My first TOD
Jul 22, 2011, 4:05 pm
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My first TOD
OK, it wasn't for me, but I was checking in for my wife trying to get her a better seat than 25C (non-elite). I was offered IAH-CLE for $89.
Flight was at 7 booked of 20, outside of the OLCI mark for the direct flight, so no waiting list (she is connecting). Now inside the OLCI mark, booked 14/20 with two on the waiting list.
This was one of the "regular price $689" but you can have it for $89 deals.
To make matters worse, I asked her if she wanted me to buy the upgrade and she said no! (well, what does she know, she is getting it any way)
Is this a potential glitch - a TOD offered before the 24 hour mark?
Flight was at 7 booked of 20, outside of the OLCI mark for the direct flight, so no waiting list (she is connecting). Now inside the OLCI mark, booked 14/20 with two on the waiting list.
This was one of the "regular price $689" but you can have it for $89 deals.
To make matters worse, I asked her if she wanted me to buy the upgrade and she said no! (well, what does she know, she is getting it any way)
Is this a potential glitch - a TOD offered before the 24 hour mark?
Jul 22, 2011, 7:08 pm
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What's her fare basis? That would help to judget the situation a bit better.
Be sure to see if any elites end up not clearing. This doesn't seem as egregrious as other cases at least.
Be sure to see if any elites end up not clearing. This doesn't seem as egregrious as other cases at least.
Jul 22, 2011, 8:43 pm
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She is on a G fare, currently stilll 14/20'with 3 on waitlist. Maybe it is legit.
Jul 22, 2011, 8:48 pm
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Do you see any reason why this is NOT legit?
Jul 22, 2011, 11:41 pm
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So basically 3 elites to upgrade with 3 potentially empty seats; in this isolated situation I don't have a problem with CO trying to make some incremental revenue for moving 3 non-status people into F.
Jul 23, 2011, 7:13 am
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What does TOD stand for?
Jul 23, 2011, 7:27 am
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Jul 23, 2011, 7:36 am
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Jul 23, 2011, 7:36 am
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UA would have had a ECERT of $250 or more waiting in my inbox by the time I landed 6 hours late.
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Jul 23, 2011, 7:29 pm
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Jul 23, 2011, 7:51 pm
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TOD refers to the anomaly where CO sells upgrades out from under Elites for a nominal sum, usually a result of broken estimating logic because of how maps fares to supposed "like" fares to estimate the fare differential.
From what we see here, this is just a space available upgrade. From the data posted, there were more F seats than Elites projected for upgrade, that CO is selling them for a flat fee. Nothing wrong with that.
From what we see here, this is just a space available upgrade. From the data posted, there were more F seats than Elites projected for upgrade, that CO is selling them for a flat fee. Nothing wrong with that.