Successful/unsuccessful oneup bids
Sep 3, 2018, 7:47 pm
#1231
Join Date: Nov 2017
Location: New Zealand (when I'm home!)
Programs: Air NZ Elite
Posts: 1,218
Hi there, I am travelling on NZ6 AKL to LAX in a few days and have done a oneup bid from Y to PE which is “awaiting confirmation”. We are travelling with a baby and have paid extra for the basinet seats in Y, if we get the upgrade accepted to PE I am assuming there is no guarantee they would kick out someone else who has already reserved those seats so that we can have the basinet? I would prefer to sit in economy over holding a 9kg baby in PE for 12 hours... so maybe I should withdrawal my oneup, any thoughts?
Sep 3, 2018, 11:57 pm
#1232
Join Date: Jan 2018
Programs: United
Posts: 8
Hi! I'm in a somewhat complicated situation and am trying to figure out whether using the OneUp system makes any sense at all. I'm flying with my new wife from AKL-SFO later this month, but because her trip was partially job-funded, we booked our flights separately. She's Star Alliance Gold through United, I'm Silver (if that impacts anything, which I don't think it does beyond giving her access to FF seats in economy?).
We'd like to bid through One-Up, but only if we can sit together in PE, so I'm leery of submitting an individual offer separately. We're planning to see if they'll allow us to manually sit together in one of the FF economy rows (she can access, I can't right now), but even assuming we do that, is submitting OneUp offers likely too risky if we value sitting together over sitting in PE? Or is there a way to submit a joint offer across two itineraries if we rope in the call center? Thank you for any guidance!
We'd like to bid through One-Up, but only if we can sit together in PE, so I'm leery of submitting an individual offer separately. We're planning to see if they'll allow us to manually sit together in one of the FF economy rows (she can access, I can't right now), but even assuming we do that, is submitting OneUp offers likely too risky if we value sitting together over sitting in PE? Or is there a way to submit a joint offer across two itineraries if we rope in the call center? Thank you for any guidance!
Sep 4, 2018, 2:55 am
#1233
Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: New Zealand (most of the time)
Programs: Air NZ Elite *G, Honors Gold, IHG Platinum Elite
Posts: 6,124
There is no guarantee at all with any form of upgrade that you'll be able to sit together.
With OneUp upgrades on two different PNRs there is also no way to guarantee you'll both get upgraded or declined - one may get an upgrade and the other may not.
With OneUp upgrades on two different PNRs there is also no way to guarantee you'll both get upgraded or declined - one may get an upgrade and the other may not.
Sep 22, 2018, 4:30 pm
#1235
Join Date: Dec 2012
Location: Auckland, New Zealand
Programs: AirNZ Gold, UAL, Delta, AA, SouthWest
Posts: 22
NZ87 AKL-HKG
13 Sep 18
L -> Skycouch
Bid $450 with Silver Uplift and Koru (don't think Koru helps, though)
Confirmed 7 hours prior to flight
Flight wasn't full and had a smattering of open seats in the economy cabin. Looked like all skycouch rows were filled. I'll still take the skycouch over PE on a long haul flight any chance I can get and I think PE is now overpriced for the comfort value it offers on a longhaul flight. If I can nab a PE upgrade for a good price, great. However, I feel it has really lost it's value. That being said, I'm also relatively slim and 5'8" - if I was taller/wider I'd imagine I would have a different opinion.
NZ80 HKG-AKL
21 Sep 18
V -> PE
Bid $395 with Silver uplift and Koru (don't think Koru offers any effect)
Denied 3 days out
Flight was 100% full and didn't see an open seat anywhere
13 Sep 18
L -> Skycouch
Bid $450 with Silver Uplift and Koru (don't think Koru helps, though)
Confirmed 7 hours prior to flight
Flight wasn't full and had a smattering of open seats in the economy cabin. Looked like all skycouch rows were filled. I'll still take the skycouch over PE on a long haul flight any chance I can get and I think PE is now overpriced for the comfort value it offers on a longhaul flight. If I can nab a PE upgrade for a good price, great. However, I feel it has really lost it's value. That being said, I'm also relatively slim and 5'8" - if I was taller/wider I'd imagine I would have a different opinion.
