Jan 14, 2015, 7:42 am
Last edit by: riced
Let's put this in a wiki post!
Please include: route; original class - new class; original price paid; final price; where the upgrade was obtained [via bid or at check-in]; month of flight.First Letter of your last name.
Please include: route; original class - new class; original price paid; final price; where the upgrade was obtained [via bid or at check-in]; month of flight.First Letter of your last name.
- AUH-SYD and MEL-AUH, J-F both at $1250 AUD.
- NRT-AUH Y-J $950USD or ¥110,000JPY offered at check in.
- AUH-DEL AU$150
- IST-AUH AU$400.
- JFK-AUH Y-J US$1,400 at check-in.
- JFK-AUH Y-J US$1,180.
- AUH-JFK Y-J US$1,150 (March 2015).
- JFK-AUH Y-J US$1,100 (April 2015)
- AUH-GRU J-F AED2575 (€650; US$700) minimum upgrade bid accepted (April 2015)
- SYD-AUH J-F A380 US$1,050 $50 above min bid. (October 2015)
Offered a paid upgrade
Mar 14, 2015, 6:34 am
#301
Join Date: Nov 2006
Programs: DL Platinum
Posts: 556
I'm flying this route next week, and I got the same minimum bids. Is this worth it? What do people think? It seems like a slightly more comfortable bed for the red eye, and better champagne? Are the wines that much better? Is the food significantly better? There are two of us, we we were thinking we could spend $100 each on a good meal and still come out $1000 ahead.
Mar 14, 2015, 9:35 pm
#302
Join Date: May 2013
Location: Philadelphia
Programs: United 1K, Bonvoy Ambassador
Posts: 118
Received my upgrade email yesterday. The minimum bids were:
ORD-AUH 1190.00
AUH-JNB 550.00
JNB-AUH 550.00
AUH-ORD 1190.00
Didn't bid on them. In grad school right now so too expensive for me right now. Excited for my spring break in JNB
ORD-AUH 1190.00
AUH-JNB 550.00
JNB-AUH 550.00
AUH-ORD 1190.00
Didn't bid on them. In grad school right now so too expensive for me right now. Excited for my spring break in JNB
Mar 15, 2015, 5:30 am
#303
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Sep 2003
Programs: BA Silver, EY Gold, HH Diamond, IHG Plat
Posts: 12,210
I'm flying this route next week, and I got the same minimum bids. Is this worth it? What do people think? It seems like a slightly more comfortable bed for the red eye, and better champagne? Are the wines that much better? Is the food significantly better? There are two of us, we we were thinking we could spend $100 each on a good meal and still come out $1000 ahead.
BTW how do you remember your user name!!!
Mar 15, 2015, 8:34 am
#304
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Traveling some where hopefully
Programs: AS, AA Gold, and Hilton
Posts: 1,954
AUH/ORD $1190
Mar 15, 2015, 8:37 am
#305
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Traveling some where hopefully
Programs: AS, AA Gold, and Hilton
Posts: 1,954
I'm flying this route next week, and I got the same minimum bids. Is this worth it? What do people think? It seems like a slightly more comfortable bed for the red eye, and better champagne? Are the wines that much better? Is the food significantly better? There are two of us, we we were thinking we could spend $100 each on a good meal and still come out $1000 ahead.
Mar 16, 2015, 11:59 pm
#306
Join Date: Nov 2006
Programs: DL Platinum
Posts: 556
That's what I ultimately decided, too. Thanks for the advice. And I've had Johnny Walker Blue once. It was good, but I can get by just fine with cheaper booze. I'll save my money.
Mar 17, 2015, 1:10 am
#307
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: YVR
Programs: TK*G
Posts: 312
$950 USD at check-in is for NRT-AUH, not AUH-NRT. NRT-AUH is scheduled at 12 hours 50 minutes (although often actually faster than this) where AUH-NRT is 10 hours 5 minutes.
Mar 17, 2015, 2:52 am
#308
Join Date: Oct 2011
Posts: 3,838
EY's J is so good it is totally not worth upgrading to F imo. They hard product is on par with other airlines first class.
Paying $1000 for 12 hours flight for Johnny Blue and a two airplane meals is such a waste. To each his own though...
Paying $1000 for 12 hours flight for Johnny Blue and a two airplane meals is such a waste. To each his own though...
Mar 17, 2015, 10:50 pm
#310
Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: Cincinnati, OH
Programs: (Spire Ambassador)(Diamond-HH/Hyatt)(Plat MR, SPG, Delta)(National Exec/Hertz 5*)
Posts: 52
I agree that definitely has a ton of room, I opted for row 52 which was a bulkhead as well (where the baby cribs go if needed) and the two seats next to me were open still so plenty of room to stretch out. The only thing I didn't like was that the seat really hurt my back and the food choices seemed to run out so I didn't really get to eat. I did opt to upgrade for $1,150 from AUH-JFK ...will see what happens.
Mar 23, 2015, 8:29 am
#311
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: UK
Programs: OneWorld Emerald/GHA Discovery Black
Posts: 552
Etihad & Alitalia booking - eligible for plusgrade?
I have just made a booking in Y for AUH-FCO-NAP-FCO-AUH on etihad.com. The long haul sectors from/to Abu Dhabi are on EY metal while the short hops to/from Naples are on AZ metal.
Does anyone have experience of receiving the option to bid for an upgrade if it is a mixed carrier booking? I am actually only interested in upgrading the first (overnight) sector from Abu Dhabi to Rome. Thanks in advance for any advice.
Does anyone have experience of receiving the option to bid for an upgrade if it is a mixed carrier booking? I am actually only interested in upgrading the first (overnight) sector from Abu Dhabi to Rome. Thanks in advance for any advice.
Mar 23, 2015, 1:11 pm
#312
Join Date: Oct 2011
Posts: 3,838
I have just made a booking in Y for AUH-FCO-NAP-FCO-AUH on etihad.com. The long haul sectors from/to Abu Dhabi are on EY metal while the short hops to/from Naples are on AZ metal.
Does anyone have experience of receiving the option to bid for an upgrade if it is a mixed carrier booking? I am actually only interested in upgrading the first (overnight) sector from Abu Dhabi to Rome. Thanks in advance for any advice.
Does anyone have experience of receiving the option to bid for an upgrade if it is a mixed carrier booking? I am actually only interested in upgrading the first (overnight) sector from Abu Dhabi to Rome. Thanks in advance for any advice.
Mar 23, 2015, 10:47 pm
#315
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: UK
Programs: OneWorld Emerald/GHA Discovery Black
Posts: 552
Thankfully, I tried the link further up this thread when I got home and found I CAN upgrade the EY-operated sectors (hurrah) but NOT the AZ sectors (didn't want to anyway). Thanks.