Bidding for biz seats
Mar 3, 2017, 6:28 am
#62
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YMMV greatly here, as always, amyway for me the biggest value of Euro J is the guaranteed free middle seat (320 family) and 0 hassle with carryon luggage.
Some food and drink is a good plus on some flights. I fly short hauls a lot because I have to so my thinking might be different to someone who flies a lot for other reasons...
Some food and drink is a good plus on some flights. I fly short hauls a lot because I have to so my thinking might be different to someone who flies a lot for other reasons...
Mar 3, 2017, 6:38 am
#63
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Helsinki-Vantaa APT, Finland
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YMMV greatly here, as always, amyway for me the biggest value of Euro J is the guaranteed free middle seat (320 family) and 0 hassle with carryon luggage.
Some food and drink is a good plus on some flights. I fly short hauls a lot because I have to so my thinking might be different to someone who flies a lot for other reasons...
Some food and drink is a good plus on some flights. I fly short hauls a lot because I have to so my thinking might be different to someone who flies a lot for other reasons...
With S-Market plastic bag on empty and blocked seat next to me, there is no hassle at all. ^ Hard-Drinks are out of question because have to drive from the airport.
Mar 4, 2017, 8:11 am
#64
Join Date: Aug 2016
Programs: AY Plat (OWE)
Posts: 177
Received upgrade offer of 109€ for BRU-HEL, 10 days before, Value ticket, AY Plat. I am on waiting list for upgrade with a voucher... So they prefer to find a paying customer than allowing us to use our existing vouchers.
Mar 4, 2017, 1:18 pm
#66
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: HEL
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It is like they had two different companies in the background, one just sending ridiculous offers and the other one (not) monitoring the wait list.
No good
Last edited by ff_flyer; Mar 5, 2017 at 1:05 am
Mar 5, 2017, 1:53 am
#67
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In all fairness, they do say the discount only applies to certain channels. The text push is still discounted towards the rate you get from calling in.
And earlier years, when discount upgrades was handled by phone, it was only announced on .fi pages and other nationalities was charged full price (unless one quoted .fi page offer). So certain travellers have had pretty exclusive access to the discounts in the past. And now the target group has changed, from nationality to communication channel.
What does become obvious is that push-offers has their own availability, and offers are made even when F is waitlisted or zeroed. this is havoc on the waitlist as someone can bypass the list by accepting the push offer.
And earlier years, when discount upgrades was handled by phone, it was only announced on .fi pages and other nationalities was charged full price (unless one quoted .fi page offer). So certain travellers have had pretty exclusive access to the discounts in the past. And now the target group has changed, from nationality to communication channel.
What does become obvious is that push-offers has their own availability, and offers are made even when F is waitlisted or zeroed. this is havoc on the waitlist as someone can bypass the list by accepting the push offer.
Mar 6, 2017, 11:18 am
#68
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Does one really need to have a 105- issued ticket to do this? I have a 125- ticket and submitted a bid (and got the e-mail confirmation) but I'm not sure if it does clear whether I'll be able to accept it.
Mar 6, 2017, 11:59 am
#69
Join Date: May 2014
Location: HEL
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Posts: 3,620
Point and voucher upgrades are available if the flight is sold as AY and operated by AY or on behalf of AY. I have never tried, but I would expect the same rule for either types of paid upgrades. Basically, it does not work for code-share flights.
So it should be fine if the ticket is not Finnair-numbered.
So it should be fine if the ticket is not Finnair-numbered.
Mar 7, 2017, 5:28 am
#71
Join Date: Nov 2013
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this grammatic is confusing here. Gives contradictory meaning?
Mar 12, 2017, 5:47 am
#74
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I tried to bid for an upgrade on HEL-HKG. There is no upgrades with points available (not offered, waitlist could work).
Maximum bid value was 598€ and today I got informed that my bid was declined. I guess they didn't want to have any additional upgrades because I bid the maximum value so if it was about the bid amount then I should have been accepted. Or then there were too many who also bid the maximum and I was the first one who lost.
Or do these even work? Why would they open the bid if they don't then accept those.
Maximum bid value was 598€ and today I got informed that my bid was declined. I guess they didn't want to have any additional upgrades because I bid the maximum value so if it was about the bid amount then I should have been accepted. Or then there were too many who also bid the maximum and I was the first one who lost.
Or do these even work? Why would they open the bid if they don't then accept those.