New policy for paid and miles upgrades (AF/KL) - sept 2017
Sep 21, 2020, 1:14 pm
#1096
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Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Paris, France
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CDG-FLR and return : 79 EUR one-way.
on the return from FLR, misery on the ground : lounge closed, priority lane at security closed and only one lane open at security (it took forever), no SkyP boarding. But this is for our safety of course
on the return from FLR, misery on the ground : lounge closed, priority lane at security closed and only one lane open at security (it took forever), no SkyP boarding. But this is for our safety of course
Sep 21, 2020, 3:49 pm
#1097
Join Date: Feb 2012
Programs: Flying Blue Platinum, Le ClubAccor Gold
Posts: 776
CAI-CDG: 219 or 31300 miles (red-eye 2am-6am). Would be almost same price to just change the ticket to business and get double xp
CDG-NTE =49€
Too bad i am travelling with a colleague !
Sep 29, 2020, 12:29 am
#1102
Join Date: Jan 2019
Location: VIE/PRG
Programs: FB Platinum, Marriott Platinum Elite
Posts: 1,591
Anyone recently on AMS-MEX vv booked in Y? I know the flights are empty so ghetto J would be definitely fine but was just curious what the offers are now. Thinking of flying next week.
Oct 5, 2020, 5:58 am
#1103
formerly Sleepy_Sentry
Join Date: Jul 2011
Posts: 614
I just checked in for a flight with a friend. We’re on different reservations but bought the same ticket and fare class. He was presented with an upgrade offer to business for 499 €. I was presented with the same business upgrade offer 1829 €. We checked in at exactly the same time.
Is this typical of AF? I’m a bit taken aback
at being treated differently and would like to know why.
Is this typical of AF? I’m a bit taken aback
at being treated differently and would like to know why.
Oct 5, 2020, 11:06 am
#1104
Join Date: Jul 2018
Location: CMN,DXB,CDG
Programs: Flying Blue Platinum
Posts: 764
I just checked in for a flight with a friend. We’re on different reservations but bought the same ticket and fare class. He was presented with an upgrade offer to business for 499 €. I was presented with the same business upgrade offer 1829 €. We checked in at exactly the same time.
Is this typical of AF? I’m a bit taken aback
at being treated differently and would like to know why.
Is this typical of AF? I’m a bit taken aback
at being treated differently and would like to know why.
Oct 5, 2020, 12:46 pm
#1105
formerly Sleepy_Sentry
Join Date: Jul 2011
Posts: 614
There was a massive difference for PE (200 EUR for him versus 749 EUR for me) as well.
In the past I have taken advantage of much cheaper upgrade offers.
Oct 5, 2020, 12:51 pm
#1106
Join Date: Jul 2018
Location: CMN,DXB,CDG
Programs: Flying Blue Platinum
Posts: 764
Lastly, one has to assume there is a dark side to yield mgmt that we are bound not to understand. Both my partner and I are platinum and fly often together on different PNR - we never have a matching price for OLCI upgrades (sometimes 3x/4x more expensive).
Oct 5, 2020, 12:53 pm
#1107
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Oct 5, 2020, 12:53 pm
#1108
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Location: Seat 1A, Juice pretty much everywhere, Mucci des Coins Exotiques
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I don't know how dark it is, but it is not surprising to see different prices. We all know that there are pricing buckets. When the bucket is full you move to the next higher priced bucket. So it works with paid upgrades. If they sent out the same price to everyone then they would overflow the bucket.
Oct 5, 2020, 1:38 pm
#1110
Join Date: Dec 2014
Location: SJC / SFO
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