bid for upgrade on COPA
Aug 13, 2025 | 4:44 am
#62
Join Date: Aug 2025
Posts: 1
Upgraded Both Legs
Offered FlyUp on a cheap economy basic ticket. BOS->PTY->BOG. Offered $175 which was half the guaranteed $360 price for the BOS PTY leg. Offered the minimum of $85 on the PTY BOG leg. Both offers were accepted. Before bidding there were 4 seats and 6 seats available respectively. All in $475 business class BOS to BOG.
Ive been to the PTY Copa lounge. Its comfortable and quiet. Basic bar but the food is pretty lame.
Ive been to the PTY Copa lounge. Its comfortable and quiet. Basic bar but the food is pretty lame.
Aug 15, 2025 | 8:07 am
#64
Join Date: May 2025
Location: Miami
Programs: Aadvantage, ConnectMiles.
Posts: 35
Depends on the route. Generally giving 5$ to 10$ more that the minimum is enough. Copa will take money first instead of giving the business seat for free. In more demanding routes like EZE, MVD, SFO and JFK, a lot of people like to participate in the bids searching an easy upgrade, therefore is recommended to bid higher to get the seat.
Dec 14, 2025 | 11:56 am
#65
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Santo Domingo, Dom. Rep. / Washington, DC
Programs: AA PPro/DL PLT, PPass, Marriott / Hilton Gold, JetBlue Mosaic, Hertz Presidents Circle, Amex Plat
Posts: 4,790
Are upgrades offered on bookings not done directly with Copa? ie. Corporate bookings, Amex/Chase portals
Dec 14, 2025 | 2:32 pm
#66
Join Date: May 2025
Location: Miami
Programs: Aadvantage, ConnectMiles.
Posts: 35
Yes, but your frequently flyer number must be add in the reservation, for doing it directly in the app or webpage. At the end, it doesn't matter where you buy it. In case you don't have a connect miles account, for having the ability for bidding or receive the mail for the offer, you must added your personal email, therefore, the corporate mail is gonna be the one receiving the offer.
Dec 14, 2025 | 2:43 pm
#67
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Santo Domingo, Dom. Rep. / Washington, DC
Programs: AA PPro/DL PLT, PPass, Marriott / Hilton Gold, JetBlue Mosaic, Hertz Presidents Circle, Amex Plat
Posts: 4,790
Yes, but your frequently flyer number must be add in the reservation, for doing it directly in the app or webpage. At the end, it doesn't matter where you buy it. In case you don't have a connect miles account, for having the ability for bidding or receive the mail for the offer, you must added your personal email, therefore, the corporate mail is gonna be the one receiving the offer.
Dec 14, 2025 | 11:47 pm
#68
Join Date: May 2025
Location: Miami
Programs: Aadvantage, ConnectMiles.
Posts: 35
Just keep an eye in the email, and you will receive the offer for bidding for a business class seat if there is one available.
Jan 9, 2026 | 8:43 pm
#70
Join Date: Apr 2015
Programs: Wyndham Diamond
Posts: 1,149
When would they let you know if your bid is successful or not?
I am wondering if I should fork out the $70x4 to choose my seats now flying from LAX-PTY-EZE roundtrip. Or if I should chance it and try to make an offer for business class seats.
Thank you.
I am wondering if I should fork out the $70x4 to choose my seats now flying from LAX-PTY-EZE roundtrip. Or if I should chance it and try to make an offer for business class seats.
Thank you.
Jan 9, 2026 | 9:12 pm
#71
Join Date: May 2025
Location: Miami
Programs: Aadvantage, ConnectMiles.
Posts: 35
You will know if your bid was accepted aprox 1 hour before web check in. A mail will be sent informing the Fly up upgrade. Obviously, if you pay the instant upgrade, you will receive a mail of confirmation after the payment.