Successful/unsuccessful oneup bids
Aug 15, 2018, 12:04 pm
#1201
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Portland, OR USA
Programs: BA Silver, Icelandair, IHG Diamond Elite Ambassador, Hertz 5*
Posts: 610
NZ135 16/8/18 - AKL-BNE 4 x PE to Business Premier at US$120 pp - again lucky with 4 passengers on one PNR - could it be that quite a few passengers flying in Y are looking for OneUps to PE? Wondering if we should try our luck on our way back?
Aug 19, 2018, 4:02 pm
#1202
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: FL400
Programs: DL 360, Marriott Ambassador, AA Plat
Posts: 120
NZ 5 coming up on 8/23. Bid USD 880 to go from PE -> J. Cleared five days out. No status on NZ. In retrospect probably could have gotten away with bidding lower, but still happy that it cleared.
Aug 23, 2018, 1:21 pm
#1204
Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: New Zealand (most of the time)
Programs: Air NZ Elite *G, Honors Gold, IHG Platinum Elite
Posts: 6,122
If confirmed in advance you won't be allocated a seat and need to select this yourself. If an upgrade clears on the day after a flight has moved to airport control then a seat will be allocated automatically.
Aug 23, 2018, 3:44 pm
#1205
Join Date: Aug 2018
Programs: AirNZ Koru
Posts: 6
I'll start with previously accepted offers I've done last year.
NZ8 AKL-SFO
8 Dec 17
Econ -> PE
Offered $440 NZ (Jade Status, so no uplift)
Accepted 5 days before departure
Flight was only 3/4 full in PE.
NZ7 SFO-AKL
13 Dec 17
Econ -> PE
Offered $350 Airpoints (Jade Status, so no uplift)
Was accepted immediately (3 days before flight)
PE was fairly full on this flight
NZ8 AKL-SFO
8 Dec 17
Econ -> PE
Offered $440 NZ (Jade Status, so no uplift)
Accepted 5 days before departure
Flight was only 3/4 full in PE.
NZ7 SFO-AKL
13 Dec 17
Econ -> PE
Offered $350 Airpoints (Jade Status, so no uplift)
Was accepted immediately (3 days before flight)
PE was fairly full on this flight
Last edited by dmill; Aug 23, 2018 at 3:48 pm Reason: Mistake
Aug 23, 2018, 3:46 pm
#1206
Join Date: Aug 2018
Programs: AirNZ Koru
Posts: 6
Currently submitted offers.
NZ103 AKL-SYD
29 Aug 18
PE -> Bus
Offered $165 Airpoints (Jade Status, Koru member)
NZ102 SYD-AKL
1 Sept 18
PE -> Bus
Offered $165 NZD (Jade Status, Koru member)
Neither offer accepted yet.
NZ103 AKL-SYD
29 Aug 18
PE -> Bus
Offered $165 Airpoints (Jade Status, Koru member)
NZ102 SYD-AKL
1 Sept 18
PE -> Bus
Offered $165 NZD (Jade Status, Koru member)
Neither offer accepted yet.
Aug 26, 2018, 7:17 am
#1210
Join Date: Dec 2014
Location: Fort Lauderdale
Posts: 377
I am trying to determine whether to bid from PE to business on a flight from sfo to akl. I can see there are 12 seats left on a 777/300. It would be for two people. Thinking if I did, I would have to make a higher bid. Thoughts.
Aug 26, 2018, 1:53 pm
#1211
Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: New Zealand (most of the time)
Programs: Air NZ Elite *G, Honors Gold, IHG Platinum Elite
Posts: 6,122
There is probably about a 95% likelihood of the BP cabin being totally full on that flight as that is the norm. If you don't bid however your chances of an upgrade are 0% - if you bid they're somewhere between 0% and 100%
Aug 26, 2018, 2:29 pm
#1212
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Portland, OR USA
Programs: BA Silver, Icelandair, IHG Diamond Elite Ambassador, Hertz 5*
Posts: 610
Not to be on the return leg - 4 passengers on NZ136 25/8/2018 BNE - AUK and then NZ6 AUK - LAX, both booked PE and offered the same $$ as on the outbound - both unsuccessful. Flights were pretty full and we were not disappointed with PE. On NZ6, the crew were dressed as Disney characters as there was a 'Koru Cares' group of children flying to LAX!
Last edited by Skyline; Aug 26, 2018 at 3:44 pm
Aug 26, 2018, 8:46 pm
#1213
Join Date: May 2003
Location: Sun Peaks, Taupo.
Programs: NZ Elite, AC SE100K, Westjet Teal, Marriott Bonvoy Gold Elite, Nexus, Global Entry
Posts: 6,136
The value of the greater comfort and better experience is subjective.
I equate it to bidding on houses in foreclosure court. I bid the maximum amount that I feel comfortable paying whereby I have no buyers remorse and feel I received good value, but lower than where I am happy to walk away and have someone else be there.
Only you know what your number is!!
Aug 27, 2018, 8:06 pm
#1215
Join Date: Nov 2017
Location: New Zealand (when I'm home!)
Programs: Air NZ Elite
Posts: 1,218
I wouldn't be counting on it for the luggage because you sometimes don't find out until you're literally boarding the plane... I also have no idea how that even works considering that they're separate flights, so if you win it for LAX leg but not the LHR leg are you entitled to the additional luggage for the LHR leg or do they charge you? I don't know.