Jan 10, 2016, 10:56 pm
Last edit by: atword
Previous threads: 2015 Upsell Offers to Business/First (UFC/PCU) Questions/Discussion (Paid Upgrades)
2014 Upsell Offers to Business/First (UFC/PCU) Questions/Discussion (Paid Upgrades)
2013 "Upsell Offers to Business/First (UFC/PCU)" Questions/Discussion (Paid Upgrades)
PCU (Premium Cabin Upsell) Nets extra PQM's and can be done at purchase or anytime before checkin if prompted. This will book into a business/first bucket.
UFC (Upgrade For Cash) is done at checkin (online, counter, lounge, gate) and will not earn extra PQM's.
TOD (Tens of Dollars); please post at another thread Post your TOD buy-up experiences here [2016 Edition]
From #198 of the TOD thread by thejaredhuang: "I think there's still a distinction (from upsell thread). This thread is more about offers at check-in, I always read TOD as Time of Departure anyways."
2014 Upsell Offers to Business/First (UFC/PCU) Questions/Discussion (Paid Upgrades)
2013 "Upsell Offers to Business/First (UFC/PCU)" Questions/Discussion (Paid Upgrades)
PCU (Premium Cabin Upsell) Nets extra PQM's and can be done at purchase or anytime before checkin if prompted. This will book into a business/first bucket.
UFC (Upgrade For Cash) is done at checkin (online, counter, lounge, gate) and will not earn extra PQM's.
TOD (Tens of Dollars); please post at another thread Post your TOD buy-up experiences here [2016 Edition]
From #198 of the TOD thread by thejaredhuang: "I think there's still a distinction (from upsell thread). This thread is more about offers at check-in, I always read TOD as Time of Departure anyways."
2016 Upsell Offers to Business/First (UFC/PCU) Questions/Discussion (Paid Upgrades)
Oct 21, 2016, 8:20 pm
#526
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With all buy-ups, it depends on the nature of the buy-up.
The $319 is almost certainly a purchased upgrade that will not accrue PQD or RDM. Whether it accrues additional PQM will depend on the fare class into which it books. If it books into R or PN, it's not going to accrue anything extra. If it books into P, it will.
The $319 is almost certainly a purchased upgrade that will not accrue PQD or RDM. Whether it accrues additional PQM will depend on the fare class into which it books. If it books into R or PN, it's not going to accrue anything extra. If it books into P, it will.
Oct 22, 2016, 2:41 pm
#527
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Yeah, growing evidence suggests that fee-upgrades to F book into A (and earn 2x PQM) and those to J book into ZN (and do not earn bonus PQM). Also strongly suggestive that space in those classes is a requirement to see the fare-differential priced offer.
Oct 22, 2016, 8:02 pm
#528
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while helping a no-status friend check in today, she was offered $829 from Y to J for UA42, IAD-FCO
her original ticket was in K class and was under $700rt for SMF-FCO
she did not take it, but i sure would have
her original ticket was in K class and was under $700rt for SMF-FCO
she did not take it, but i sure would have
Oct 23, 2016, 12:58 pm
#529
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: DEN
Programs: UA Plat
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PHX-DEN 737-800
V Fare
$109 to BF during OLCI
Declined (managed to get an E+ seat at OLCI)
V Fare
$109 to BF during OLCI
Declined (managed to get an E+ seat at OLCI)
Oct 24, 2016, 9:07 am
#530
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ORD-MEM CRJ-700
L Fare
$99 to F at OLCI
Declined
Posting here because $99 to upgrade to F with no meal service on a flight blocked at a little less than 2 hours and operated by a RJ is too high to meet my definition of TOD.
ETA: Offers prior to OLCI were in the $200-300 range.
L Fare
$99 to F at OLCI
Declined
Posting here because $99 to upgrade to F with no meal service on a flight blocked at a little less than 2 hours and operated by a RJ is too high to meet my definition of TOD.
ETA: Offers prior to OLCI were in the $200-300 range.
Oct 24, 2016, 12:40 pm
#531
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IAH-LHR on a 763
K fare
$939
Declined
Seems a touch high, and there are still 6 open seats... (I've found that wide open cabins for BF don't have good offers, I only see more reasonable offers when cabins have 1-2 seats remaining.)
