Upgrade Offer on App (and on website)
Oct 2, 2022, 3:25 pm
#271
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Accepted buy up for phl-las 6 weeks out on a Thursday dinner flight. Buy up offer was $246. My confirmation email showed J as the booking class.
Had same offer for return Las-Phl on a Monday red eye. But then I checked EF and there was C inventory so I used 15k + $75. Confirmation email for that booking reflects C.
At time of booking several weeks ago, I paid RT fare of $417 and F was quoted at $1800 round trip.
Had same offer for return Las-Phl on a Monday red eye. But then I checked EF and there was C inventory so I used 15k + $75. Confirmation email for that booking reflects C.
At time of booking several weeks ago, I paid RT fare of $417 and F was quoted at $1800 round trip.
Oct 2, 2022, 5:48 pm
#272
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Western PA
Programs: ExPlAAt; United 1K
Posts: 480
I'm watching JNB to ORD in April. It has changed by small amounts (down) nearly every day. I've wondered if it has something to do with the strength of the dollar. A safari that was going to cost about $12K last year might now come in under $10K. That said, I know nothing about how current fluctuations affect ticket prices so I could be way off.
Oct 2, 2022, 8:00 pm
#273
Join Date: Aug 2007
Posts: 515
Accepted buy up for phl-las 6 weeks out on a Thursday dinner flight. Buy up offer was $246. My confirmation email showed J as the booking class.
Had same offer for return Las-Phl on a Monday red eye. But then I checked EF and there was C inventory so I used 15k + $75. Confirmation email for that booking reflects C.
At time of booking several weeks ago, I paid RT fare of $417 and F was quoted at $1800 round trip.
Had same offer for return Las-Phl on a Monday red eye. But then I checked EF and there was C inventory so I used 15k + $75. Confirmation email for that booking reflects C.
At time of booking several weeks ago, I paid RT fare of $417 and F was quoted at $1800 round trip.
Oct 6, 2022, 12:42 pm
#275
Join Date: Feb 2022
Programs: AAdvantage
Posts: 949
That's one reason these offers are attractive to non status flyers that have a little extra to spend to get out of the hell that is coach. Unfortunately, this is the upgrade of the future. No complimentary (maybe for the exception of CKs/EXPs) but one for a price-that you won't get LPs for.
Oct 6, 2022, 12:58 pm
#277
Join Date: Apr 2008
Posts: 220
I have a flight PHL-VCE-FCO-PHL at the end of this month. I was originally booked in premium economy on both flights. I was accepted an upgrade offer to business class on the PHL-VCE leg. At that time no offer wasn't given for the FCO-PHL flight. I haven't seen an offer for that return leg yet. My friends who are traveling with us are sitting in economy have an upgrade offer for business on the return leg. isn't that strange they have been given an offer to upgrade to business class and I haven't?
Oct 6, 2022, 1:07 pm
#278
Join Date: Feb 2022
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I have a flight PHL-VCE-FCO-PHL at the end of this month. I was originally booked in premium economy on both flights. I was accepted an upgrade offer to business class on the PHL-VCE leg. At that time no offer wasn't given for the FCO-PHL flight. I haven't seen an offer for that return leg yet. My friends who are traveling with us are sitting in economy have an upgrade offer for business on the return leg. isn't that strange they have been given an offer to upgrade to business class and I haven't?
Oct 6, 2022, 1:24 pm
#279
Join Date: Apr 2008
Posts: 220
AA on this likely sees coach is selling really well but business is not. So they can fill some of what might be empty business seats for a fee rather than a SWU and have more availability in coach seats. The OP on other hand is in PE and the demand for PE may not be as strong.
Oct 6, 2022, 1:29 pm
#280
Join Date: Jan 2022
Programs: BAEC
Posts: 1,470
The reason you don’t and likely won’t see any new offers is that once you accept an offer for one leg, any other offers for other legs that you don’t take disappear. I’ve never seen or heard of any offers coming back. It’s a annoying because I’ve started with 4 insane offers on 4 legs. Eventually one comes down and I take it, plan being to do the same with other offers. But they disappear and never come back.
Oct 6, 2022, 1:30 pm
#281
Join Date: Apr 2008
Posts: 220
The reason you don’t and likely won’t see any new offers is that once you accept an offer for one leg, any other offers for other legs that you don’t take disappear. I’ve never seen or heard of any offers coming back. It’s a annoying because I’ve started with 4 insane offers on 4 legs. Eventually one comes down and I take it, plan being to do the same with other offers. But they disappear and never come back.
Oct 6, 2022, 2:20 pm
#282
Join Date: Dec 2013
Location: DFW EGE AUS
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That's one reason these offers are attractive to non status flyers that have a little extra to spend to get out of the hell that is coach. Unfortunately, this is the upgrade of the future. No complimentary (maybe for the exception of CKs/EXPs) but one for a price-that you won't get LPs for.
Oct 6, 2022, 2:25 pm
#283
formerly DreAAmliner
Join Date: Feb 2020
Location: DFW
Programs: AA EXP
Posts: 419
The reason you don’t and likely won’t see any new offers is that once you accept an offer for one leg, any other offers for other legs that you don’t take disappear. I’ve never seen or heard of any offers coming back. It’s a annoying because I’ve started with 4 insane offers on 4 legs. Eventually one comes down and I take it, plan being to do the same with other offers. But they disappear and never come back.
Is this people's experience as well?
Oct 7, 2022, 7:57 am
#284
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Interesting you say this. A few days ago I had a segment clear at my Plat window but the offer for the other segment remained. Then, 2 days ago, when one of my segments cleared, the other one had no offer. I’d be interested to know if this is some strategy on AAs part or just poor IT.
Oct 7, 2022, 8:53 am
#285
formerly DreAAmliner
Join Date: Feb 2020
Location: DFW
Programs: AA EXP
Posts: 419
Interesting you say this. A few days ago I had a segment clear at my Plat window but the offer for the other segment remained. Then, 2 days ago, when one of my segments cleared, the other one had no offer. I’d be interested to know if this is some strategy on AAs part or just poor IT.