New policy for paid and miles upgrades (AF/KL) - sept 2017
Oct 12, 2021, 4:20 am
#1336
Join Date: May 2015
Location: RBA / TBS
Programs: AF Gold / Accor Gold / Hilton Diamond / TP Silver / A3 Gold
Posts: 2,749
You are correct , even if it is dynamic since few years , the logic is gone , cause it depends on a lot of factors , we know some of them , a few that we suspect but FB never publicly mentionned , and the rest that we are not aware of
Two persons on the same flight , seating next to each other can receive different offers based on these factors
Two persons on the same flight , seating next to each other can receive different offers based on these factors
Oct 12, 2021, 11:46 am
#1338
Join Date: May 2015
Location: RBA / TBS
Programs: AF Gold / Accor Gold / Hilton Diamond / TP Silver / A3 Gold
Posts: 2,749
Hi
just saw avlog infomercial from sam chui
He flew with AF , NCE-CDG-DXB , ticket bought in J , nothing unusual but he catched my attention when i saw that he upragded the CDG-DXB segment to P
No idea how much he paid for J but , when you know that prices can go from 1k€(1.2k$) to 3k€ (3.5k$) in J from dxb-nce , adding an extra 1k is not a bid deal
On his flight from dxb to cdg he got a similar offer for 4.5 thousand dirhams which is around 1k€ (1.2k$)
So either this route is cheap for upgrades , or he was super lucky (maybe knowing who he is AF made him a special offer) , anyway i can't stop laughing at what kind of offers most of us here get from AF compared to him
just saw a
He flew with AF , NCE-CDG-DXB , ticket bought in J , nothing unusual but he catched my attention when i saw that he upragded the CDG-DXB segment to P
No idea how much he paid for J but , when you know that prices can go from 1k€(1.2k$) to 3k€ (3.5k$) in J from dxb-nce , adding an extra 1k is not a bid deal
On his flight from dxb to cdg he got a similar offer for 4.5 thousand dirhams which is around 1k€ (1.2k$)
So either this route is cheap for upgrades , or he was super lucky (maybe knowing who he is AF made him a special offer) , anyway i can't stop laughing at what kind of offers most of us here get from AF compared to him
Last edited by fifty_two; Oct 13, 2021 at 5:23 am
Oct 13, 2021, 4:11 am
#1340
Join Date: Jan 2019
Location: VIE/PRG
Programs: FB Platinum, Marriott Platinum Elite
Posts: 1,592
150€ for AMS-PRG on KL stock coming from RSW & ATL tonight / tomorrow. She has never been on KL before and isn't member of any FFP. On E190, definitely not a way to attract new pax. I will rather keep her booking on aa/ba/ib to get useful avios 
Oct 13, 2021, 1:03 pm
#1341
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Amsterdam, NL
Programs: FB Plat
Posts: 27
AMS-SPU 06/Oct - Y->C - EUR 49
Only one seat left in Y (next to me on emergency exit Row). Declined the offer. Would have considered if they gave the XP for Business Class (or if not having status to get lounge/ sky priority).
Only one seat left in Y (next to me on emergency exit Row). Declined the offer. Would have considered if they gave the XP for Business Class (or if not having status to get lounge/ sky priority).
Oct 16, 2021, 10:38 am
#1342
Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: In between PTY, MEX and CPH
Programs: Flying Blue Plat, SAS Eurobonus Silver, Connect Miles Gold, Marriott Lifetime Plat, Hyatt Disc.
Posts: 587
CPH-AMS 89 USD
AMS-PTY 579 USD
Passed on both, although I was tempted by the long haul offer and would have gone with it, had it been AFs J. KLM is just such an uninspiring airline that I can't even get excited about their J.
AMS-PTY 579 USD
Passed on both, although I was tempted by the long haul offer and would have gone with it, had it been AFs J. KLM is just such an uninspiring airline that I can't even get excited about their J.
Oct 16, 2021, 10:44 am
#1343
Join Date: Apr 2018
Programs: Flying Blue
Posts: 9
777?
579 is a bit expensive, Iberia for example, offres some great DoD cash upgrades
Oct 20, 2021, 12:05 am
#1345
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: CDG
Programs: Emirates Gold, Delta Gold, Bonvoy Plat
Posts: 338
CDG-MEX 409 eco to premium / 1419 eco to business
more expensive than full price at the time of the booking ... I have only flown once AF in the last 7-8 years & it was a paid J flight . Maybe that’s the reason the upgrade price is so high ?
more expensive than full price at the time of the booking ... I have only flown once AF in the last 7-8 years & it was a paid J flight . Maybe that’s the reason the upgrade price is so high ?
Oct 20, 2021, 12:12 am
#1346
Join Date: Jun 2020
Programs: FlyingBlue
Posts: 2,424
On this route, I've had seen Y->J offers on the CDG-MEX leg that made the whole ticket more expensive than a last minute, full-J ticket. Go figure.
This is probably due to the fact that pure CDG-MEX R/T are about twice as much as their cost if there is a intra-Europe feeder flight. Then this upgrade price makes sense.
Oct 20, 2021, 12:13 am
#1347
Join Date: Apr 2018
Programs: Flying Blue
Posts: 9
Fare difference maybe
Looks like your upgrade offer was the fare difference if you had booked last minute.
Oct 20, 2021, 4:58 am
#1349
Join Date: Apr 2018
Programs: Flying Blue
Posts: 9
Oct 20, 2021, 5:08 am
#1350
Join Date: Jun 2020
Programs: FlyingBlue
Posts: 2,424
Oddly enough, on countless flights, the AF app didn't allow it while it was just one click away on the KLM app.