Anyone ever been offered to upgrade at check in for HNL-SYD on HA
Feb 12, 2007, 11:26 pm
#1
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Anyone ever been offered to upgrade at check in for HNL-SYD on HA
If anyone has any experience upgrading to Australia from Hawaii on Hawaiian I would sure like to know your experience. I am planning to go in May to Northern Australia. Mahalo nui loa in advance.
Feb 13, 2007, 1:49 am
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So other than that, is there anything else you're asking about? You do the upgrade at 24 hour online checkin or at the airport. Not sure the price, for us as Platinum it was $250. So I'd guess $350 otherwise, but I might be wrong on that.
Hope this helps. If not what you're looking for, please shout.
Feb 18, 2007, 1:11 am
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If you wait until the airport, you stand a very good chance of not getting an upgrade that you could have gotten at 24 hours out via OLCI.
Moreover, if OLCI doesn't offer you an upgrade at 24 hours out, cancel OLCI, then check back in an hour or two; repeat as necessary (you have nothing to lose) -- twice I've experienced no upgrades available at 24 hours but one became available on a subsequent try.
Moreover, if OLCI doesn't offer you an upgrade at 24 hours out, cancel OLCI, then check back in an hour or two; repeat as necessary (you have nothing to lose) -- twice I've experienced no upgrades available at 24 hours but one became available on a subsequent try.
Feb 18, 2007, 1:14 pm
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Thanks in advance.
Feb 18, 2007, 2:00 pm
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Feb 18, 2007, 4:10 pm
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If you get to the baggage page then you should cancel because the next step is the check-in
Feb 18, 2007, 11:31 pm
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Agreed.
On the off-chance that an upgrade does become available in the next hours because someone cancels/re-schedules, make sure you use the Cancel button. If you simply close the window, next time you'll almost certainly get a "Can't check in online" message.
Sometimes you will, anyway. If that happens, clearing your browser's cache usually lets you again check in online or you can use a different browser.
On the off-chance that an upgrade does become available in the next hours because someone cancels/re-schedules, make sure you use the Cancel button. If you simply close the window, next time you'll almost certainly get a "Can't check in online" message.
Sometimes you will, anyway. If that happens, clearing your browser's cache usually lets you again check in online or you can use a different browser.
Feb 18, 2007, 11:50 pm
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I've gotten that message before, and just tried again with positive results. Also, prior to departure, you can do a "dummy" booking to see if F seats are available. If none show up, chances are slim.
Feb 18, 2007, 11:52 pm
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Mahalo for your replys
Mar 25, 2007, 5:51 am
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Hope you can advise a fellow FT'er with some upcoming HA flights SYD-HNL.
Have you any experience with trying to upgrade in the opposite direction to the OP, from SYD-HNL?
From my understanding there's no online check-in from 'this end'...
Would it be fair to asume d/d upgrades offered at check-in if seats available?
Is US$300 the expected price?
Cheers from SYD..
Have you any experience with trying to upgrade in the opposite direction to the OP, from SYD-HNL?
From my understanding there's no online check-in from 'this end'...
Would it be fair to asume d/d upgrades offered at check-in if seats available?
Is US$300 the expected price?
Cheers from SYD..
Mar 25, 2007, 11:16 am
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There is no on-line check-in offered by HA in either direction, because it is international and their somewhat lengthy check-in process that transmits passport information to the governments.
Therefore, upgrades are offered at the airport. Not sure about the regular price.
Therefore, upgrades are offered at the airport. Not sure about the regular price.
