Originally Posted by
lukewd
Hi all, does anyone know what the latest amount of time prior to the flight you can bid for an upgrade is? I.e. when the auction closes and new bids are no longer allowed.
I'm thinking to leave it as late as possible, hoping the minimum bid price comes down. The seats in business class are wide open.
You can officially submit your bid up to 50 hours prior to the flight departure time (although it usually is available up to 49 hours prior).
You will get an email advising if you were successful EXACTLY 48 hours prior to the flight departure time.
If you don't get the email at that time, then you will get an email at EXACTLY 24 hours prior to departure advising that you were unsuccessful.
I've never gotten a successful email later than 48 hours and never gotten an unsuccessful email earlier than 24 hours, but there may be situations where they are able to process in the interim period.