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Last-Minute Upgrades (LMUs) - information and data points - 2022 onwards

Last-Minute Upgrades (LMUs) - information and data points - 2022 onwards

Old Jan 26, 2022, 1:40 pm
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Originally Posted by NA-Flyer
I have a question, which I am not sure if this is the right place to address it: When you book in economy class cheapest fare bucket and you upgrade to business class on online check in special discounted offer for upgrade. Will the miles posted in Aeroplan account will be the upgraded business class fare or just the original class of booking in economy class?
Original booking class
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Old Jan 28, 2022, 10:31 am
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YQT-YYZ

Some recent data points from Northern Ontario:

January 26
YQT-YYZ-YXU
Booked in Flex (U) for $527
J9 at OLCI
LMU offer - $82

January 29
YQT-YYZ
Booked in Standard (U) for $390
J7 at OLCI
LMU offer - $129

January 29
YQT-YYZ-YXU (same flight to YYZ as above)
Booked in Flex (K) for $199
J7 at OLCI
LMU offer - $151

January 29
YQT-YYZ-YQG
Booked in Business Lowest (P/M) for $386
OLCI doesn't open for another 5 hours, but currently it's J9 with 4/12 seats taken
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Looks to me like the LMU price correlates best with the price of the ticket rather than the fare bucket or type (e.g. Standard U is less than Flex K). I'm not sure if the Flex U is cheaper than the Standard U because of the fare type or because it's J9 vs. J7.

In any case, a cheap Flex fare + LMU works out to $350, which is not a whole lot less than the cheap Business Lowest at $386.
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Old Feb 11, 2022, 8:35 am
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February 2022
YUL-FLL
A330-300
Booked in Standard (K) for $131
J0 and O2 at OLCI
PY LMU offer - $106
Accepted (2 PAX)
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Old Feb 12, 2022, 8:04 am
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My friend bought a Europe fare in Basic Y. Are LMUs offered to Basic fares or should she pay more for Standard while changes are still free?
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Old Feb 17, 2022, 5:03 pm
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February 2022
YVR-YYZ
7M8
Booked in Flex (K) YVR-YYZ-YOW for $237
J3 AND Y9 at OLCI
J LMU offer - $742
Declined.
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Old Apr 8, 2022, 6:59 am
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Originally Posted by TechnoTourist
Original booking class
I assume that's the same for people crediting to other airlines like UA or OZ? Do the Bid Upgrades also credit the original fare code?
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Old Apr 9, 2022, 6:00 pm
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April 2022
Flex (K) YVR-YYZ for $139.57
was offered J for $450 it was AC124 on A321 that lands at the ungodly 2:30am
Declined
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Old Apr 19, 2022, 4:52 am
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LHR - YYC

offered instant upgrade for 1025 from Y to J.

J looks to be 2/3 empty (20 seats free). Does anyone have experience of expected LMU price? Im expecting it to be cheaper than instant upgrade based on the spare seats.
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Old Apr 21, 2022, 3:08 pm
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Angry AC Upgrade at Check In - Charged 3x's

AC Upgrade at Check In charged me three times the amount. I have been calling and on wait. I also did not get my receipt emailed via email.

Has this ever happen to anyone? Is there a particular avenue I need to contact?
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Old Apr 21, 2022, 3:09 pm
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What kind of upgrade? Is it a pending authorization (you had your card swiped/charged today, for example) or a posted charge on your credit card (you already flew days ago)?
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Old Apr 21, 2022, 3:14 pm
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Originally Posted by asovse1
What kind of upgrade? Is it a pending authorization (you had your card swiped/charged today, for example) or a posted charge on your credit card (you already flew days ago)?
Its Posted charge. Upgraded online at checkin for $835 USD.

Charge posted was $3157 CAD (More expensive then if I just booked it)

Update - The charge they said is right $1223.50 USD each passenger .. (Would never pay it) and told me to submit a complaint. Thankfully I took a screenshot of the payment page but the page says zero info about the flight but just the upgrade cost. Hope that suffices

Last edited by Adam Smith; Apr 21, 2022 at 4:44 pm Reason: Merge consecutive posts by same user
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Old Apr 21, 2022, 4:25 pm
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I'm confused. Are you saying it should be US$835 per passenger, but you were charged US$1223.50 per passenger? How many passengers were there?
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Old Apr 21, 2022, 4:39 pm
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Originally Posted by King Chung Huang
I'm confused. Are you saying it should be US$835 per passenger, but you were charged US$1223.50 per passenger? How many passengers were there?
Sorry about the Confusion

Online Check in stated:
2 passengers total = $835USD ($417.50USD Each)

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They charged me
2 passengers total = $2447USD ($1223.50USD Each)
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Old Apr 22, 2022, 11:41 am
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Originally Posted by Altaflyer
My friend bought a Europe fare in Basic Y. Are LMUs offered to Basic fares or should she pay more for Standard while changes are still free?
I was poking around the tariff yesterday and noted that it said LMUs weren't offered on Basic fares. Not sure whether that's true in practice though.
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Old Apr 24, 2022, 11:20 am
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04/25/2022
YUL-YVR
A220
Booked in comfort (H) for $772
At OLCI: J1 C1 D0 Z0 P0 R0 Y0 B0 M0 U0 H0 Q0 V0 W0 S0 T0 L0 K0 G0 F0
J LMU offer - $952
Refused!
(Wow, flights are getting full!)
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