So - who got a free upgrade this week?
Jan 15, 2018, 5:33 am
#1321
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Flatland
Programs: AA Lifetime Gold 1MM, BA Gold, UA Peon
Posts: 6,112
Another one, BOS-LHR daytime flight (BA238)! Ms F (newly minted Gold) and her hanger-on (me) were upgraded from WT+ to CW at checkin, then on board the senior cabin crew member comes looking for Ms F and offers her the chance to go upstairs, with her entourage. So we're now in 60A/B.
Ms F is starting to notice the increased level of attention since she hit Gold
Ms F is starting to notice the increased level of attention since she hit Gold
Last edited by flatlander; Jan 15, 2018 at 5:41 am Reason: not sure there was an aircraft change
Jan 15, 2018, 9:00 am
#1324
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Gloucestershire
Programs: BA Gold (ex-GGL, maybe future Silver), Hilton Diamond
Posts: 6,201
Jan 15, 2018, 11:43 am
#1325
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: UK
Posts: 1,736
I do, and yes I was passing through HKG last August so that could have been me. Probably me on LBA flights too. Do feel free to say hello if you spot me in future.
Yes, same problem here. I still have all my booking to sort our after March where they no longer work due to rebooking. Also I can't imagine I would be on the route once it's downgraded.
Yes, same problem here. I still have all my booking to sort our after March where they no longer work due to rebooking. Also I can't imagine I would be on the route once it's downgraded.
Last edited by Barnaby100; Jan 15, 2018 at 11:51 am
Jan 27, 2018, 5:04 am
#1327
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: USA & UK -- AA EXP 3.5MM, Hyatt Diamond, SPG Plat, Avis President's Club
Posts: 6,411
Upgraded last week from Premium Economy (WT+) to Business on LHR-ORD, presumably due to an aircraft swap. The seat was reassigned about 3 days prior to departure.
Jan 27, 2018, 5:25 am
#1328
Join Date: May 2016
Location: LHR
Programs: BA GGL/CCR
Posts: 63
ATL-LHR 25/01 CW-F. OpUp at the gate. All cabins except F looked oversold on Expert Flyer and people talking around the gate about being on the standby list. The extra space was very welcomed on the overnight.
Jan 27, 2018, 8:38 am
#1329
Join Date: Feb 2001
Location: somewhere north of stateside...
Posts: 4,155
I've had this a couple of times on the YYC route, which seems to get a 789 more often than other 788 routes. This results in a more premium configuration (more Club World and less World Traveller), and a good shot at upgrades for passengers in WT+, in particular.
Jan 28, 2018, 6:32 am
#1330
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Henley-On-Thames
Programs: BAEC Silver (but only temporarily) AVIS Presidents Club, Starbucks Gold
Posts: 486
Maybe BA have looked at my travel schedule recently (lots of LHR to GLA/EDI/CDG/AMS which about 40% I've already booked into CE and thought lets give this fella an upgrade. Who knows?? Whether I were a different Tier would I have got the upgrades is probably a speculative question. Maybe someone on here knows how (if at all) what the BA policy is on upgrades.
ML
Feb 8, 2018, 4:19 pm
#1331
Join Date: Dec 2017
Programs: executive club
Posts: 16
Another one, BOS-LHR daytime flight (BA238)! Ms F (newly minted Gold) and her hanger-on (me) were upgraded from WT+ to CW at checkin, then on board the senior cabin crew member comes looking for Ms F and offers her the chance to go upstairs, with her entourage. So we're now in 60A/B.
Ms F is starting to notice the increased level of attention since she hit Gold
Ms F is starting to notice the increased level of attention since she hit Gold
Did the aircraft by chance change from a 787-8 to a 787-9 (in other words, did you notice a First cabin on the plane)?
I've had this a couple of times on the YYC route, which seems to get a 789 more often than other 788 routes. This results in a more premium configuration (more Club World and less World Traveller), and a good shot at upgrades for passengers in WT+, in particular.