NZ80 HKG-AKL
21 Sep 18
V -> PE
Bid $395 with Silver uplift and Koru (don't think Koru offers any effect)
Denied 3 days out
Flight was 100% full and didn't see an open seat anywhere
Sep 27, 2018, 12:50 pm
#1237
Join Date: Jan 2016
Posts: 2,645
Oct 23, 2018, 2:40 pm
#1241
Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: Auckland NZ
Programs: NZ*E
Posts: 106
APD - Airport Dollars. You don't earn "miles" on the AirNZ airpoints scheme, but APDs which can be used to purchase seats on any flight. For some awards, such as companion tickets, you can only use APDs, not cash to use.
RUR - I think you mean Recognition Upgrades. A Silver member gets one each year, a Gold member two and an Elite (an AirNZ reward for Gold Plus members) have an additional short haul international RU to use. Otherwise any Upgrade isn't freely given on AirNZ even if seats are available, although they can be purchased in one or two ways.
Hope this helps.
Oct 29, 2018, 6:08 am
#1242
Join Date: Dec 2014
Location: Fort Lauderdale
Posts: 377
Flying SFO to AKL in PE. 10 seats left in BP. Minimum bid is $360. Leaves in a week. Any thoughts on a bid.
Flying AKL to SFO in PE. 19 seats left in BP. Minimum bid is $415. Leaves in a month. Any thoughts on a bid.
Flying AKL to SFO in PE. 19 seats left in BP. Minimum bid is $415. Leaves in a month. Any thoughts on a bid.
Oct 31, 2018, 3:28 pm
#1243
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Portland, OR USA
Programs: BA Silver, Icelandair, IHG Diamond Elite Ambassador, Hertz 5*
Posts: 610
"Flying SFO to AKL in PE. 10 seats left in BP. Minimum bid is $360. Leaves in a week. Any thoughts on a bid.
Flying AKL to SFO in PE. 19 seats left in BP. Minimum bid is $415. Leaves in a month. Any thoughts on a bid."
We bid $525 pp on 4 passengers from PE to BP in August on the SFO-AKL and were successful 9 hrs out, but no luck on the way back.If it is just you, you may strike lucky - well worth the upgrade to a lie flat bed and lounge access at SFO.
Flying AKL to SFO in PE. 19 seats left in BP. Minimum bid is $415. Leaves in a month. Any thoughts on a bid."
We bid $525 pp on 4 passengers from PE to BP in August on the SFO-AKL and were successful 9 hrs out, but no luck on the way back.If it is just you, you may strike lucky - well worth the upgrade to a lie flat bed and lounge access at SFO.
Nov 1, 2018, 2:56 pm
#1244
Join Date: Dec 2014
Location: Fort Lauderdale
Posts: 377
Bid $530 pp USD for the first leg. Tonight is 72 hrs out. Still 10 seats left. We will see what happens.
"Flying SFO to AKL in PE. 10 seats left in BP. Minimum bid is $360. Leaves in a week. Any thoughts on a bid.
Flying AKL to SFO in PE. 19 seats left in BP. Minimum bid is $415. Leaves in a month. Any thoughts on a bid."
We bid $525 pp on 4 passengers from PE to BP in August on the SFO-AKL and were successful 9 hrs out, but no luck on the way back.If it is just you, you may strike lucky - well worth the upgrade to a lie flat bed and lounge access at SFO.
"Flying SFO to AKL in PE. 10 seats left in BP. Minimum bid is $360. Leaves in a week. Any thoughts on a bid.
Flying AKL to SFO in PE. 19 seats left in BP. Minimum bid is $415. Leaves in a month. Any thoughts on a bid."
We bid $525 pp on 4 passengers from PE to BP in August on the SFO-AKL and were successful 9 hrs out, but no luck on the way back.If it is just you, you may strike lucky - well worth the upgrade to a lie flat bed and lounge access at SFO.