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
Sep 5, 2012, 2:23 am
#31
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: BHX
Programs: BA GGL CCR GfL, SQ Gold, Hyatt Glob, HH Diamond, Marriott Plat, Cafe Nero Loyalty Card (7 Stamps)
Posts: 7,330
Tier miles are a weird one. Officially the line is that upgrades from Y to J get a 10% cabin bonus, and from J to F gets a 60% cabin bonus (10% more than you'd get for flying J).
My experience, however, differs from that as on a recent plusgrade from J-F on AUH-LHR I was given the full 100% Diamond Zone tier bonus.
I guess the answer is therefore "expect 10% on Y-J, but you might get 50%".
Sep 7, 2012, 2:24 am
#32
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: BHX
Programs: BA GGL CCR GfL, SQ Gold, Hyatt Glob, HH Diamond, Marriott Plat, Cafe Nero Loyalty Card (7 Stamps)
Posts: 7,330
Made an offer (£500) for a Y-J upgrade from LHR-AUH which was refused. Interesting, as I paid less than that for my AUH-LHR J-F upgrade last time. Oh well, I guess I get to experience the Y product!
Sep 9, 2012, 5:24 am
#33
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Abu Dhabi
Programs: EY Platinum
Posts: 1,609
I've been offered an upgrade on an AUH-LHR leg in December. The minimum bid is £410, which is decent if not exceptional value.
I ended up springing for the AUH-RUH upgrade, merely to see if I get the miles/tier points. I offered the minimum and won the bid.
I ended up springing for the AUH-RUH upgrade, merely to see if I get the miles/tier points. I offered the minimum and won the bid.
Sep 9, 2012, 6:21 am
#34
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: BHX
Programs: BA GGL CCR GfL, SQ Gold, Hyatt Glob, HH Diamond, Marriott Plat, Cafe Nero Loyalty Card (7 Stamps)
Posts: 7,330
Flight was 100% full.
Sep 10, 2012, 3:40 am
#36
Join Date: Jun 2012
Posts: 341
Sep 10, 2012, 4:31 am
#37
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: BHX
Programs: BA GGL CCR GfL, SQ Gold, Hyatt Glob, HH Diamond, Marriott Plat, Cafe Nero Loyalty Card (7 Stamps)
Posts: 7,330
What did the T&Cs of the Plusgrade say? Mine always says you get 10% above the cabin you were originally booked into.
Sep 10, 2012, 5:26 am
#38
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: Dubai
Programs: Etihad Guest Gold
Posts: 8
So don't be alarmend by the 0 Tier and 0 Guest - just contact them.
Sep 10, 2012, 6:34 am
#39
Join Date: Jul 2012
Posts: 58
I was successful for the minimum bid of 555 AED from BEY - AUH yesterday. The flight the other way I did the same bid but it was not accepted.
Same as the above posters, no miles have been credited so have e-mailed them to see the response.
Same as the above posters, no miles have been credited so have e-mailed them to see the response.
Nov 5, 2012, 11:54 am
#43
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: YVR - Vancouver, with most winter weekends in Whistler.
Programs: Aeroplan 35K, Alaska MVP, Marriott Titanium / Lifetime Platinum, Hertz President's Circle
Posts: 4,609
My Plus Grade offer experiences:
DOH-AUH. Offered $50. Accepted. Confirmation received 5 days before flight. Cabin 4/12 full.
AUH-MLE: Offered $250: was declined - unable to upgrade (full cabin).
MLE-AUH: Offered $250: was declined - unable to upgrade (full cabin).
AUH-DOH: Offered $55 Accepted (confirmation received 24 hrs before flight). Cabin 3/12 full.
They must have variable availability windows as one upgrade was confirmed 5 days in advance.
Edit: I've had lots of challenges trying to get my AAdvantage miles to post for the upgraded segments. I've been in contact with Ethiad and AAdvantage and they are each pointing the other for credit. Two months after the flights and no luck so far despite 3 requests. 2 months later and still no luck getting any one to answer emails / post mileage.
Final Edit: I was never successful in getting the upgraded segments to post to AAdvantage. The fifth attempt had the miles incorrectly post to Etihad Guest (they found the account number themselves wth my wife's mileage never posting). The sixth request to have these miles removed and re-credited to AAdvantage has been ignored. I've given up.
DOH-AUH. Offered $50. Accepted. Confirmation received 5 days before flight. Cabin 4/12 full.
AUH-MLE: Offered $250: was declined - unable to upgrade (full cabin).
MLE-AUH: Offered $250: was declined - unable to upgrade (full cabin).
AUH-DOH: Offered $55 Accepted (confirmation received 24 hrs before flight). Cabin 3/12 full.
They must have variable availability windows as one upgrade was confirmed 5 days in advance.
Edit: I've had lots of challenges trying to get my AAdvantage miles to post for the upgraded segments. I've been in contact with Ethiad and AAdvantage and they are each pointing the other for credit. Two months after the flights and no luck so far despite 3 requests. 2 months later and still no luck getting any one to answer emails / post mileage.
Final Edit: I was never successful in getting the upgraded segments to post to AAdvantage. The fifth attempt had the miles incorrectly post to Etihad Guest (they found the account number themselves wth my wife's mileage never posting). The sixth request to have these miles removed and re-credited to AAdvantage has been ignored. I've given up.
Last edited by worldtraveller73; Mar 24, 2013 at 2:12 pm
Nov 12, 2012, 8:54 pm
#45
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: Not the UK
Programs: EK Gold, BA Silver
Posts: 70
Travelling AUH-LHR on 8 December in J - anyone know roughly how much they would charge to up to F? I did this from AUH-JFK last December and this cost about USD600 - well worth it for the length of flight!