Upgrade Dilemma HELP!!!
Aug 4, 2005 | 8:54 pm
#1
Original Poster
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: New York City / Miami
Programs: CO Silver
Posts: 4
Upgrade Dilemma HELP!!!
Need some advise on upgrade strategies:For the past 3 years, I was able to use my miles to upgrade from EWR to Asia (NRT or HKG) round trip in November. I'm planning my trip again now and can't get a outbound upgrade...
Here's what I have on hold:
Outbound: Nov. 9: EWR to HKG (economy)
Return: Nov. 23: HKG to NRT (economy) NRT to EWR (Business First)
The price for this trip is 1034.00 + 300 upgrade fee.
Question
*Hold out and buy a ticket later when upgrades seats might become available?
*buy the ticket now and ask them to place me on a waitlist for upgrade (what are the chance for that to happen)
*Still buy the ticket and if an upgrade seat becomes available +/- 1 or 2 day, just suck it up and pay the $150 change fee?
Aug 4, 2005 | 9:17 pm
#2
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Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Bay Area, CA
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Have you checked if another route may have upgrade seats? Maybe via NRT, or perhaps NW out of JFK?
It's probably worth checking around if you can secure it ahead of time.
It's probably worth checking around if you can secure it ahead of time.
Aug 5, 2005 | 8:16 am
#3
Join Date: Jul 2004
Programs: CO Gold; SPG Gold***; AvisFirst;
Posts: 3,970
IIRC you have to be elite to waitlist the upgrade.
Aug 5, 2005 | 9:15 am
#4
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Galveston, TX, USA
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It does not state anywhere on CO's upgrade policy that you have to be elite to be waitlisted.
http://www.continental.com/onepass/r...de/default.asp
http://www.continental.com/onepass/r...de/default.asp
Aug 5, 2005 | 11:28 am
#5
Join Date: Jul 2004
Programs: CO Gold; SPG Gold***; AvisFirst;
Posts: 3,970
Originally Posted by vachataboon
It does not state anywhere on CO's upgrade policy that you have to be elite to be waitlisted.
http://www.continental.com/onepass/r...de/default.asp
http://www.continental.com/onepass/r...de/default.asp
"Waitlist is processed first by Elite status (Platinum, Gold then Silver) and then by time of upgrade request."