Upgrade Offer on App
Mar 23, 23, 3:40 pm
#421
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: PHX
Programs: AA EXP, IHG Diamond, IC Amb
Posts: 5,288
Bought in y. My flight is in 6 days.
I have an in app offer for the DFW>LHR of $580 to upgrade to J.
There are still 37 of 52 J seats available. I plan on buying the upgrade, but it’s there a chance that price will drop? I’m willing to gamble and wait if there is a chance.
I have an in app offer for the DFW>LHR of $580 to upgrade to J.
There are still 37 of 52 J seats available. I plan on buying the upgrade, but it’s there a chance that price will drop? I’m willing to gamble and wait if there is a chance.
Last edited by 355F1; Mar 23, 23 at 3:47 pm
Mar 23, 23, 3:49 pm
#423
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Alexandria, Va - National Airport (DCA)
Programs: AA Gold, Hilton Gold, Marriott Gold, CBP Global Entry, Hertz Five Star
Posts: 325
Just booked DCA-JAX and got an offer in the app for $205 one-way upgrade. This is more than I could have paid for F when I bought the ticket. Really???
Mar 23, 23, 8:47 pm
#424
Join Date: Jul 2016
Location: DC
Programs: AA PPRO, HH Diamond, National EE
Posts: 591
Not sure if it’s been discussed but once I accepted the upgrade offer to PE on one of my four legs the other offers have disappeared. Almost like they only expect you to purchase at one point in time.
Mar 23, 23, 11:59 pm
#425
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: Boston, MA
Programs: AA EXP, DL Diamond, Hilton Diamond, Bonvoy Ambassador (RIP SPG), Aeroplan 75K
Posts: 912
$205 seems to be the standard short haul offering at the moment. Either people are going for it (most people don’t care about LPs etc.) or the logic needs to be recalibrated.
Mar 24, 23, 12:51 am
#426
Join Date: Jan 2022
Programs: BAEC
Posts: 892
Yes. This is a well known thing. I’ve had itineraries with say 4 flights all with insane offers. Then I go to 3 insane offers and 1 reasonable one that I take with the expectation I’ll wait and see what happens with the other ones. But they all disappear and never come back.
Mar 29, 23, 12:07 pm
#429
Join Date: Sep 2019
Posts: 1,549
Even when an upgrade on part of the trip cleared, the quote was still the same price.
Mar 29, 23, 12:47 pm
#430
Join Date: Feb 2022
Programs: AAdvantage
Posts: 707
Do you mean what you paid or apply to another flight. Upgrade offers are very individual so I doubt you could do the latter.
Mar 29, 23, 12:48 pm
#431
Join Date: Feb 2022
Programs: AAdvantage
Posts: 707
I'm seeing a lot of $205 lately on flights of less than 3 hours were there wouldn't be huge amounts of outright paid F. Whether you think $205 is worth a 2 hour flight is subjective.
Mar 29, 23, 12:56 pm
#432
Join Date: Mar 2017
Location: British Columbia
Programs: AS MVPG100K, Marriott Marriott Titanium Elite, Hilton Gold
Posts: 6,870
James
Mar 29, 23, 1:29 pm
#433
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Alexandria, Va - National Airport (DCA)
Programs: AA Gold, Hilton Gold, Marriott Gold, CBP Global Entry, Hertz Five Star
Posts: 325
Mar 29, 23, 2:20 pm
#434
Join Date: Mar 2017
Location: British Columbia
Programs: AS MVPG100K, Marriott Marriott Titanium Elite, Hilton Gold
Posts: 6,870
In January, I flew A321T JFK-LAX in paid J (cheap on a per segment basis) and the upgrade to F was $750 for the longest time. It eventually dropped to $350. Not worth it to me at any dollars especially when it wouldn't earn anything more in Mileage Plan and F is so abysmal on 3, 4 cabin aircraft. It was still more than the cost of the segment.
James
Mar 29, 23, 2:25 pm
#435
Join Date: Jul 2016
Location: DC
Programs: AA PPRO, HH Diamond, National EE
Posts: 591
If I cancel the flight. I should be refunded the ticket amount. But I'm pretty sure I've seen in the past that you can then go back an specifically request a refund for the money spent on the upgrade. It's just that you have to do them separately.
