Originally Posted by
DrHalxx
I am looking to upgrade a flight (LHR- JFK) from WTP to CW and it turns out to be 20.000 avios (as i expected) + 600 gbp in taxes and surcharges (when the ticket costs 1000gbp itself). Does this quote sounds correct? I was expecting something less expesive that 600. Am I doing something wrong? I get that price from book and upgrade. Would it be cheaper if I upgraded after booking?
No, it'll be the same whether you book and upgrade at the same time or whether you book first and upgrade immediately afterwards.
I think you're probably misreading what you're seeing, if you haven't yet booked anything.
If you book at WT+ ticket, you'd be paying the base fare plus TFC of £430.75 (or so - that's the figure I get from a dummy booking for LHR-JFK-LHR). The cheapest base fare that I got on that dummy booking was £457.00, so a total price of £887.75.
If you book and upgrade at the same time, the site should show you a base fare of £457.00 (in that example), 20,000 Avios to upgrade round-trip, and TFC of £536.75 - so a total payable of £993.75.
The TFC of £536.75 is the same as if you bought a cash ticket in Club. You can check that with a dummy booking.
Does that relate to what you've been seeing on the website?