Sep 27, 2016, 8:36 am
Last edit by: yahrite808
Please report results of your bids
Include date, airports, # of pax, your bid/seat
Successful
Aug 10, 2016, HNL-SFO, 2 pax, cost of upgrade at check-in
Sep 30, 2016, SJC-OGG, 2 pax, $225
Sep XX, 2017 OGG-LAX, 1 pax $335
Sep XX, 2017 OGG-SEA, 1 pax $375
Sep 23, 2017 SFO-HNL, 2 pax $335 ea
July 14, 2018 OAK-OGG 2 pax $245 ea (minimum bid). Note that 5 F seats were available at 48 hours prior.
October 14, 2018 HNL - LAX $300 (min bid) red eye flight.
November 2, 2018 LAX-LIH 2 pax, $300 each
Feb 16, 2019 OGG-SJC 2 pax $330 ea (only two F seats available 48 hours prior)
July 2022 HNL > PDX 1 pax $300
Unsuccessful
Jun 22, 2016, OAK-HNL, 3 pax, $200
Jun 29, 2016, HNL-OAK, 3 pax, $200
Aug 10, 2016, HNL-SFO, 4 pax, lowest level
Sep 23, 2016, SFO-OGG, 2 pax, lowest level
Sep 29, 2016, OAK-HNL, 3 pax, $200
Jun 23, 2017, PHX-HNL, 1 pax $305
Aug 6, 2017, HNL-LAS, 2 pax, $310
Mar 4, 2018, PHX-HNL, 1 pax, $450
April 2019, HNL-LAS, 2 pax, $420
July 29, 2019 PDX - HNL (A321) $375
Include date, airports, # of pax, your bid/seat
Successful
Aug 10, 2016, HNL-SFO, 2 pax, cost of upgrade at check-in
Sep 30, 2016, SJC-OGG, 2 pax, $225
Sep XX, 2017 OGG-LAX, 1 pax $335
Sep XX, 2017 OGG-SEA, 1 pax $375
Sep 23, 2017 SFO-HNL, 2 pax $335 ea
July 14, 2018 OAK-OGG 2 pax $245 ea (minimum bid). Note that 5 F seats were available at 48 hours prior.
October 14, 2018 HNL - LAX $300 (min bid) red eye flight.
November 2, 2018 LAX-LIH 2 pax, $300 each
Feb 16, 2019 OGG-SJC 2 pax $330 ea (only two F seats available 48 hours prior)
July 2022 HNL > PDX 1 pax $300
Unsuccessful
Jun 22, 2016, OAK-HNL, 3 pax, $200
Jun 29, 2016, HNL-OAK, 3 pax, $200
Aug 10, 2016, HNL-SFO, 4 pax, lowest level
Sep 23, 2016, SFO-OGG, 2 pax, lowest level
Sep 29, 2016, OAK-HNL, 3 pax, $200
Jun 23, 2017, PHX-HNL, 1 pax $305
Aug 6, 2017, HNL-LAS, 2 pax, $310
Mar 4, 2018, PHX-HNL, 1 pax, $450
April 2019, HNL-LAS, 2 pax, $420
July 29, 2019 PDX - HNL (A321) $375
Hawaiian Airlines - Bid-Up to First Class
Sep 28, 2016, 1:21 pm
#61
Join Date: Aug 2014
Location: Sammamish, WA
Programs: Hyatt Explorist; SPG Gold; Hilton Gold
Posts: 160
Success!
Well my $225pp bid for SJC-OGG was accepted, so we're flying in First on Friday! 
I'll add this to the wiki.
I originally bid $205pp but then thought that might not be enough, so I upped it by $20pp. Now I'm curious if the original bid would've been accepted! We'll never know...
I'm not sure how good of a deal $225pp is, but I know it's a lot cheaper than what the First Class seats were priced at when I bought the tickets.
I'll add this to the wiki.I originally bid $205pp but then thought that might not be enough, so I upped it by $20pp. Now I'm curious if the original bid would've been accepted! We'll never know...
I'm not sure how good of a deal $225pp is, but I know it's a lot cheaper than what the First Class seats were priced at when I bought the tickets.
Sep 28, 2016, 1:32 pm
#62
Join Date: Sep 2015
Location: SFO
Posts: 3,881
Well my $225pp bid for SJC-OGG was accepted, so we're flying in First on Friday! I'll add this to the wiki.
I originally bid $205pp but then thought that might not be enough, so I upped it by $20pp. Now I'm curious if the original bid would've been accepted! We'll never know...
I'm not sure how good of a deal $225pp is, but I know it's a lot cheaper than what the First Class seats were priced at when I bought the tickets.
I'll add this to the wiki.I originally bid $205pp but then thought that might not be enough, so I upped it by $20pp. Now I'm curious if the original bid would've been accepted! We'll never know...