I've had this a couple of times on the YYC route, which seems to get a 789 more often than other 788 routes. This results in a more premium configuration (more Club World and less World Traveller), and a good shot at upgrades for passengers in WT+, in particular.
Feb 8, 2018, 4:22 pm
#1332
Join Date: Dec 2017
Programs: executive club
Posts: 16
Did the aircraft by chance change from a 787-8 to a 787-9 (in other words, did you notice a First cabin on the plane)?
I've had this a couple of times on the YYC route, which seems to get a 789 more often than other 788 routes. This results in a more premium configuration (more Club World and less World Traveller), and a good shot at upgrades for passengers in WT+, in particular.
I've had this a couple of times on the YYC route, which seems to get a 789 more often than other 788 routes. This results in a more premium configuration (more Club World and less World Traveller), and a good shot at upgrades for passengers in WT+, in particular.
Last edited by starbucks88; Feb 8, 2018 at 4:31 pm
Feb 8, 2018, 4:37 pm
#1333
Join Date: Oct 2014
Programs: BA GGL, Hilton Diamond, IHG Diamond
Posts: 819
BA107 LHR-DXB
WT+ to CW
BA Silver
was F2 J3 W5 E5 T5 Y5 T-3 hours and stayed like that all the way till nearer to departure, ended as F1 J0 W2 E2 T2 Y0. Oddly WTP was actually full.
but J had 8 seats empty when I got upgraded at T-3h. Then it gradually got filled with more people till it was completely full. I get the impression WT and even WTP were completely oversold hence J was being held back from being sold except as a fully-flex (and hence justifiable offload of WTP or WT?). I have seen cheapest WTP bucket (T) seats on sale on the day when people have been op-upped from the cabin already! Must just be a way of guaranteeing a full flight when compared to someone paying a last minute J fare?
My sister, also BA silver (her first flight as Silver) however was left behind in WTP - she refused my 64A seat!
WT+ to CW
BA Silver
was F2 J3 W5 E5 T5 Y5 T-3 hours and stayed like that all the way till nearer to departure, ended as F1 J0 W2 E2 T2 Y0. Oddly WTP was actually full.
but J had 8 seats empty when I got upgraded at T-3h. Then it gradually got filled with more people till it was completely full. I get the impression WT and even WTP were completely oversold hence J was being held back from being sold except as a fully-flex (and hence justifiable offload of WTP or WT?). I have seen cheapest WTP bucket (T) seats on sale on the day when people have been op-upped from the cabin already! Must just be a way of guaranteeing a full flight when compared to someone paying a last minute J fare?
My sister, also BA silver (her first flight as Silver) however was left behind in WTP - she refused my 64A seat!
Last edited by Foofighter69; Feb 8, 2018 at 4:46 pm
Feb 9, 2018, 2:45 am
#1334
Join Date: Nov 2014
Location: London
Programs: BAEC Silver, M&M, HHonors Gold
Posts: 1,223
BA268 LAX - LHR on last Saturday, reward ticket bought a week earlier in WT+, upgrade to CW on a day of flight. I actually didn't notice it, until I gave my boarding card to security. Checkin staff never mentioned it, so it must have happened a few hours before it. Nice of BA, maybe they want to keep me flying with them.
Feb 12, 2018, 2:42 pm
#1335
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: London
Programs: SK Gold, ITA Executive, Sixt Diamond, Hertz PC, Avis PC, IHG Platinum
Posts: 5,164
BA762 LHR-OSL on Saturday, originally booked as a double Avios award ticket [so, same cost as if I booked CE] - it happened as I was having my BP checked at the First Wing.
Due to half term holidays, it was full flight, and I guessed it helped being Gold.
I've lost nice legroom in row 12 [EER], but had an interesting chat with a seatmate in row 7.
Due to half term holidays, it was full flight, and I guessed it helped being Gold.
I've lost nice legroom in row 12 [EER], but had an interesting chat with a seatmate in row 7.