Pro-active Upgrade cost tracking and questions thread
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Aug 19, 10, 2:33 pm
#31
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Like HIDDY also got offered £100 o/w LHRFRA ET>CE for a flight next month.
Based on what's been posted to far s/h is obviously done in bands. Anyone know what they are? So far we've got £100 for short hops and £125 for slightly longer ones. Longest? £150?
Based on what's been posted to far s/h is obviously done in bands. Anyone know what they are? So far we've got £100 for short hops and £125 for slightly longer ones. Longest? £150?
Aug 19, 10, 2:58 pm
#32
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: London
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LHR - DXB (25/6/10) - LHR (4/7/10) in WT booked 03/08/09
Offered upgrades to WT+
12/09 out £84 rtn £240ish
01/10 out £89 rtn £240ish
06/10 out £125 rtn £850ish
OLCI out £125
OLCI rtn £125
Offered upgrades to WT+
12/09 out £84 rtn £240ish
01/10 out £89 rtn £240ish
06/10 out £125 rtn £850ish
OLCI out £125
OLCI rtn £125
Last edited by zeitgeist; Aug 20, 10 at 2:17 am
Aug 19, 10, 3:05 pm
#33
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Originally Posted by TravellerFrequently
IST-LHR was more last year, but I am not sure - £150?
Aug 19, 10, 3:14 pm
#34
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Last edited by sunrisegirl; Dec 2, 10 at 10:10 am
Aug 19, 10, 3:22 pm
#35
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Originally Posted by sunrisegirl
£60 - AMS, JER
£80 - Ashamed to say I can't remember, but includes some Italian routes (will check when I'm in over the next few days and update this post)
£100 - FAO, AYT, ADB, PRN, TIA, NAP, SKG
£80 - Ashamed to say I can't remember, but includes some Italian routes (will check when I'm in over the next few days and update this post)
£100 - FAO, AYT, ADB, PRN, TIA, NAP, SKG
Aug 19, 10, 4:10 pm
#36
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Tonbridge
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Originally Posted by Phil the Flyer
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.
Two issues spring to mind, firstly availability for MFU (and having the correct fare bucket to upgrade from) and secondly you earn more miles and TP's by paying cash to upgrade.
Aug 19, 10, 4:19 pm
#37
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LHR-SFO one way WT to WT+ £135, but not book-able online and call centre refuse to deal with it.
Hotline fare, so no great shakes if I could not do anything in terms of upgrade. Fare paid to SFO, £268 return. Bargain.
Hotline fare, so no great shakes if I could not do anything in terms of upgrade. Fare paid to SFO, £268 return. Bargain.
Aug 19, 10, 4:26 pm
#38
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: London UK SE1
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anyone know if BA offer the same type of upgrades from CW to F?
Got a LIS-LHR-LAX flight coming up next month, and interested to know if its likely to offer an upgrade price on the LHR-LAX segment?? Booked as a Travel Agent ticket so nothing showing on MMB at the moment
Got a LIS-LHR-LAX flight coming up next month, and interested to know if its likely to offer an upgrade price on the LHR-LAX segment?? Booked as a Travel Agent ticket so nothing showing on MMB at the moment
Aug 19, 10, 4:44 pm
#39
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Originally Posted by se1lad
anyone know if BA offer the same type of upgrades from CW to F?
Got a LIS-LHR-LAX flight coming up next month, and interested to know if its likely to offer an upgrade price on the LHR-LAX segment?? Booked as a Travel Agent ticket so nothing showing on MMB at the moment
Got a LIS-LHR-LAX flight coming up next month, and interested to know if its likely to offer an upgrade price on the LHR-LAX segment?? Booked as a Travel Agent ticket so nothing showing on MMB at the moment
Aug 19, 10, 5:50 pm
#40
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last week JFK-LHR US$649 J to F one way
for the return they were looking for US$8000
for the return they were looking for US$8000
Aug 19, 10, 7:26 pm
#41
Join Date: Mar 2007
Posts: 562
Originally Posted by Phil the Flyer
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.
Aug 20, 10, 4:58 am
#42
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: London
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[QUOTE=sunrisegirl;14511574]Obviously I'm only talking about upgrades available at the airport, but they're cheaper at LGW than they are at LHR.
I've been hunting for the exact details but can't find the details anywhere right now, but they do go on bands. Some I remember from LGW are:
£60 - AMS, JER
£80 - Ashamed to say I can't remember, but includes some Italian routes (will check when I'm in over the next few days and update this post)
£100 - FAO, AYT, ADB, PRN, TIA, NAP, SKG
A few more examples:
£80 from LGW to Bologna, Venice, Verona, Marseille
£125 from LHR to Nice, Oslo
I've been hunting for the exact details but can't find the details anywhere right now, but they do go on bands. Some I remember from LGW are:
£60 - AMS, JER
£80 - Ashamed to say I can't remember, but includes some Italian routes (will check when I'm in over the next few days and update this post)
£100 - FAO, AYT, ADB, PRN, TIA, NAP, SKG
A few more examples:
£80 from LGW to Bologna, Venice, Verona, Marseille
£125 from LHR to Nice, Oslo
Aug 24, 10, 6:56 am
#43
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: LHR
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If it's £399 for a HKG-LHR CW -> F upgrade, I'm guessing that would be the case for each sector on BA9 all the way to SYD. Does anyone know if that's the case?
I'm flying CW LHR-SYD in a few weeks and would happily pay £399 to try F for one of the sectors.
Obviously it is subject to availability, but should it be possible, at what point would it become available on an I class booking? At T-24? Or at check-in? Can I do it via MMB or is it only at the airport?
And finally, given BA9 departs at 2200, which sector would be recommended to try F?
It departs LHR at 2200, arrives at 1515 local time in BKK, then departs once again at 1810 from BKK, before arriving around 0620 in SYD. I guess LHR-BKK would be a better bet?
I'm flying CW LHR-SYD in a few weeks and would happily pay £399 to try F for one of the sectors.
Obviously it is subject to availability, but should it be possible, at what point would it become available on an I class booking? At T-24? Or at check-in? Can I do it via MMB or is it only at the airport?
And finally, given BA9 departs at 2200, which sector would be recommended to try F?
It departs LHR at 2200, arrives at 1515 local time in BKK, then departs once again at 1810 from BKK, before arriving around 0620 in SYD. I guess LHR-BKK would be a better bet?
Aug 24, 10, 8:40 am
#44
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LHR-FCO £125 one way. Good for people without status; not so sure for people with status (unless you really need the TPs), especially given the eating options at either end.
Aug 24, 10, 11:10 am
#45
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LHR-MAD and return 125quid each way, which is more expensive than if I had booked club to begin with.
