Jul 20, 2013, 6:22 pm
Last edit by: WineCountryUA
This is an archived thread, the active thread is UA Upsell Offers to Business/First/PP at Purchase and Day of Departure (TOD)
UA Upsell Offers to Business/First at Purchase and Day of Departure (TOD) [Archive]
Oct 16, 2014, 5:22 pm
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Oct 16, 2014, 8:08 pm
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What is interesting though is that the initial number it always shows on the app when I check in tends to be crazy high, but then when I go back in to "view reservation," it tends to give me a lower cost. In this situation though, I didn't go back into the reservation as I don't usually care if I get upgraded on a flight under 2 hours.
Oct 16, 2014, 10:48 pm
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I have a U fare - I booked my flight late last week vs. her when she booked it quite some time ago. When I checked in, it was outrageous. It was $8_9, can't remember the middle number, but it was over $800 (yes you are reading it correctly!). Have to love the way UA systems work.
Oct 17, 2014, 7:01 am
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yes, does it really surprise you, it is UA, but like I said, I think the initial price I always get when I check in on the app is a glitch - usually half the time, it is something very crazy. I don't know what the true TOD would have been for me as I didn't go back into the reservation
Oct 17, 2014, 7:16 am
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I've noticed recently that the buy-up system isn't very smart in situation where the coach fare you have is more expensive than some cheap -UP fares. In those cases, you tend to get some hilarious buy up offers (maybe up to full F?), while people on lower fares are offered the delta between their fare and the cheap -UP fare.
That's my pet theory on why an S fare gets a better buy up than a U fare.
That's my pet theory on why an S fare gets a better buy up than a U fare.
Oct 17, 2014, 7:22 am
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I've noticed recently that the buy-up system isn't very smart in situation where the coach fare you have is more expensive than some cheap -UP fares. In those cases, you tend to get some hilarious buy up offers (maybe up to full F?), while people on lower fares are offered the delta between their fare and the cheap -UP fare.
That's my pet theory on why an S fare gets a better buy up than a U fare.
That's my pet theory on why an S fare gets a better buy up than a U fare.
Oct 17, 2014, 7:32 am
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Right, I'm not trying to explain differences in offers across Premier levels, holding fare class constant. Rather, I'm explaining something slightly different: differences in offer across fare class, holding Premier level constant. Agree it's hard to argue incompetence for the former situation.
Oct 17, 2014, 9:50 am
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yes, does it really surprise you, it is UA, but like I said, I think the initial price I always get when I check in on the app is a glitch - usually half the time, it is something very crazy. I don't know what the true TOD would have been for me as I didn't go back into the reservation
There are members here (hello .....) who still claim this is not occuring.
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Oct 22, 2014, 5:50 am
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UA 83 DEL-EWR 10/21
PLT, K fare
$5579 at OLCI. Then $1239 at T-6.
Didn't take it.
PLT, K fare
$5579 at OLCI. Then $1239 at T-6.
Didn't take it.
Oct 22, 2014, 11:59 am
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1162 - EWR-MCO
1 silver, 1 non-status on different PNR
Both purchased Q
1 Offered $119 each way; other offered $119 & $129
I purchased them.
1 silver, 1 non-status on different PNR
Both purchased Q
1 Offered $119 each way; other offered $119 & $129
I purchased them.
Oct 24, 2014, 9:52 am
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Just FYI, I did get 1.5x miles on my $67 upgrade from coach to first (A) from EWR-LAS this week.
Oct 24, 2014, 10:16 am
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Greetings - Dirk