Originally Posted by
SgtRyan
When I was checking in, I asked the lady how much would it cost to upgrade to first class. She told me at first it would be 350 pounds. I said no thanks because I wasnt willing to pay that much. After a few moments of doing something on the computer she came back and said that the price has now gone down to 260pounds.
It is possible, that C was overbooked. As you just checked in the probabilities of all the overbooked C passengers showing up increased, so the price for the upgrade goes down.
Better for UA to be able to sell the upgrade to F, rather than give someone an OP-up.