Originally Posted by
mirak
Typical rule of thumb I hear for bidding is to do about 1/3 of the price difference between business and economy, which would be a bid price of about $5,000 to upgrade that one leg, which is WAY too much for me. Am I sunk, or can I really rely on this info from the Kenya Airways website?
Why not just bid an amount that you can afford and that you would be comfortable to pay, and see what happens?
I don't know where you got that "rule of thumb" but it certainly wasn't from the KQ website!