1K Buy-Up to F | You win SMI/J. But only this time.
Well, I have to admit it, SMI/J finally beat me. Upon checking in for my EWR > PHX flight today I was offered a $99 buy-up to F. That's a six hour flight with the head-wind. I was 3rd on the WL with 3 open F seats (from what I could handicap). I pulled out the corporate card and took 2B. $100 in the scope of my business expenses is about a cup of coffee, but this still bugs me. You may have my $100 the new-CO but each and every day I feel as thought his 1K thing is a bit over-rated. Happy I put the time in on DL last year.
TOD. I've fallen victim. For the record, this was a p.s. inbound LAX>JFK and then a CO EWR>PHX today with a UX PHX>LAX leg on Sunday which cost me (my firm) $290 a.i. (now $389) Can someone please tell me who's making any money at all on that?! |
In what fare bucket was your flight originally booked? I'm assuming it was priced as LAX-JFK, EWR-PHX, PHX-LAX as a circle-trip, right?
ETA: Probably doesn't matter as I don't see an M fare published on the route and the lowest B is too much higher to work at the $99 fare difference, except maybe from a Q fare, but even that is a stretch. |
Originally Posted by ORD-LIH
(Post 17990129)
Well, I have to admit it, SMI/J finally beat me. Upon checking in for my EWR > PHX flight today I was offered a $99 buy-up to F.
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Don't feed the beast, you're only encouraging it ;)
Probably a smart move, I bet someone after you would have taken it...and the GM price was probably $59 |
Same thing happened to me earlier this week. Last minute trip to PHX from EWR, bought one-way ticket at about T-22hrs, fare was $149 (S class). Saw a $99 buy-up offer at OLCI but didn't go for it at the time - wanted to see where I would end up on the list. Was no. 6 with 2 seats left so went back to OLCI, got the same offer and took it. Easy decision :)
First time I've seen this on one of my flights. |
Originally Posted by ORD-LIH
(Post 17990129)
Well, I have to admit it, SMI/J finally beat me. Upon checking in for my EWR > PHX flight today I was offered a $99 buy-up to F. That's a six hour flight with the head-wind. I was 3rd on the WL with 3 open F seats (from what I could handicap). I pulled out the corporate card and took 2B. $100 in the scope of my business expenses is about a cup of coffee, but this still bugs me. You may have my $100 the new-CO but each and every day I feel as thought his 1K thing is a bit over-rated. Happy I put the time in on DL last year.
TOD. I've fallen victim. For the record, this was a p.s. inbound LAX>JFK and then a CO EWR>PHX today with a UX PHX>LAX leg on Sunday which cost me (my firm) $290 a.i. (now $389) Can someone please tell me who's making any money at all on that?! |
Originally Posted by Baze
(Post 17990920)
And being #3 on the list with 3 open seats would you have gotten the free upgrade? If so seems like a waste of your companies, and possibly clients, money to me.
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Originally Posted by Baze
(Post 17990920)
And being #3 on the list with 3 open seats would you have gotten the free upgrade? If so seems like a waste of your companies, and possibly clients, money to me. And good that your company feels they can spend the money. I don't know of any myself thast would allow the buyup to be reimbursed.
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Originally Posted by star_world
(Post 17990774)
Same thing happened to me earlier this week. Last minute trip to PHX from EWR, bought one-way ticket at about T-22hrs, fare was $149 (S class). Saw a $99 buy-up offer at OLCI but didn't go for it at the time - wanted to see where I would end up on the list. Was no. 6 with 2 seats left so went back to OLCI, got the same offer and took it. Easy decision :)
First time I've seen this on one of my flights. FYI no M filed for that route, just a B at $789. |
Originally Posted by ORD-LIH
(Post 17990129)
Well, I have to admit it, SMI/J finally beat me. Upon checking in for my EWR > PHX flight today I was offered a $99 buy-up to F. That's a six hour flight with the head-wind. I was 3rd on the WL with 3 open F seats (from what I could handicap). I pulled out the corporate card and took 2B. $100 in the scope of my business expenses is about a cup of coffee, but this still bugs me. You may have my $100 the new-CO but each and every day I feel as thought his 1K thing is a bit over-rated. Happy I put the time in on DL last year.
TOD. I've fallen victim. For the record, this was a p.s. inbound LAX>JFK and then a CO EWR>PHX today with a UX PHX>LAX leg on Sunday which cost me (my firm) $290 a.i. (now $389) Can someone please tell me who's making any money at all on that?! I actually think YOU won... I would have bought the upgrade too (out of my own pocket in my case) and not thought twice about it. Why don't you go buy 100 or 1000 shares (whatever you can afford) of UA stock. Then, no matter which way it goes, you will win! :) |
Originally Posted by UA-NYC
(Post 17991454)
Welcome to the world of TODs! ;)
I was obviously grateful here that it was offered since I had no chance of being EUAd but I was surprised at how low the price was - far lower than I've seen on even shorter routes in the past. |
Originally Posted by star_world
(Post 17991716)
9.9 of them, correct ;)
I was obviously grateful here that it was offered since I had no chance of being EUAd but I was surprised at how low the price was - far lower than I've seen on even shorter routes in the past. |
I agree that 99 is a good deal for six hours, I wish 1K's got a free meal or a split of wine for their loyalty to United Airlines when they don't clear into F/C space.
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At these levels TODs seem to be cheap enough to be a better value than even instrument-based upgrades. I wonder if that's the new, new plan TOD upgrades offered as an alternative to purchased stickers with lower rates for higher level elites?
What's next? Are they going to combine upgrades with the OnePass auctions site? :) |
Originally Posted by lensman
(Post 17993251)
At these levels TODs seem to be cheap enough to be a better value than even instrument-based upgrades. I wonder if that's the new, new plan TOD upgrades offered as an alternative to purchased stickers with lower rates for higher level elites?
Pennywise, pound foolish IMO. But that seems to be a recurring thread with this leadership team. |
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