Finding fare bucket and question about bidding for UGs
Nov 21, 2015, 10:09 am
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Finding fare bucket and question about bidding for UGs
My parents in their ineffable wisdom are off to South America and intend to return via Bogata, flying Iberia before connecting back to London.
I thought I would try and upgrade them using Avios, but how do I find the actual fare bucket it just says "Lowest Fare". I assume this means no Avios upgrades?
In which case the bidding for an upgrade, when do they let you know if you have won? And can I add my card to their booking to make the payment?
I thought I would try and upgrade them using Avios, but how do I find the actual fare bucket it just says "Lowest Fare". I assume this means no Avios upgrades?
In which case the bidding for an upgrade, when do they let you know if you have won? And can I add my card to their booking to make the payment?
Nov 21, 2015, 11:41 am
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My parents in their ineffable wisdom are off to South America and intend to return via Bogata, flying Iberia before connecting back to London.
I thought I would try and upgrade them using Avios, but how do I find the actual fare bucket it just says "Lowest Fare". I assume this means no Avios upgrades?
In which case the bidding for an upgrade, when do they let you know if you have won? And can I add my card to their booking to make the payment?
I thought I would try and upgrade them using Avios, but how do I find the actual fare bucket it just says "Lowest Fare". I assume this means no Avios upgrades?
In which case the bidding for an upgrade, when do they let you know if you have won? And can I add my card to their booking to make the payment?
Upgrades can only be done from Y, B, H which are usually the "Flexible" fares offered on iberia.com. It generally is more sensible just to book the J award directly if you have the Avios.
I haven't tried the bidding for upgrade (I'd never risk flying Y on Iberia, especially on a revenue ticket) but I'm sure there's a thread on Flyertalk somewhere.
