First Class Monetization, or FCM: The Definitive Thread
May 2, 2019, 10:19 am
#4547
Join Date: Aug 2018
Posts: 46
Both PNR had the offer of $174 F upgrade from PVR-SEA. I purchased the upgrade for one of the PNR and went to check the 2nd one, and the price had DROPPED to $159. Anybody experienced this before?
The trip is very far out in December.
May 2, 2019, 11:41 am
#4548
Join Date: Aug 2018
Posts: 46
So our family trip of 4 was broken up into 2 PNR because each PNR has a medallion member with a companion.
Both PNR had the offer of $174 F upgrade from PVR-SEA. I purchased the upgrade for one of the PNR and went to check the 2nd one, and the price had DROPPED to $159. Anybody experienced this before?
The trip is very far out in December.
May 2, 2019, 12:40 pm
#4549
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: West of CLE
Programs: Delta DM/3 MM; Hertz PC; National EE; Amtrak GR; Bonvoy Silver; Via Rail Préférence
Posts: 5,384
I just bought 2 RT first class tickets (Z bucket) for my wife and me DCA-LGA-TPA on a Wednesday in June and return via LGA 3 days later on Saturday for $482.00 each. I thought this was a pretty good deal.
May 2, 2019, 1:35 pm
#4551
Join Date: Jul 2015
Location: MCO
Programs: DL PM, UA Silver, Marriott Titanium, Hertz Presidents Circle
Posts: 4,310
Sounds like the typical price. I fly MCO-DCA often and if the cheap MC fares are available, I can typically get FC for $231 OW which is normally only about $120 more than the MC fare. Typically my FCM offers are more than this just for one segment.
May 2, 2019, 2:07 pm
#4552
Join Date: Jun 2014
Location: PSC
Programs: Hilton Diamond/IHG Platinum/DL Plutononium
Posts: 1,728
I've been seeing so many random buy up offers over the years on Delta, both with and without medallion status. I setup this quick google form to collect buyup prices and also setup a viz on tableau public to track it. I've put in the handful of future flights I have, would love to see what kind of buyup prices everyone else is seeing:
https://forms.gle/H21Pqhk5S3wT5sU1A
You should be able to see the results here:
https://public.tableau.com/views/DLF...es&publish=yes
https://forms.gle/H21Pqhk5S3wT5sU1A
You should be able to see the results here:
https://public.tableau.com/views/DLF...es&publish=yes
May 2, 2019, 3:38 pm
#4553
Join Date: May 2018
Location: HPN, PVG, HLD
Programs: DL DM
Posts: 79
Month ago I bought T class SAN-JFK with $210 x 2 ppl, today got FCM to D1 at $238 and I took it for both of us. The current D1 price is at $1150 ish, pretty good deal.
Last edited by hjz131; May 2, 2019 at 3:49 pm
May 2, 2019, 3:40 pm
#4554
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: SEA (the REAL Washington); occasionally in the other Washington (DCA area)
Programs: DL PM 1.57MM; AS MVPG 100K
Posts: 21,371
May 2, 2019, 6:28 pm
#4557
Join Date: Jun 2018
Programs: HIlton Diamond, Delta , Southwest, Amex Corp Plat, AA
Posts: 184
Can an upgrade cost ever be worth it?
We have a IND- SEA flight in a few weeks. The prices were seriously low when I bought in March, $260 per person for main cabin (not basic) and the cruise line gave us an additional $50 credit per person. So $210 round trip which I thought was excellent.
I have been watching the upgrade cost. Now the first class cost has decreased to $139 each way or 13,000 miles while the Comfort Plus is $69 or 6,000 miles each way.
Would this be considered a good deal? Since we are a group of 4 that always makes things more expensive, or maybe I will upgrade and leave husband and boys in the back...
I have been watching the upgrade cost. Now the first class cost has decreased to $139 each way or 13,000 miles while the Comfort Plus is $69 or 6,000 miles each way.
Would this be considered a good deal? Since we are a group of 4 that always makes things more expensive, or maybe I will upgrade and leave husband and boys in the back...
May 2, 2019, 6:58 pm
#4560
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jul 2003
Posts: 23,051
The cheapest roundtrip main cabin fares I can find on this route are $306.60 X fares, while cheapest Z fares are $714.60 roundtrip. So if you look at this as the "nominal" price difference between coach and F, anything less than about $200 each way might be considered a "good deal" (or least it would likely be cheaper than the upfare cost at the time of purchase). I doubt the price will go lower than that. I had a SEA-DTW flight last year and the cheapest upgrade offer was $213.
Last edited by xliioper; May 2, 2019 at 7:15 pm