K fare
$939
Declined
Seems a touch high, and there are still 6 open seats... (I've found that wide open cabins for BF don't have good offers, I only see more reasonable offers when cabins have 1-2 seats remaining.)
Oct 26, 2016, 7:48 pm
#532
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SAN-SFO $99 offered on the App post check-in (Q fare)
I bit. 4 F seats and #4 on the list at T-23.75 (and a middle in E+).
Booked into Z which I have not seen before.
I bit. 4 F seats and #4 on the list at T-23.75 (and a middle in E+).
Booked into Z which I have not seen before.
Last edited by Kacee; Oct 26, 2016 at 7:56 pm
Oct 26, 2016, 9:41 pm
#533
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EWR-ORD 767-300
S Fare
$99 offered at booking
Accepted
S Fare
$99 offered at booking
Accepted
Nov 2, 2016, 3:18 pm
#536
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Never had done the upgrade at purchase time.
Noticed it did book into a PQM bonus fare ^
Had forgotten it would show as PCU on the receipt and therefore no PQDs
If cancelled in 24 hours, does the PCU fee refund?
Normally do the post booking change approach which is ADD?/COLLECT but the PCU was a bit cheaper. Now need to decide if the loss of PQDs is a problem for my status renewal.
Noticed it did book into a PQM bonus fare ^
Had forgotten it would show as PCU on the receipt and therefore no PQDs
If cancelled in 24 hours, does the PCU fee refund?
Normally do the post booking change approach which is ADD?/COLLECT but the PCU was a bit cheaper. Now need to decide if the loss of PQDs is a problem for my status renewal.
Nov 2, 2016, 3:44 pm
#537
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Location: Colorado
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Never had done the upgrade at purchase time.
Noticed it did book into a PQM bonus fare ^
Had forgotten it would show as PCU on the receipt and therefore no PQDs
If cancelled in 24 hours, does the PCU fee refund?
Normally do the post booking change approach which is ADD?/COLLECT but the PCU was a bit cheaper. Now need to decide if the loss of PQDs is a problem for my status renewal.
Noticed it did book into a PQM bonus fare ^
Had forgotten it would show as PCU on the receipt and therefore no PQDs
If cancelled in 24 hours, does the PCU fee refund?
Normally do the post booking change approach which is ADD?/COLLECT but the PCU was a bit cheaper. Now need to decide if the loss of PQDs is a problem for my status renewal.
Nov 2, 2016, 3:45 pm
#538
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And yeah, booking fee-upgrade usually a little cheaper but comes with those caveats
Nov 2, 2016, 5:26 pm
#539
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Decided extra sub-$100 was worth getting $800+ PQDs -- since probably will need those PQDs .
Nov 2, 2016, 11:42 pm
#540
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I'm stumped. Upcoming flight is
F6 A4 JN6 C6 D4 Z3 ZN3 P0 PN0 R0 RN0 IN0 I0
Ticketed on an H fare, and lowest Y/F are now U and U-up so the true fare differential should be about $115-ish if I were to GG BUYUP.
Manage Reservations page is offering to let me buy up for $707, with "1 Seat Available". Where on earth is it getting this number? The only fares that come close to the combined total are YUA and FUA, and no inventory class has 1 seat in it. Back when PN space was available, it would quote me difference to an M fare.
I'm so intensely curious what the upgrade button will do to my ticket, but not "risk $707 and say it was an accident" curious.
F6 A4 JN6 C6 D4 Z3 ZN3 P0 PN0 R0 RN0 IN0 I0
Ticketed on an H fare, and lowest Y/F are now U and U-up so the true fare differential should be about $115-ish if I were to GG BUYUP.
Manage Reservations page is offering to let me buy up for $707, with "1 Seat Available". Where on earth is it getting this number? The only fares that come close to the combined total are YUA and FUA, and no inventory class has 1 seat in it. Back when PN space was available, it would quote me difference to an M fare.
I'm so intensely curious what the upgrade button will do to my ticket, but not "risk $707 and say it was an accident" curious.