Originally Posted by
KARFA
It would be interesting to know what things you ask AI, and whether the answers are accurate.
I think the benefit of this forum is certainly the depth and breadth of experience - not just from the most prolific posters either. if i ever post something that is not correct it is quickly peer reviewed and corrected
it depends on the question!! Below is the gemini response related to one current thread on this forum, which seems quite good, but it cannot give me availability for BA 296 LHR-IAD on 6th July.
For answers like below, most of its info is from reddit
The short answer is that British Airways does not have an official "free upgrade" policy that you can request or sign up for. In the airline industry, free upgrades are officially known as Operational Upgrades (OpUps), and they are never handed out based on a nice outfit, a polite request at check-in, or a special occasion like a honeymoon.Instead, free upgrades are entirely automated and triggered by a computer algorithm when a flight is oversold.
The Selection Hierarchy
If the airline needs to move people up, they look at the following criteria in order:
Frequent Flyer Status: Members of the British Airways Executive Club holding Gold status are prioritized first, followed by Silver, and then Bronze (along with equivalent Oneworld alliance status tiers like Emerald or Sapphire).
Ticket Fare Class: Passengers who bought fully flexible, higher-fare economy tickets are chosen before those who bought heavily discounted, non-refundable tickets.
Internal Revenue Algorithm: BA's system also utilizes an internal algorithm that sometimes selects passengers who normally buy premium tickets but happen to be flying economy that day, or passengers who show a high statistical probability of purchasing premium seats in the future if given a "taste" of the higher cabin.