A few upgrade bid questions
Nov 5, 2018, 3:02 am
#1
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Join Date: Dec 2014
Location: HKG
Programs: BAEC Gold, CX MPC Gold, Avis preferred plus, MyWaitrose card
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A few upgrade bid questions
Hi there
Looking for some advice/info on the upgrade bid process. Long story short I am due to fly the return leg of an economy trip from DXB to HKG next week. Booking was made through my work travel agent and is flexible (K bucket) allowing free of charge date/time changes. Questions are as follows:
Thanks in advance
Looking for some advice/info on the upgrade bid process. Long story short I am due to fly the return leg of an economy trip from DXB to HKG next week. Booking was made through my work travel agent and is flexible (K bucket) allowing free of charge date/time changes. Questions are as follows:
- When is the cut-off time for the bid process, and how long before checkin do you find out if bid is successful?
- If I put in an offer for an upgrade and it is accepted, does my new ticket keep the same flexibility, or is it reissued as a restricted ticket?
- Do upgrade bid tickets credit at the original (Y) or upgraded (J) level for mileage/points (will be crediting to BA not CX)?
- If I put in a bid and it isn't accepted, is that likely to scupper any chance of a checkin/gate upgrade (as a OWE)?
Thanks in advance
Nov 5, 2018, 4:35 am
#2
Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: HKG
Programs: CX MPC, AC Aeroplan
Posts: 93
Hi there
Looking for some advice/info on the upgrade bid process. Long story short I am due to fly the return leg of an economy trip from DXB to HKG next week. Booking was made through my work travel agent and is flexible (K bucket) allowing free of charge date/time changes. Questions are as follows:
Thanks in advance
Looking for some advice/info on the upgrade bid process. Long story short I am due to fly the return leg of an economy trip from DXB to HKG next week. Booking was made through my work travel agent and is flexible (K bucket) allowing free of charge date/time changes. Questions are as follows:
- When is the cut-off time for the bid process, and how long before checkin do you find out if bid is successful?
- If I put in an offer for an upgrade and it is accepted, does my new ticket keep the same flexibility, or is it reissued as a restricted ticket?
- Do upgrade bid tickets credit at the original (Y) or upgraded (J) level for mileage/points (will be crediting to BA not CX)?
- If I put in a bid and it isn't accepted, is that likely to scupper any chance of a checkin/gate upgrade (as a OWE)?
Thanks in advance
Anyway, so I think having an unaccepted bid does not affect op-up chance. And I'm just a low CX Silver at that time.
Nov 6, 2018, 2:18 am
#5
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Join Date: Dec 2004
Programs: CX Green, QF Platinum, BAEC Silver, Hyatt Glob
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The answers to #1 and 2 are answered in the Cathay FAQs:
https://www.cathaypacific.com/cx/en_...questions.html
but the quick answer is that bidding closes 50 hours before your flight and you keep the original flexibility of the ticket in the original class. You also don’t get a refund of your bid.
https://www.cathaypacific.com/cx/en_...questions.html
but the quick answer is that bidding closes 50 hours before your flight and you keep the original flexibility of the ticket in the original class. You also don’t get a refund of your bid.
Nov 28, 2018, 8:57 pm
#7
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Hong Kong
Programs: CX Diamond (OW Emerald), former SQ Krisflyer Gold
Posts: 2,527
I'm flying some longhaul Y flights and got an invite to bid for upgrade.
Has anyone out there been double upgraded before? As in, you bid for upgrade to PE, get accepted 2 days before, and then op-up to J after check in opens?
If that is possible, then I might consider bidding for an upgrade to PE, else I don't know that I'd want to go out of pocket to pay for an upgrade to PE if there's then absolutely zero chance of an op-up to J because I've already been upgraded one class.
Has anyone out there been double upgraded before? As in, you bid for upgrade to PE, get accepted 2 days before, and then op-up to J after check in opens?
If that is possible, then I might consider bidding for an upgrade to PE, else I don't know that I'd want to go out of pocket to pay for an upgrade to PE if there's then absolutely zero chance of an op-up to J because I've already been upgraded one class.
Nov 29, 2018, 5:06 pm
#8
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: YYZ/MGA
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I'm flying some longhaul Y flights and got an invite to bid for upgrade.
Has anyone out there been double upgraded before? As in, you bid for upgrade to PE, get accepted 2 days before, and then op-up to J after check in opens?
If that is possible, then I might consider bidding for an upgrade to PE, else I don't know that I'd want to go out of pocket to pay for an upgrade to PE if there's then absolutely zero chance of an op-up to J because I've already been upgraded one class.
Has anyone out there been double upgraded before? As in, you bid for upgrade to PE, get accepted 2 days before, and then op-up to J after check in opens?
If that is possible, then I might consider bidding for an upgrade to PE, else I don't know that I'd want to go out of pocket to pay for an upgrade to PE if there's then absolutely zero chance of an op-up to J because I've already been upgraded one class.
Dec 2, 2018, 7:37 pm
#10
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: YYZ/MGA
Programs: AA 1MM Lifetime Gold, AA Platinum, WS Gold, Marriott Bonvoy Gold
Posts: 7,607
I pay for not only J but refundable J and have done since 2003 and I am fine with no upgrades and such. Airline tickets are not lottery tickets. I cannot imagine having to mooch or bid or otherwise not be sure of a J seat.