I'm not sure how good of a deal $225pp is, but I know it's a lot cheaper than what the First Class seats were priced at when I bought the tickets.
Sep 28, 2016, 2:20 pm
#63
Join Date: Aug 2014
Location: Sammamish, WA
Programs: Hyatt Explorist; SPG Gold; Hilton Gold
Posts: 160
Sep 28, 2016, 2:34 pm
#64
Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: Hawai'i Nei
Programs: Au: UA, Marriott, Hilton; GE
Posts: 7,145
Well my $225pp bid for SJC-OGG was accepted, so we're flying in First on Friday! I'll add this to the wiki.
I originally bid $205pp but then thought that might not be enough, so I upped it by $20pp. Now I'm curious if the original bid would've been accepted! We'll never know...
I'm not sure how good of a deal $225pp is, but I know it's a lot cheaper than what the First Class seats were priced at when I bought the tickets.
I'll add this to the wiki.I originally bid $205pp but then thought that might not be enough, so I upped it by $20pp. Now I'm curious if the original bid would've been accepted! We'll never know...
I'm not sure how good of a deal $225pp is, but I know it's a lot cheaper than what the First Class seats were priced at when I bought the tickets.
Congrats!
When did you make your reservations, and when did you submit your bid?
Sep 28, 2016, 3:27 pm
#65
Join Date: Aug 2014
Location: Sammamish, WA
Programs: Hyatt Explorist; SPG Gold; Hilton Gold
Posts: 160
I submitted my original bid of $205pp when they sent the email on Sep 20th. I then updated the bid yesterday Sep 27th to $225.
Oct 15, 2016, 8:01 pm
#68
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: ALB
Posts: 31
Got offered a bid up about a week prior for SJC-HNL for flight on Monday 10/17.
Bid $250 for 2 pax, which was more than the minimum $205, right at the Poor/Fair line on the "chance of success-o-meter" on the invite. (good/recommended bid was $460).
I've been watching the open first seats, they just haven't sold despite the HA price dropping steadily as the date approaches. This route was already on a special deal for coach.
Anyway, bid was accepted and we'll have good seats up front for a nearly 6 hour leg, coming from New York, eventually to LIH and ITO.
Bid $250 for 2 pax, which was more than the minimum $205, right at the Poor/Fair line on the "chance of success-o-meter" on the invite. (good/recommended bid was $460).
I've been watching the open first seats, they just haven't sold despite the HA price dropping steadily as the date approaches. This route was already on a special deal for coach.
Anyway, bid was accepted and we'll have good seats up front for a nearly 6 hour leg, coming from New York, eventually to LIH and ITO.
Nov 8, 2016, 11:37 pm
#69
Join Date: Nov 2016
Posts: 1
Bid on HA 2 HNL-LAX for 11/10. Bought coach tix less than 10 days in advance and immediately bid $350pp (2 pax) with bid option (not email invite btw). Full itinerary was RT from LAX-LIH with a stop in HNL as HA does not offer direct flights to LIH from LAX. Was not able to purchase FC when initially bought tickets since FC was full for the LIH-HNL leg so only option was to bid for the long leg and hope for the best. Notified about winning bid about 36 hours in advance of flight. Glad it all worked out but I don't think we will be seated next to one another. Seat assignment/availability in FC is unavailable but when I last checked prior to bid acceptance, 2 FC seats were left but were not near each other.
Last edited by spaeatsleep; Nov 9, 2016 at 12:09 am
Nov 21, 2016, 9:19 pm
#70
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: East Bay Northern California
Programs: Platinum Card Rewards
Posts: 123
Just bid at $140 Lowest price allowed per person round trip for 2 From Oakland.
I'll be surprised if it goes thru but hey may as well give it a try. An Extra
$560.00 aint peanuts ya know.
I'll be surprised if it goes thru but hey may as well give it a try. An Extra
$560.00 aint peanuts ya know.
Dec 13, 2016, 10:18 pm
#71
Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: SFO
Programs: WFBF
Posts: 963
Got the confirmation today of an upgrade for flight Thursday, reservation shows both of us in F for the outbound leg and I can see the charge on my card for the bid. But we have no seat assignments and the seat map shows no seats available to select.
Anyone actually succeeded in selecting seats post-upgrade?
Anyone actually succeeded in selecting seats post-upgrade?
Apr 12, 2017, 11:27 am
#75
Join Date: Aug 2011
Posts: 2
My Bidup of 295.00 SFO to HNL 4-14-17 accepted 48 hours before departure for 6 seats. Have a bid on the way back 4-21-17 for 275.00. Started at 255.00 Received an email 7 days before departure that it was low.
Last edited by jamesicv; Apr 12, 2017 at 11:48 am