daftboy

Planning to fly LHR-MIA in late January and would like to use an MFU to upgrade to Club – I can only find availability on the way out for the week I am looking at, so if its possible I am just as happy to fly back WT and spend the difference in price to WT+ on the hotel.

So my booking would be WT+ out (MFUd to Club) and WT back. The functionality available in the normal booking engine to have different travel classes in the results (including downgrading to the class below) doesn’t seem to be present in the ‘Book and upgrade’ tool.

I am expecting I will have to give the call centre a ring – but thought I would check if this is possible before I do so. And if it is all too much hassle I guess I can go WT+ both ways…

And of course, recommendations for Miami welcome!

Teece

Yes, you can do this (I've done it several times in the past, although split between WT+ and Club MFUing to Club/F). No worries about needing an MFU-able class in WT (expensive YBH) even though you're not MFUing, either. Just give them a call.

henkybaby

Yep, done it too... Although I would do it in reverse. Who needs a flat bed on a day flight after all? With the current sale you can easily by WT+ both ways by the way. The return WT/WT+ would be only about 100 pounds cheaper than the full WT+ options I believe.

taff_2003

I second that.

I did this recently between LHR - IAD. The agent waived the telephone booking fee too.

Teece

Ahem. The OP stated that there was no availability on the return, hence the question

Absolutely - do NOT pay the offline fee, as this is a booking that can't be completed online.

taff_2003

I see your point

henkybaby

He could fly back from Orlando... I see plenty of seats there.

sbpeat

I could easily be mistaken but I always thought that to MFU either leg both legs had to be in an upgradeable class? E.g. T out, Y back you could MFU outbound to Club but, say, T out, V/M/disc econ back you could not?

If this has changed then great news as obviously I've been booking return T fares as I thought it was the cheapest way to be able to MFU a leg.

henkybaby

Apparently. No idea if it ever was as you suggest, but no need for it now.

clubman

It was, but changed a while back.

daftboy

Thank you all for the helpful responses, much appreciated ^

I would never have thought of that - if I am paying for WT+ anyway, I suppose I might as well fly in Club! I"m sure I can rustle up a cheap flight from MIA to MCO.

Hmm, this trip on a whim gets more complex by the minute...

henkybaby

Or even drive and make a trip out of it. It is not that far.

If you are considering cheap flights you can also try somewhere in the Caribbean for the flight back, although I am sure that would make it (far) more expensive.

Cap'n Benj

This was deffo the case a couple of years back

I too will now be booking many more WTs out and WT+s in, esp now the miles for both are so similar!

larryflyer

Hmm, maybe. But you stand better chance of op-up if you pay for WT+ outbound (especially if you have status). For this reason, WT+ is still my preference: MFU to CW (if available), or hope for op-up (if MFU is NOT available).