Originally Posted by
ppp909
I just booked a trip to Dublin next week. It's a work trip and J isn't allowed. I was offered to change the return to CE for £39 which I thought was reasonable, seeing as I'm currently bronze, on 585 points (the journey in question will take me to 605) and I fancied the lounge after what will probably be a hard day at work.
Fighting with expenses isn't worth the hassle so I wondered if I could upgrade after completing the booking. Of course it's showing £99 and of course, I'm not going to pay that.
So why do BA do this? They must know they're not going to sell an upgrade for £99 having offered it previously for £39. It's not the same as increasing the cost of a flight as the plane fills up; I can feed myself well for £60.
When you book a flight you see the fare difference - in your case £39. So the cost of choosing higher class is just a fare difference.
After you've booked your ticket, an upgrade will cost you a change fee + fare difference - in your case £60 (change fee) + £39 (fare difference) = £99.
From time to time you may be offered a
POUG.