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Old Feb 20, 2018, 5:47 am
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Nice to see onboard upgrades to Business are (now) also possible. I had only heard of onboard upgrades from Economy to Economy Comfort - the usual price on AMS-EZE flights is 160 euros.
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Old Feb 20, 2018, 8:25 am
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I flew CDG-CPT in December in W. Before we took off, the purser was moving around the Y and W cabins selling upgrades that he was processing with a hand-held device. Someone in the row ahead of me moved up to J and then someone from Y took his seat. I wasn't sure exactly what was going on at first until the man seated behind me asked the purser what he was doing and it was explained that he was selling upgrades. I have no idea what they were charging, by the time the man behind me inquired, J was already full.
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Old Feb 21, 2018, 10:54 am
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Originally Posted by bodory
That is nice job to use the ACARS ^
Wow - indeed. Wouldn't even have thought that's possible.
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Old Jun 3, 2020, 1:16 pm
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KLM in flight upgrades for sale
Hello, are transatlantic flights on KLM currently offering onboard paid or miles upgrades?

I am seeing plenty of availability in business but because my ticket has a transfer in Europe I am currently unable to pay for that one transatlantic segment upgrade.
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Old Jun 3, 2020, 1:54 pm
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You do realize that if you upgrade all you get is a better seat? You can forget about WBC service.

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Old Jun 6, 2020, 2:41 am
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Originally Posted by johan rebel
You do realize that if you upgrade all you get is a better seat? You can forget about WBC service.
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Can't confirm that. Did an onboard upgrade (from an award ticket) on CTG-AMS for two and I received the usual WBC service incl. catering.
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Old Jun 6, 2020, 4:59 am
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Originally Posted by f0zzyNUE
Can't confirm that. Did an onboard upgrade (from an award ticket) on CTG-AMS for two and I received the usual WBC service incl. catering.
I guess this upgrade was pre-corona time, correct?
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Old Jun 6, 2020, 5:00 am
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Originally Posted by f0zzyNUE
Can't confirm that. Did an onboard upgrade (from an award ticket) on CTG-AMS for two and I received the usual WBC service incl. catering.
Wow! During the current pandemic? Can you elaborate on that in this thread?

https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/klm-...ired-back.html
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Old Jun 6, 2020, 9:25 am
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Originally Posted by Thysk
I guess this upgrade was pre-corona time, correct?
As far as I know, the only destination in Colombia currently served by KL is BOG, and that's freight only.

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Old Jun 7, 2020, 4:19 am
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Originally Posted by Thysk
I guess this upgrade was pre-corona time, correct?
yes. didn't see the corona context
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Old Sep 16, 2023, 7:10 pm
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Do they still do this? Is Emirates the only other airline that also does this?
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Old Sep 17, 2023, 3:10 am
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Originally Posted by SkyTeam777
Do they still do this? Is Emirates the only other airline that also does this?
yes they still do it, I was approached and asked if I would be more comfortable in business class, here I thought I was getting a battleground upgrade with my Ultimate status but instead they wanted to sell me a 7h upgrade from PE to J for only 180k points 😁😁😁 I passed and so did the other people near me I saw them offer it to. They even offered one lady the chance saying she would be 14k negative after the upgrade

Not a big fan of this approach but hey I guess its good business for them
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