a one way upgrade to WTP returning from SFO at the time of making a discount booking, the BA call centre said if I wanted, I could upgrade my outward leg to WTP for £280 plus a £50 change fee
So it is possible on a discount fare from my experience
So it is possible on a discount fare from my experience