Originally Posted by albireo
These are Coach fares. What airline would sell a fare that guarantees a Biz seat and not call it a Business Class fare?
BA - I believe!
As I understand it, the BA system lets you book your miles upgrade when you book your flight, in a single transaction. You are, effectively, booking a Business Class ticket which is paid for partly in money and partly in miles. If there are no upgrades available you have the choice, there and then, to go for a lower non-upgradeable fare.
With KLM it's a case of taking pot luck.... you could end up paying hundreds more for your flight and still sitting in the same seat that you would have had if you had paid half the price you paid.
If I could book my flight and my upgrade in a single transaction I would probably be quite happy to book a more expensive fare. However, I am not prepared to gamble hundreds of pounds on the odds of maybe getting an upgrade if I am very very lucky.