Premium Select upgrade offers
Nov 4, 2017, 4:21 pm
#1
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Premium Select upgrade offers
I didn't find a thread already about this, but my apologies if there is one. Just booked RDU-DTW-NRT-SIN so I could check out the A350. When I logged into the website to pick my seats, the FCM (and PSM?) offers were:
$391 to upgrade RDU-DTW to first class
$313 to upgrade DTW-NRT to Premium Select
(no "bundle & save" offer, since there was no offer to upgrade the NRT-SIN flight)
Got a chuckle out of it, but also I'm gonna take that premium select upgrade since (a) I doubt my GUC will clear to D1 and (b) I could use the 50% MQM bump this year.
$391 to upgrade RDU-DTW to first class
$313 to upgrade DTW-NRT to Premium Select
(no "bundle & save" offer, since there was no offer to upgrade the NRT-SIN flight)
Got a chuckle out of it, but also I'm gonna take that premium select upgrade since (a) I doubt my GUC will clear to D1 and (b) I could use the 50% MQM bump this year.
Nov 4, 2017, 4:57 pm
#2
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Great offer, one I'd definitely take, too. ^ To add to the data point, how far out did you book? And what (if you recall) was the original paid fare difference between Y and PS for the whole trip?
Nov 4, 2017, 5:35 pm
#3
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That's a really good deal. Just for fun, I checked out the fare in Dec (RDU-SIN A350 12/6-12/27). It's $1135 in economy but $2388 in PS, a $1253 difference. The difference can be even greater for other dates. Perhaps a good strategy is to book economy and see if you receive a cheap upgrade offer. If you don't, you can cancel immediately at no cost.
Nov 4, 2017, 6:26 pm
#5
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I wonder if a GUC for D1 suites is more likely to clear from PS than from regular economy. Given the big reduction in D1 seats on DTW-NRT from the 747, few to no open D1 seats are showing up on upcoming A350 flights. Paying for the upgrade could be a good strategy to use the GUC if that's indeed the case.
Nov 5, 2017, 9:21 am
#8
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Also, for the person who asked for the data point about price/dates: it's a mid-december flight, booked yesterday for ~$1000. The "Premium Select" option in the pricing grid was $2850, vs the $1650 I ended up paying. Granted, it's not quite apples to apples, since you'd get first class on the RDU<->DTW segments, and comfort+ on NRT<->SIN, but the odds are decent I'll get those for free anyway.
Nov 5, 2017, 9:42 am
#9
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Great deal - need to book SIN - RDU in the week or so for a trip at the end of December. This makes me more willing to book via NRT/DTW instead of NRT/SEA if upgrading to PS is a potential option (paying for C+ vs. paying for PS, since this is work ticket I have to start with Y but pay out of pocket for any upgrade).
Nov 5, 2017, 4:32 pm
#10
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I booked a round trip XXX - DTW - ICN and ICN - DTW - ATL - XXX trip in Premium Select for $1939. Regular economy was $1548. I thought it was a steal considering the domestic legs all booked in F. I'm excited to try the new product out. I know the pricing won't be that close forever, but thats an easy call for me at that amount.
Nov 6, 2017, 6:53 pm
#11
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I wonder if a GUC for D1 suites is more likely to clear from PS than from regular economy. Given the big reduction in D1 seats on DTW-NRT from the 747, few to no open D1 seats are showing up on upcoming A350 flights. Paying for the upgrade could be a good strategy to use the GUC if that's indeed the case.
Nov 6, 2017, 10:14 pm
#12
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I didn't find a thread already about this, but my apologies if there is one. Just booked RDU-DTW-NRT-SIN so I could check out the A350. When I logged into the website to pick my seats, the FCM (and PSM?) offers were:
$391 to upgrade RDU-DTW to first class
$313 to upgrade DTW-NRT to Premium Select
(no "bundle & save" offer, since there was no offer to upgrade the NRT-SIN flight)
$391 to upgrade RDU-DTW to first class
$313 to upgrade DTW-NRT to Premium Select
(no "bundle & save" offer, since there was no offer to upgrade the NRT-SIN flight)
