Transatlantic upgrade
Jun 25, 2003, 5:32 am
#1
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Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Huddersfield, Yorkshire.
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Transatlantic upgrade
If I booked a transactlantic ticket Manchester to Chicago, what would everyone say my chances of being able to use the gold card upgrade vouchers to upgrade me and Mrs J to new economy? (I don't have enough miles to pay for us both to fly on award tickets)
Has anyone done this successfully?
Thanks
TJ
Has anyone done this successfully?
Thanks
TJ
Jun 25, 2003, 8:05 am
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by ajamieson:
Checking in at MAN, I presume?</font>
Checking in at MAN, I presume?</font>
TJ
Jun 25, 2003, 9:53 am
#5
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: St. Louis, MO
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Slightly off topic (apologies), but I also have a question about New Economy upgrades.
I was told by an FA flying out to ORD last week that you can now upgrade to New Economy 'on the day' for cash. Has anybody done this and know how it works? I quite fancy doing this at the weekend for my flight home.
Thanks for any replies.
Phil.
I was told by an FA flying out to ORD last week that you can now upgrade to New Economy 'on the day' for cash. Has anybody done this and know how it works? I quite fancy doing this at the weekend for my flight home.
Thanks for any replies.
Phil.
Jun 25, 2003, 10:27 am
#6
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: UK
Posts: 13
Phil,
I have done this several times flying out of MAN, ORD and IAD. The cheapest from MAN I have paid is £99.00 but there were two of us travelling. At IAD and ORD the amount tends to vary from $150.00 to $200.00. All are from econ to new econ. Definitely ask and definitely barter!
I have done this several times flying out of MAN, ORD and IAD. The cheapest from MAN I have paid is £99.00 but there were two of us travelling. At IAD and ORD the amount tends to vary from $150.00 to $200.00. All are from econ to new econ. Definitely ask and definitely barter!
Jun 25, 2003, 12:43 pm
#7
Join Date: Sep 2000
Location: Edinburgh, Scotland
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by UABulkheadIsle:
Phil,
I have done this several times flying out of MAN, ORD and IAD. The cheapest from MAN I have paid is £99.00 but there were two of us travelling. At IAD and ORD the amount tends to vary from $150.00 to $200.00. All are from econ to new econ. Definitely ask and definitely barter!</font>
Phil,
I have done this several times flying out of MAN, ORD and IAD. The cheapest from MAN I have paid is £99.00 but there were two of us travelling. At IAD and ORD the amount tends to vary from $150.00 to $200.00. All are from econ to new econ. Definitely ask and definitely barter!</font>
Puts my gold pgrade vouchers into context.
Stephen
Jun 30, 2003, 2:43 pm
#8
Join Date: Sep 2000
Location: Edinburgh, Scotland
Posts: 1,213
Hi folks
Flew MAN-Iad on 26th June and was upgraded to "The New Economy" thingy at the gate using my Gold Upgrade Voucher. Normal Y was packed. New Economy was half full and Business Class looked as if there were about 3 folk in it.
Stephen
Flew MAN-Iad on 26th June and was upgraded to "The New Economy" thingy at the gate using my Gold Upgrade Voucher. Normal Y was packed. New Economy was half full and Business Class looked as if there were about 3 folk in it.
Stephen
Jun 30, 2003, 5:02 pm
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by sjharte:
Flew MAN-Iad on 26th June and was upgraded to "The New Economy" thingy at the gate using my Gold Upgrade Voucher. Normal Y was packed. New Economy was half full and Business Class looked as if there were about 3 folk in it.</font>
Flew MAN-Iad on 26th June and was upgraded to "The New Economy" thingy at the gate using my Gold Upgrade Voucher. Normal Y was packed. New Economy was half full and Business Class looked as if there were about 3 folk in it.</font>
Jul 1, 2003, 1:21 am
#11
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: St. Louis, MO
Programs: DL DM, HiltonHHonors Gold, Hertz PC (thru DL)
Posts: 90
Hello all.
As a follow up to my earlier post, I was able to upgrade to New-Economy for my ORD-MAN leg, for $150 and it was money well spent. From the looks of it, Y was full, NE had about 3 spare seats and C was about half full.
It was another excellent transaltantic bmi flight, except for the half hour taxi on arrival at MAN and the UA staff failing to load about 70 bags onto the a/c in ORD, leading to a large mess in the baggage reclaim hall!
Phil.
As a follow up to my earlier post, I was able to upgrade to New-Economy for my ORD-MAN leg, for $150 and it was money well spent. From the looks of it, Y was full, NE had about 3 spare seats and C was about half full.
It was another excellent transaltantic bmi flight, except for the half hour taxi on arrival at MAN and the UA staff failing to load about 70 bags onto the a/c in ORD, leading to a large mess in the baggage reclaim hall!
Phil.