Pro-active Upgrade cost tracking and questions thread
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On the CE fares, is everyone sure that these are bargains? Unless the starting Y fare is next to nothing (or at least less than £50), some of the upgrades quoted sound no more than the CE R fare. For instance LHR-DUS is only about £150 each way in CE, so is £100 extra each way for CE upgrade that good?

#18
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LHR -LAX 300pounds WT+ to J
LAX -LHR 350 pounds WT+ to J
yhis was about a month ago
LAX -LHR 350 pounds WT+ to J
yhis was about a month ago

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LHR-JFK: £513.09 WT to WT+;
JFK-LHR: £326.40 WT to WT+.
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£90.00 by upgrading both flights for a total cost of £749.49.
(future booking)
JFK-LHR: £326.40 WT to WT+.
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(future booking)

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On the CE fares, is everyone sure that these are bargains? Unless the starting Y fare is next to nothing (or at least less than £50), some of the upgrades quoted sound no more than the CE R fare. For instance LHR-DUS is only about £150 each way in CE, so is £100 extra each way for CE upgrade that good?
As always YMMV.

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GBP399 J to F, HKG - LHR Autumn last year

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On the CE fares, is everyone sure that these are bargains? Unless the starting Y fare is next to nothing (or at least less than £50), some of the upgrades quoted sound no more than the CE R fare. For instance LHR-DUS is only about £150 each way in CE, so is £100 extra each way for CE upgrade that good?

#23
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LHR-OSL 125 GBP
Seems that a zone two CE upgrade is about 125 GBP if LHR-VIE is 125 GBP. Only worth it for the TP
Seems that a zone two CE upgrade is about 125 GBP if LHR-VIE is 125 GBP. Only worth it for the TP

#24
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There are set rates for airport upgrades and I've heard of no plans to change these any time in the near future.
On long haul it costs:
£150 to upgrade from WT to WT+
£399 from WT+ to CW
Short haul from LGW are £60, £80 or £100 depending on route. I'm about to go out but will list the routes each price is applicable on later.
On long haul it costs:
£150 to upgrade from WT to WT+
£399 from WT+ to CW
Short haul from LGW are £60, £80 or £100 depending on route. I'm about to go out but will list the routes each price is applicable on later.
It would be good to know which of the rates quoted on this thread actually earn the related tier points.

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£100 to upgrade from BRU-LHR and similiar, IIRC, for DUS-LHR from Y to J.
IST-LHR was more last year, but I am not sure - £150?
In December last year, I paid £125 for the upgrade to CE for LIN-LHR.
IST-LHR was more last year, but I am not sure - £150?
In December last year, I paid £125 for the upgrade to CE for LIN-LHR.
Last edited by TravellerFrequently; Aug 25, 10 at 11:56 pm Reason: Add LIN.

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I'm sure this has been discussed before, but given that BA miles can be purchased in increments of 1,000 (up to 19,000 per annum?) for GBP16 per 1,000 plus a GBP15 handling fee; i.e. 1,000 miles = GBP31 / 19,000 miles = GBP319, does anyone have any recent experience of good 'MFU with miles vs cash upgrade' scenarios?
Despite spending BA miles on a regular basis I've currently got circa 500k miles in our HHA, and having never actually purchased BA miles previously I sometimes suspect that purchasing miles might nonetheless be a good investment.
Despite spending BA miles on a regular basis I've currently got circa 500k miles in our HHA, and having never actually purchased BA miles previously I sometimes suspect that purchasing miles might nonetheless be a good investment.
