I am certain asked and answered already....chances of upgrade PE + to Business
Apr 3, 2019, 2:40 pm
#1
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I am certain asked and answered already....chances of upgrade PE + to Business
A380.....premium economy has few seats left...business upper deck is pretty much empty. Do I have a chance as Silver for a comp upgrade or a fool's paradise?
Apr 3, 2019, 2:52 pm
#3
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Yes you have a chance, it may be 0.1% if WTP and WT are not oversold, it may be higher if they have to roll WTP forward. A genuine question, what are you actually expecting us to say to this enquiry? No-one here knows what the computer will decide.
Apr 3, 2019, 3:06 pm
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You have an excellent chance of being offered an upgrade for approx US $700-$800 from Vancouver to London (actually that's a typical SFO-LHR offer), if that's the route you're flying 
A much slimmer chance of getting it for free! Please let us know what happens, if anything
A much slimmer chance of getting it for free! Please let us know what happens, if anything
Apr 3, 2019, 4:11 pm
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You have an excellent chance of being offered an upgrade for approx US $700-$800 from Vancouver to London (actually that's a typical SFO-LHR offer), if that's the route you're flying A much slimmer chance of getting it for free! Please let us know what happens, if anything
A much slimmer chance of getting it for free! Please let us know what happens, if anything
Apr 3, 2019, 4:43 pm
#8
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You can also ask at the desk when you check in, but in my experience the prices are (slightly) better if you do it on line. Which route are you flying - there is a whole thread on this topic of "POUG" (just search it, or I think this is the link: Pro-active Online Upgrade (POUG) tracking and discussion | 2019 thread )
Apr 3, 2019, 4:49 pm
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In addition to the thread regarding POUGs, prices for airport upgrades (AUPs) when you ask at the desk can be found here:
Airport Upgrades (AUP) promotion 2019 thread
Airport Upgrades (AUP) promotion 2019 thread
Apr 3, 2019, 5:44 pm
#10
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Why I asked as I have read many posters who advised they receive upgrade offers, do not accept them and then are handed the ever elusive complimentary upgrade. Now perhaps they are Golds or higher etc but the discussion rarely goes into that level of detail
Apr 3, 2019, 5:49 pm
#11
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I have never experienced this. I have never ever received an upgrade offer (pre check in or at check in). Most of the time, it's at the boarding gate, when my boarding pass is scanned and they set off a beeper.
Apr 3, 2019, 5:54 pm
#12
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I was regularly upgraded as a Silver from WT+ to CW (prob 30-40ish percentish) but I often flew during peak holiday times where there was less business tickets sold and a lot more economy. This is where you need to look for likelihood of upgrades from WT+, the back of the bus, not WT+ itself or CW and it’s time of year and route that will likely determine your odds
Last edited by Cap'n Benj; Apr 4, 2019 at 4:13 am
Apr 3, 2019, 7:48 pm
#13
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If you log into your acct and go into Manage my Booking, if there is an offer you will clearly see it when the reservation comes up. You will also see it on the BA phone app, but the Upgrade function doesn't seem to work there, at least on the Android version of the app.
You can also ask at the desk when you check in, but in my experience the prices are (slightly) better if you do it on line. Which route are you flying - there is a whole thread on this topic of "POUG" (just search it, or I think this is the link: Pro-active Online Upgrade (POUG) tracking and discussion | 2019 thread )
You can also ask at the desk when you check in, but in my experience the prices are (slightly) better if you do it on line. Which route are you flying - there is a whole thread on this topic of "POUG" (just search it, or I think this is the link: Pro-active Online Upgrade (POUG) tracking and discussion | 2019 thread )
Apr 3, 2019, 8:47 pm
#14
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On some routes the AUP offers are insane. Got offered 829 GBP for WTP from Mex to Lhr. That was one way on a fare that had already cost 1500 usd. When shopping around can sometimes pick up return in CW from 1900 to 2400 usd. I have heard of lower AUPs but it seems route dependent.
Apr 4, 2019, 3:30 am
#15
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I'm not sure how many get upgrade offers and then get the complimentary upgrade.
I have never experienced this. I have never ever received an upgrade offer (pre check in or at check in). Most of the time, it's at the boarding gate, when my boarding pass is scanned and they set off a beeper.
I have never experienced this. I have never ever received an upgrade offer (pre check in or at check in). Most of the time, it's at the boarding gate, when my boarding pass is scanned and they set off a beeper.