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Originally Posted by mad_atta
(Post 19323307)
Greetings all. After quite a long absence (from the board and from AirNZ) I have a very cheap PE flight booked HKG-LHR for me and my partner in late October, and am keen to upgrade to BP.
The other half is still NZ*G while these days I am a lowly *S. He still has a recognition upgrade available, so has requested that for himself. The idea was for him then to request a oneup for me, using his airbucks since presumably that means we benefit from the uplift - is that right? Also, will he have to call to request that, since there's already a recognition upgrade request on the booking? Finally, any thoughts on suggested oneup bid? I was thinking in the order of the old upgrades, ie about 440 APD? The flight is currently showing: C4 D4 Z4 J7 U7 E7 O7 A7 Y7 B7 M7 H7 Q7 V7 W7 T7 L7 S7 G7 X6 K7 P0 The seatmap in J is wide open at this stage - only 9 seats occupied - though it is still 5 weeks before travel. Any thoughts gratefully received, thanks :) |
also appears that oneups may be going ahead of recognition awards even though the T & C say otherwise
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Any idea what is successful and what is not for a one up on a TransTasmsn flight ?
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SFO AKL
status: passenger no NZ status, *G on UA (not sure if this has the uplift)
flight: NZ7 SFO-AKL, 20 Sept class: Y-> PE $ or APD: request $275, was on the border of very poor/weak. outcome: unsucessful denied 3 days in advance. |
Originally Posted by Gekko
(Post 19336767)
status: passenger no NZ status, *G on UA (not sure if this has the uplift)
flight: NZ7 SFO-AKL, 20 Sept class: Y-> PE $ or APD: request $275, was on the border of very poor/weak. outcome: unsucessful denied 3 days in advance. Interestingly, the seat map for the flight shows four empty seats, albeit two are the middle of the 3 seat set on the upper deck. |
I'll add a OneUp experience...
The better half is joining me in HKG (from AKL) early October and she has recently bid APD850 (yes 850!) to go from Economy to Premium Economy. At the moment FlightStats is showing U/7 E/7 O/7 A/7. Does that mean they have only sold 8 seats so far? Jeez. Anyway, with a high bid such as that one...I'd be surprised if she doesn't get an upgrade. Will keep ya'll posted. And, yes, I did mention to her that it's a 772 with old school 3-3-3 seating...but hey, they were essentially free points gifted from a large pool and she's keen for the experience :) |
Originally Posted by Mapnz
(Post 19335890)
Any idea what is successful and what is not for a one up on a TransTasmsn flight ?
I still have 2 standbys pending that each cost me APD$250. Best NPE/SYD Business fare I have seen is about $730 each way when on sale. So my Works fare, at about $350 each way, + a hoped-for APD$250 upgrade would mean that business cost $600. I could live with that, even if it is on a 763. |
Originally Posted by Gasfoodlodging
(Post 19344705)
I'll add a OneUp experience...
The better half is joining me in HKG (from AKL) early October and she has recently bid APD850 (yes 850!) to go from Economy to Premium Economy. At the moment FlightStats is showing U/7 E/7 O/7 A/7. Does that mean they have only sold 8 seats so far? Jeez. Anyway, with a high bid such as that one...I'd be surprised if she doesn't get an upgrade. Will keep ya'll posted. And, yes, I did mention to her that it's a 772 with old school 3-3-3 seating...but hey, they were essentially free points gifted from a large pool and she's keen for the experience :) I guess this is what AirNZ wants.. to max their revenue.... no offence, but I do not think that was a wise bid, maybe its just me |
Originally Posted by mmonster
(Post 19346513)
what could I say? the normal differential between Y and PE is $900 on the booking engine... if you bid $850, I would have just pay $900 in hard cash to secure my increased SP and APD with my booking...
I guess this is what AirNZ wants.. to max their revenue.... no offence, but I do not think that was a wise bid, maybe its just me The 'better' half had already bid by the time I could say anything. I just laughed when I heard the amount of APD spent (even if they were gifted by a GE with tons in the APD bank, it was way too much). The thing that gets me the most tho, is that by the loadings (if I am reading it correctly) there is 75% of the PE cabin still to be sold. I reckon a bid of around $400 might have worked. Oh well, whaddyagoingtodo:D P.S Of course, she still has to secure the PE upgrade and get a good seat in the 36 spots |
Oh wow, silly silly silly.
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successful
APW/AKL 18 Sep 12
NZ 295 op by 772 avail prior was C/4 D/4 Z/4 J/2 actual load was 12/26 (including us) ticketed T class seat only WST 493/NZ$ 292 plus tax per person bid NZ$ 200 each (2 x pax) confirmation received 4 days prior |
Nice, was that an aircraft change?
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Originally Posted by Shazzadude
(Post 19346992)
Nice, was that an aircraft change?
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Originally Posted by Gasfoodlodging
(Post 19346703)
The 'better' half had already bid by the time I could say anything. I just laughed when I heard the amount of APD spent (even if they were gifted by a GE with tons in the APD bank, it was way too much).
You can change your offer up until 168 hours before departure. |
Originally Posted by Gasfoodlodging
(Post 19344705)
I'll add a OneUp experience...
The better half is joining me in HKG (from AKL) early October and she has recently bid APD850 (yes 850!) to go from Economy to Premium Economy. At the moment FlightStats is showing U/7 E/7 O/7 A/7. Does that mean they have only sold 8 seats so far? Jeez. Anyway, with a high bid such as that one...I'd be surprised if she doesn't get an upgrade. Will keep ya'll posted. And, yes, I did mention to her that it's a 772 with old school 3-3-3 seating...but hey, they were essentially free points gifted from a large pool and she's keen for the experience :) |
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