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Old Jan 26, 2019 | 3:18 pm
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Originally Posted by Prizm
I'm looking at flights from Perth AUS to Vancouver via HKG. The airliner is an A350-900 on both legs. If I'm not entirely fussed about PE, would it be worth buying regular economy tickets now and taking a gamble on a cheap(ish) upgrade? Or do people find that the upgrades are costing as much as buying a PE ticket in the first place?

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Originally Posted by sxc
You’re unlikely to get a cheap upgrade bid.
I 2nd the comment that one is not likely to see a cheap upgrade bid.

I just checked on the default bid for my PE fare from HKG to ICN $850+. Mind you that the RT fare was $1150-ish...
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