Cash upgrade on award ticket?
Apr 16, 2012, 3:09 am
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Cash upgrade on award ticket?
I saw a upgrade award chart link on FT a few weeks ago but can't find it right now. Would anyone know what the cash upgrade is from DEL-AUH and if I can do it on a award?
My AUH-JFK is in First but no availability for the DEL-AUH through awards. I recall seeing a $100 upgrade charge at check-in. Does anyone know about this and if I can do it on a award?
My AUH-JFK is in First but no availability for the DEL-AUH through awards. I recall seeing a $100 upgrade charge at check-in. Does anyone know about this and if I can do it on a award?
Apr 19, 2012, 1:08 am
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I saw a upgrade award chart link on FT a few weeks ago but can't find it right now. Would anyone know what the cash upgrade is from DEL-AUH and if I can do it on a award?
My AUH-JFK is in First but no availability for the DEL-AUH through awards. I recall seeing a $100 upgrade charge at check-in. Does anyone know about this and if I can do it on a award?
My AUH-JFK is in First but no availability for the DEL-AUH through awards. I recall seeing a $100 upgrade charge at check-in. Does anyone know about this and if I can do it on a award?
Apr 22, 2012, 9:51 am
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I saw a upgrade award chart link on FT a few weeks ago but can't find it right now. Would anyone know what the cash upgrade is from DEL-AUH and if I can do it on a award?
My AUH-JFK is in First but no availability for the DEL-AUH through awards. I recall seeing a $100 upgrade charge at check-in. Does anyone know about this and if I can do it on a award?
My AUH-JFK is in First but no availability for the DEL-AUH through awards. I recall seeing a $100 upgrade charge at check-in. Does anyone know about this and if I can do it on a award?
Not sure if it works on award tickets...
Apr 22, 2012, 9:54 am
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That figure is roughly what I saw from DEL too. How do you normally do it from BLR? At check in do you ask? I called DEL reservations and they claim they have never done airport paid upgrades.
Apr 23, 2012, 3:26 am
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From what I know, it will be impossible in your case, even if you had an award with EY (but in this case somehow you might get offered the upgrade at check in).
Seeing you're also connecting through it sort of obliterates you chances for an onward upgrade anyways. The only thing you could do is check at the lounge in AUH when transiting, maybe someone might bump you up.
The cash rates that were published online a while ago were a special promotion whereby you had to purchase tickets from EY by a certain date, and fly by another date.
Having said all that. You're flying to DEL, which to my knowledge is operated as J/Y only on narrow body A320 (no F at all) save for some odd dates where a wide body is operating with F as were reported on this forum a while back.
Seeing you're also connecting through it sort of obliterates you chances for an onward upgrade anyways. The only thing you could do is check at the lounge in AUH when transiting, maybe someone might bump you up.
The cash rates that were published online a while ago were a special promotion whereby you had to purchase tickets from EY by a certain date, and fly by another date.
Having said all that. You're flying to DEL, which to my knowledge is operated as J/Y only on narrow body A320 (no F at all) save for some odd dates where a wide body is operating with F as were reported on this forum a while back.
Apr 23, 2012, 3:33 am
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From what I know, it will be impossible in your case, even if you had an award with EY (but in this case somehow you might get offered the upgrade at check in).
Seeing you're also connecting through it sort of obliterates you chances for an onward upgrade anyways. The only thing you could do is check at the lounge in AUH when transiting, maybe someone might bump you up.
The cash rates that were published online a while ago were a special promotion whereby you had to purchase tickets from EY by a certain date, and fly by another date.
Having said all that. You're flying to DEL, which to my knowledge is operated as J/Y only on narrow body A320 (no F at all) save for some odd dates where a wide body is operating with F as were reported on this forum a while back.
Seeing you're also connecting through it sort of obliterates you chances for an onward upgrade anyways. The only thing you could do is check at the lounge in AUH when transiting, maybe someone might bump you up.
The cash rates that were published online a while ago were a special promotion whereby you had to purchase tickets from EY by a certain date, and fly by another date.
Having said all that. You're flying to DEL, which to my knowledge is operated as J/Y only on narrow body A320 (no F at all) save for some odd dates where a wide body is operating with F as were reported on this forum a while back.
I haven't the A345 coming to DEL for some time now.
May 10, 2012, 5:17 am
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That's a great deal it's not as good as the long haul business class but not bad. The seats are almos flat and the service is way Better.
The problem with ETIHAD economy is that you will be sitting with all the servants and maids who are being shuttled between India and AUH
The problem with ETIHAD economy is that you will be sitting with all the servants and maids who are being shuttled between India and AUH
May 10, 2012, 6:58 am
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That's a great deal it's not as good as the long haul business class but not bad. The seats are almos flat and the service is way Better.
The problem with ETIHAD economy is that you will be sitting with all the servants and maids who are being shuttled between India and AUH
The problem with ETIHAD economy is that you will be sitting with all the servants and maids who are being shuttled between India and AUH
May 10, 2012, 9:59 am
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May 10, 2012, 10:09 am
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Quite simply put they have different mentality. They are not used to flying and cause any number of minor problems in my experience. Recently at DEL this guy just walked in front of me while I was next to get security checked when I asked him to respect the line he gave me a blank stare, passport control another guy walked to the front without even queuing. Boarding was a farce with no one respecting the Gate attendants requests. Drinks service is treated as if they have never seen free Alcohol before. Upon landing there was a mad rush for Economy to get off the plane so much so that the FA had to stand with both hands blocking the alley until Business had deplaned.