Has anyone tried to use Plusgrade/AC Bid upgrade with a debit card instead of a credit card?

Business bid Econ vs Prem
 

Hi guys, any idea if the min bid offered to business is different from economy vs premium? We booked two seats recently with one as flex and the other as comfort, the minimum bid upgrade from both those fares is identical.

So wondering if our minimum bid options would differ when doing it from a premium fare vs econ fare.

In addition, I've never booked a standard fare in the past, but, is there upgrade options from that category?

Enquiring for an international flight with connection in Canada.

Cheers!

Excuse my ignorance as this is my first time using ExpertFlyer. Flight from YYZ-ATH in early May is showing J9 R0 Z0 and return flight is J9 R7 Z9.

Based on reading this forum, the AC Bid Upgrades are tied to class J so 9 each way seems promising. Do I need to pay attention to R or Z when deciding a bid? I've got bids in the "still modest" range but am considering bumping up if those other fare classes matter.

Thanks!

You don't need to pay attention to R or Z. It essentially comes down to whether RM (Revenue Management) decides 48 hours out whether they can get more for the seat than you bid. If they're content with your offer.

I have 100% success on my domestic offers the last 2 years (minimum bid to either PE/J on 3 class, or J on 2 class) providing the flight isn't sold out 48 hours in advance.

LMU's, different story. Alot seems to change with IROPS / etc in that T-48 hour frame.

By the way the 900 is CAD and not USD. Should I up it a bit you think?

It's been 10 days since that post, where it appears the data was coming from "the seat map" (never ever do that).

There are currently 12 occupied seats, 1 blocked.

But there are 19 seats sold of the 29 for sale.

The flight's J10.

Thank you very much. I did not put the seat map up. It was a quote from a previous poster who kindly let me know the situation with the map. So I was only replying to that post.

Do you think I should raise the bid a bit more from the 900 CAD?

I get the booking ref ineligible in the upgrade portal for a YVR-YYZ flight next week, I see on expertflyer that therse at least 9 J seats both ways so does that mean it just hasn't been open for upgrades yet? As far as I know these are just normal economy tickets booked through AC not group bookings

AC does not open up bid upgrades for all flights and they may not take any bid offer even if they do. Just how it works.

My flight is on Tuesday night and the wheel says the amount looks good. Can someone please check it again for me how the business class looks? It is AC 56 on the 2nd May. Thank you.

5 - J available

J5 C5 D4 Z4 P0 R0 O1 E0 A0 N0 Y9 B9M9 U9 H9 Q9 V8 W0 S0 T0 L0 K0

It looks like once you make a bid, there's no increasing it?

Should be able to edit it (bid up, down) or rescind it at any time before departure-48hrs. Log in to your Air Canada account, go to "My bookings", choose your trip. As long as you're not within 48 hours of departure you'll be able to edit it under the "AC Bid Upgrade" option.

FWIW this is browsing from desktop. App/mobile experience may be slightly difference.

Luckily for you, there is a handy FAQ on Air Canada's website, which is also referenced in the Wiki for this thread.

The salient language is:

When are bid upgrades usually approved? I am trying to decide if I should use my eupgrade credits for an upcoming flight I submitted a bid for