Bid for upgrade
Jun 3, 2019, 12:16 pm
#106
formerly DNPierson1
Join Date: Sep 2008
Programs: AA EXP, UA 1K
Posts: 135
I’m booked in A class premium economy MEX > FCO in a couple of weeks. Just got the email and looking at a 230€ minimum, €460 max. Curious if anyone has a data point or suggestion for the bid? TIA
Jun 4, 2019, 1:36 am
#107
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Essex, UK
Programs: BA Executive Club, AZ, VS, AA, UA
Posts: 602
No data point as I've not travelled that route, but received wisdom is that you should bid more than the minimum (even €5 makes a difference) and keep checking the load factors (dummy booking if you've no other way). Anything that moves that little needle to "fair" or "good" is probably gonna work if J isn't full.
Jun 4, 2019, 12:13 pm
#109
formerly DNPierson1
Join Date: Sep 2008
Programs: AA EXP, UA 1K
Posts: 135
No data point as I've not travelled that route, but received wisdom is that you should bid more than the minimum (even €5 makes a difference) and keep checking the load factors (dummy booking if you've no other way). Anything that moves that little needle to "fair" or "good" is probably gonna work if J isn't full.
Jun 11, 2019, 10:32 am
#110
formerly DNPierson1
Join Date: Sep 2008
Programs: AA EXP, UA 1K
Posts: 135
235€ bid accepted for this MEX > FCO 12 hour flight! Just 5€ above the minimum and a steal IMO. Thanks for all the help here friends
Jun 12, 2019, 1:09 am
#111
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Essex, UK
Programs: BA Executive Club, AZ, VS, AA, UA
Posts: 602
If you’re travelling solo, best seat on the 777 is 1L - super private - followed closely by 1A.
Jun 16, 2019, 1:09 am
#113
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: SJJ/AMS
Posts: 4,647
Original booking [and will also need to ‘retro-claim’ if crediting to any other applicable program e.g. Flying Blue due to the revised post-upgrade’s booking class, which is ‘picked up’ but normally a ‘nil-earner’ in other programs].
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Jun 22, 2019, 1:00 am
#114
Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: San Francisco, CA & Bangkok (Home)/Lawrenceville & Switzerland (Boarding School)/Baltimore, MD (College)
Programs: DL DM, AL MVPG 75K, SQ Gold, BA Silver, HH Diamond, Hyatt Globalist, Marriot Plat, Hertz Pres Circle
Posts: 599
Was I correct in being denied any extra luggage allowance after upgrading to biz on my FCO to Brussels flight? Was the only reason I upgraded. She wanted to charge me 400 euros for my bags... even after talking to a manager. Ended up spending 25,000 Delta miles to now fly thru ams. Really want to fight this but maybe I misunderstood the benefits of the upgrade ?
Jul 16, 2019, 8:44 am
#115
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Enn Why Cee
Programs: DL, CO, LH, BA etc...
Posts: 1,570
Data points and a fail/success story
LAX-FCO - originally booked in P and with some delta magic rebooked in A (eye roll but did not want to deal with it). Minimum to J was EUR 280 up to about 450/500. I bid 300
Bid was rejected at T-48 and the flight had been showing J2/J4/J3 the week leading up to it. I was bracing for 13 hours in PE
At flight time, the flight was J2.
I was able to request and was granted (!!!!) the onboard upgrade option for 12.500 MilleMiglia and enjoyed the long flight to Roma. Apparently the onboard upgrade is only available to CFA/FAP status holders? As a Freccia Alata member I did not mind at all!
The purser was able to look me up on her inflight tablet and initiate the mileage upgrade, though the miles are still not withdrawn from my account ~10 days after flight. I imagine AZ won't sit on the opportunity to claim some miles back forever, though
LAX-FCO - originally booked in P and with some delta magic rebooked in A (eye roll but did not want to deal with it). Minimum to J was EUR 280 up to about 450/500. I bid 300
Bid was rejected at T-48 and the flight had been showing J2/J4/J3 the week leading up to it. I was bracing for 13 hours in PE
At flight time, the flight was J2.
I was able to request and was granted (!!!!) the onboard upgrade option for 12.500 MilleMiglia and enjoyed the long flight to Roma. Apparently the onboard upgrade is only available to CFA/FAP status holders? As a Freccia Alata member I did not mind at all!
The purser was able to look me up on her inflight tablet and initiate the mileage upgrade, though the miles are still not withdrawn from my account ~10 days after flight. I imagine AZ won't sit on the opportunity to claim some miles back forever, though
Jul 16, 2019, 9:32 am
#116
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Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Netherlands
Programs: KL Platinum; A3 Gold
Posts: 28,742
Was I correct in being denied any extra luggage allowance after upgrading to biz on my FCO to Brussels flight? Was the only reason I upgraded. She wanted to charge me 400 euros for my bags... even after talking to a manager. Ended up spending 25,000 Delta miles to now fly thru ams. Really want to fight this but maybe I misunderstood the benefits of the upgrade ?
https://www.alitalia.com/en_en/fly-a...n-upgrade.html
Jul 16, 2019, 12:33 pm
#117
Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: San Francisco, CA & Bangkok (Home)/Lawrenceville & Switzerland (Boarding School)/Baltimore, MD (College)
Programs: DL DM, AL MVPG 75K, SQ Gold, BA Silver, HH Diamond, Hyatt Globalist, Marriot Plat, Hertz Pres Circle
Posts: 599
Yes, you were correct. The increased business-class luggage allowance is NOT one of the benefits accruing to an upgrade by bid; you generally get only the "soft" products associated with business class (seat, meal, lounge) and not the "hard" products (mileage, baggage, ticket flexibility).
https://www.alitalia.com/en_en/fly-a...n-upgrade.html
https://www.alitalia.com/en_en/fly-a...n-upgrade.html