$750 BE Upgrade Offer at Online Check In
Nov 14, 2014, 1:42 pm
#46
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Yeah, £300 might be a stretch for me for LHR-JFK unless I was in a really awful Y seat.
Jun 27, 2015, 1:17 am
#48
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$750 BE Upgrade Offer at Online Check In
I got it earlier this year -- though I had the choice between $750 or redeeming 75K Miles. I was confirmed on the UD of the 747 
. It was awesome. I should note that the ticket was then reissued in OP class, so I didn't get any additional MQMs.
For those who use cash for this UG to J, did you get additional MQMs? Or, did the ticket get reissued into OP class also? I was kind of bummed that I didn't get additional MQMs -- I thought it would've been like FCM.
. It was awesome. I should note that the ticket was then reissued in OP class, so I didn't get any additional MQMs. For those who use cash for this UG to J, did you get additional MQMs? Or, did the ticket get reissued into OP class also? I was kind of bummed that I didn't get additional MQMs -- I thought it would've been like FCM.
Jun 27, 2015, 8:52 am
#49
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I got it earlier this year -- though I had the choice between $750 or redeeming 75K Miles. I was confirmed on the UD of the 747 . It was awesome. I should note that the ticket was then reissued in OP class, so I didn't get any additional MQMs.
For those who use cash for this UG to J, did you get additional MQMs? Or, did the ticket get reissued into OP class also? I was kind of bummed that I didn't get additional MQMs -- I thought it would've been like FCM.
. It was awesome. I should note that the ticket was then reissued in OP class, so I didn't get any additional MQMs. For those who use cash for this UG to J, did you get additional MQMs? Or, did the ticket get reissued into OP class also? I was kind of bummed that I didn't get additional MQMs -- I thought it would've been like FCM.
Jun 27, 2015, 3:02 pm
#50
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I got it earlier this year -- though I had the choice between $750 or redeeming 75K Miles. I was confirmed on the UD of the 747 . It was awesome. I should note that the ticket was then reissued in OP class, so I didn't get any additional MQMs.
For those who use cash for this UG to J, did you get additional MQMs? Or, did the ticket get reissued into OP class also? I was kind of bummed that I didn't get additional MQMs -- I thought it would've been like FCM.
. It was awesome. I should note that the ticket was then reissued in OP class, so I didn't get any additional MQMs. For those who use cash for this UG to J, did you get additional MQMs? Or, did the ticket get reissued into OP class also? I was kind of bummed that I didn't get additional MQMs -- I thought it would've been like FCM.
It's done it every time I've bought an upgrade on a domestic flight.
Jun 27, 2015, 6:01 pm
#51
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I got it earlier this year -- though I had the choice between $750 or redeeming 75K Miles. I was confirmed on the UD of the 747 . It was awesome. I should note that the ticket was then reissued in OP class, so I didn't get any additional MQMs.
For those who use cash for this UG to J, did you get additional MQMs? Or, did the ticket get reissued into OP class also? I was kind of bummed that I didn't get additional MQMs -- I thought it would've been like FCM.
. It was awesome. I should note that the ticket was then reissued in OP class, so I didn't get any additional MQMs. For those who use cash for this UG to J, did you get additional MQMs? Or, did the ticket get reissued into OP class also? I was kind of bummed that I didn't get additional MQMs -- I thought it would've been like FCM.
Keith
Jun 27, 2015, 8:18 pm
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At $750 for a TATL with no bonus, I would not be a buyer.
Jun 28, 2015, 4:33 am
#53
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It seems like the two values DL uses are $450 and $750, though I haven't figured out the reasons that RM chooses one or the other. Both times that I've been offered the last minute BE upgrade I've been quoted the $450 amount- once for ATL-AMS and the other ATL-STR.
But you're right in that the money is paying for the experience alone, so it better be worthwhile based on solely what you get during the flight. For me, both offers have come ex-USA (ie, the sleeping leg), and a better night's sleep is a pretty nice thing.
Keith
But you're right in that the money is paying for the experience alone, so it better be worthwhile based on solely what you get during the flight. For me, both offers have come ex-USA (ie, the sleeping leg), and a better night's sleep is a pretty nice thing.
Keith
Dec 3, 2015, 6:48 am
#54
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SEA-LAX-PVG pay $670 for round-trip
SEA-LAX cleared comp upgrade 4 days out
OLIC offer $949 for upgrade to Business so that is for LAX-PVG
Worth it? no extra MQM or so
SEA-LAX cleared comp upgrade 4 days out
OLIC offer $949 for upgrade to Business so that is for LAX-PVG
Worth it? no extra MQM or so
Dec 3, 2015, 6:53 am
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If you were to accept the same upgrade offer in both directions, you'd have a D1 TPAC RT for $2568 if my arithmetic is correct. This would be a great price for a business class ticket even without earning miles. This assumes, of course, that you want/need to fly to PVG and it isn't just a MR. I'm also assuming that these are all DL flights and not something like Air China.
Dec 3, 2015, 7:33 am
#56
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$750 is a good deal but it is still a lot of money if you can't expense it.
I go to work to make money not spend it. I do FCM sometimes if it is really cheap.
How about KL? I have one coming up AMS-DXB and I chose coach because they required a full Y fare to use a GUC. It was going to go up $3K just to use the certificate because it was going to reprice the entire itinerary and force me into a higher bucket ATL-AMS (which I used a GUC).
For a 6 hour flight during the day I can suck it up.....but I would pay a reasonable amount ($200-300?). I am on a T fare. Hopeless?
I go to work to make money not spend it. I do FCM sometimes if it is really cheap.
How about KL? I have one coming up AMS-DXB and I chose coach because they required a full Y fare to use a GUC. It was going to go up $3K just to use the certificate because it was going to reprice the entire itinerary and force me into a higher bucket ATL-AMS (which I used a GUC).
For a 6 hour flight during the day I can suck it up.....but I would pay a reasonable amount ($200-300?). I am on a T fare. Hopeless?
Dec 3, 2015, 8:59 am
#57
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I haven't seen this posted yet, and it might be common knowledge, but I'll mention that cheap FCM like this is only advertised at online check-in or at a kiosk, and these low fares can't be accessed or sold by Reservations or Ticket Counter/Gate agents.