Max Nitze

Hi!

I booked a return flight from Boston to Munich in WTP on the long haul legs to and from LHR and in Economy for the short haul legs. I talked to the hotline twice today about upgrading one of the Long haul legs using Avios. However, the additional taxes and surcharges for this upgrade were too high for me so they didn't do it and always ended the call with "we will leave the booking as is.".

For my LHR - BOS leg I noticed like ten minutes after the second call that my seat assignment got cancelled so I wanted to assign me a seat again only to find out that suddenly got upgraded to CW. I now have a seat in CW and also receive additional 50 tier points and about 2300 extra Avios. The selling class updated to U for the flight from LHR to BOS. How is this possible? My credit card wasn't charged.

I am a silver member and already speculated on an complementary upgrade since im travelling alone and the WTP was almost fully booked already for this leg while business class is almost all empty. Is this a legit upgrade and do I receive the extra miles and tier points? Should I call again and check or just leave it as is? Can they downgrade me again?

Thanks in advance!

UKtravelbear

you don't have a seat in CW. This is a kink in BAs systems when people ask about upgrades.

You were never actually upgraded so can't be downgraded

It's too early for you to have been op-upped

Max Nitze

Oh bummer! When do I see my actual booking class then and my assigned seat?

My new seat is confirmed tho?

that's what I thought, too..

lorcancoyle

Yes, wouldn’t be surprised if it gets reversed. If it sticks, great!

In your position I’d keep quiet, check-in (or try to) 24 hours before flight.

Max Nitze

Haha alright then, I will see what happens... my new seat in CW is confirmed tho but u guess that doesn't have to mean anything.

BA6501

Yes, you won't be travelling in CW until your ticket gets reissued in U class. Which it won't, because you didn't complete payment.

Hopefully it will revert to T soon so you can reselect your seat (and actually be booked in the cabin correctly). You're currently in limbo, really.

Max Nitze

Hi y’all!

little update from my side: I did get the reserved seat in C after I couldn’t checkin online a day before departure and at the checkin desk in Munich. I had to do it in LHR for the flight to Boston but they didn’t ask any questions and just handed me the boarding pass with my reserved seat assigned to me.

so I guess I was just lucky then? 😊

✌️

nufnuf77

Indeed, BA it at its best. silence paid off on your side. If you had called they would have realised and put you back in T but presumably T got full and as you already had CW seat you got lucky Well done for the nerves