Upgrades for Cash on AF??
Jan 8, 2016, 11:48 am
#511
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Santo Domingo, Dom. Rep. / Washington, DC
Programs: AA PPro/DL PLT, PPass, Marriott / Hilton Gold, JetBlue Mosaic, Hertz Presidents Circle, Amex Plat
Posts: 4,631
Jan 18, 2016, 4:22 am
#512
Join Date: Jan 2016
Posts: 1
Hello, frequent flyers! Never used upgrade options so excuse my (maybe) evident questions. We booked 2 tickets to Punta Cana (SVO-CDG-PUJ) in economy V. As this is our honeymoon trip of course I'd like to spend 8h flight from CDG in a more comfort seat 
Several questions:
1) Having read this forum, I realised that V is the lowest class. It is eleigible for upgrade, isn't it? Will I receive the letter from AF?
2) Once my friend was upgraded to Business for 100$ on 8h flight (Lufthansa) after she had called airline 2 times before departure telling that she was on honeymoon and asking about all possibilities. I feel uncomfortable with such strategy , but is there any sence?
Thank you
Several questions:
1) Having read this forum, I realised that V is the lowest class. It is eleigible for upgrade, isn't it? Will I receive the letter from AF?
2) Once my friend was upgraded to Business for 100$ on 8h flight (Lufthansa) after she had called airline 2 times before departure telling that she was on honeymoon and asking about all possibilities. I feel uncomfortable with such strategy , but is there any sence?
Thank you
Jan 18, 2016, 8:41 am
#513
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Santo Domingo, Dom. Rep. / Washington, DC
Programs: AA PPro/DL PLT, PPass, Marriott / Hilton Gold, JetBlue Mosaic, Hertz Presidents Circle, Amex Plat
Posts: 4,631
Hello, frequent flyers! Never used upgrade options so excuse my (maybe) evident questions. We booked 2 tickets to Punta Cana (SVO-CDG-PUJ) in economy V. As this is our honeymoon trip of course I'd like to spend 8h flight from CDG in a more comfort seat
Several questions:
1) Having read this forum, I realised that V is the lowest class. It is eleigible for upgrade, isn't it? Will I receive the letter from AF?
2) Once my friend was upgraded to Business for 100$ on 8h flight (Lufthansa) after she had called airline 2 times before departure telling that she was on honeymoon and asking about all possibilities. I feel uncomfortable with such strategy , but is there any sence?
Thank you
Several questions:
1) Having read this forum, I realised that V is the lowest class. It is eleigible for upgrade, isn't it? Will I receive the letter from AF?
2) Once my friend was upgraded to Business for 100$ on 8h flight (Lufthansa) after she had called airline 2 times before departure telling that she was on honeymoon and asking about all possibilities. I feel uncomfortable with such strategy , but is there any sence?
Thank you
Jan 30, 2016, 10:49 am
#515
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Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Paris, France
Programs: AF/KL Flying Blue Platinum for life/Club2000 Ultimate, Accor ALL Diamond
Posts: 21,940
€55 to upgrade from Y to C on CDG-WAW and same for the return flight. Really great and took it both ways. Was proposed at OLCI (I was auto-checked-in, but went into the dossier, using the AF app, to see the seat map and the paid upgrade option was proposed there).
Jan 30, 2016, 12:36 pm
#516
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Paris, France
Programs: AFKL Platinum/Club 2000, UA Gold, Marriott Bonvoy Platinum
Posts: 79
Jan 30, 2016, 1:49 pm
#518
Join Date: Jun 2005
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Posts: 4,749
Mar 2, 2016, 8:03 am
#519
Join Date: Jan 2016
Posts: 3
BSB-CDG-VIE
My wife and I were offered an upgrade on the BSB-CDG leg of an one way trip to VIE for €351. The original ticket was a L or Q discount economy.
I don't know if it was because we were moving and I was already paying 2 extra checked baggages, but we were able to get us both upgraded paying just for 1.
I don't know if it was because we were moving and I was already paying 2 extra checked baggages, but we were able to get us both upgraded paying just for 1.
Mar 23, 2016, 1:34 am
#522
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Santo Domingo, Dom. Rep. / Washington, DC
Programs: AA PPro/DL PLT, PPass, Marriott / Hilton Gold, JetBlue Mosaic, Hertz Presidents Circle, Amex Plat
Posts: 4,631
CDG-DXB on Award tickets (X):
Y-W: 169
Y-C: 329
Flight was F4J9W9Y2 before the offer.
Y-W: 169
Y-C: 329
Flight was F4J9W9Y2 before the offer.
Mar 31, 2016, 3:33 am
#523
Suspended
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: SHA, SIN, AMS
Programs: BA, SQ, EK, FB, SPG
Posts: 452
On a Z ticket AMS-CDG-SIN(RT) for a short break and was offered upgrade to La Premiere for 2k EUR at the 2F lounge . Didn't take them up on the offer as it felt a little steep. There seems to be a pattern as I was in W several times and was offered with a high level of frequency ^, even at the self check in desks. Go figure
Mar 31, 2016, 4:23 am
#524
Join Date: Mar 2016
Location: CPT,AMS
Posts: 4,412
Got the same offer on the return and took it.