Originally Posted by
romans
Hi everyone. I just want to share my experience with you. We will fly on the 15th of Jan from VIE to LAX via CDG and back LAX - AMS - VIE on the 6th of Feb. We bought cheap economy tickets a few months ago. A few days ago I successfully bought a change of economy (L/V class) to business (Z) on way back from Los Angeles - LAX - AMS - VIE for cca 780€ per person which is pretty good price I think.
It wasn't able to do that on first segment (VIE - LAX) because first flight VIE - CDG is handled by Austrian Airlines, that's info I received from AF. But the thing is after this change my fiance got automatically upgrade to business from economy on segment CDG to LAX (AF0066), I see this change on air france website. I just want to ask if this is something common or not. We will fly with AF/KLM for first time. My ticket stays unchanged the same economy class from CDG to LAX so only her ticket has been upgraded. It's just weird situation (ofc I am happy for her change). Another question is when (even if) I can expect upgrade offer? Will I receive an email? Or should I refresh airfrance website? thank you
Welcome to FT! The upgrade on the outbound looks like a glitch to me and I would not say it is common.
Considering that you are a new customer and that as of today, there are still 37 open J-seats on your outbound flight, there is a good chance that you will receive an upgrade offer once OLCI opens. Just check it out right on time.
One concern however, considering that Austrian operates the first leg, I'm not sure OLCI will be available. In that case, you need to approach ground staff @ CDG and ask for a DoD offer.