Upgrade to business after booking?
Mar 2, 2018, 5:20 am
#1
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Join Date: Sep 2014
Posts: 21
Upgrade to business after booking?
I have flown London-Miami on ba and after booking in WTP I have received offers the manage my booking for a cheap upgrade to Club Class. We are travelling the same route in November and are looking at our options as not keen on flying BA anymore. Do American have the same system to upgrade to the next cabin after booking? I do not have any status with AA but have avios with BA. TIA.
Mar 2, 2018, 6:00 am
#2
Join Date: Aug 2017
Programs: AA PLT, IHG Spire
Posts: 551
I haven't seen any offers to buy up to buisness after booking, that being said if the buisness fares become cheap you can always call to upfare to buisness for the difference in ticket price. AA has a policy of waiving the cancellation fee to pay cash to upgrade flights.
If you had some AA miles there are also Miles and Co-pay upgrades that are possible.
If you had some AA miles there are also Miles and Co-pay upgrades that are possible.
Mar 2, 2018, 6:57 am
#3
Join Date: Dec 2016
Location: Long Island, NY
Programs: AA EXP, Hyatt Explorist, Marriott Gold
Posts: 732
I once received an offer to upgrade to J on AA flight CDG-JFK, around 24 hours before the flight-time. It was around $500.
I guess the J cabin was fairly empty, hence the offer.
I guess the J cabin was fairly empty, hence the offer.
Mar 2, 2018, 7:05 am
#4
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Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: DCA
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AA does make these offers on occasion. They are based on RM/IM predictions and may or may not be good value vis-a-vis the simple purchase of a J ticket at the outset. Depending on when the travel is in November -- Thanksgiving is the single busiest travel period in the US -- there may or may not be availability later on in any event.
In any event, do not plan on an offer and do not plan on that offer being a particularly good offer. AA tends not to bid against itself on international routes.
In any event, do not plan on an offer and do not plan on that offer being a particularly good offer. AA tends not to bid against itself on international routes.
Mar 2, 2018, 8:20 am
#5
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Mar 2, 2018, 8:39 am
#6
Join Date: May 2011
Location: DFW
Programs: AA EXP, LT Gold
Posts: 3,148
Very unlikely. Been flying AA heavily for 10 years now, and never once been offered an INTL Y-->J upgrade on AA like BA does at times. (without me asking at the counter, or using an upgrade instrument.)
Mar 2, 2018, 3:54 pm
#8
Join Date: Feb 2018
Programs: AAdvantage Gold, UA Silver, Hertz 5*, National EC E, Sixt Gold,
Posts: 7
You've seen upgrades available from W/E/T to J on AA? Kiosk/LFBU, SWU, or miles/copay? I've only flown AA PE a few times (as an actual E/T fare basis --- been "surprised" with "MCE" to PE several times) but I've never seen an upgrade offer...