Vistara Upgrade Experiences - Domestic
Feb 8, 2021, 3:46 am
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Vistara Upgrade Experiences - Domestic
I didnt see a thread for Vistara domestic upgrade experiences and conversion rates now that they have started "bid upgrades".. hence starting a thread to post experiences..
I tried PNQ-DEL (PE to J) yesterday bidding at 6685 which showed "strong possibility".. Upgrade didnt clear till i reached airport (T-2hrs).. asked at counter - I was told 10k for the upgrade... I asked how many miles for upgrade, was told 9k.. so took the miles upgrade... thought value of >1rs was decent?
Anyone else with experiences?
I tried PNQ-DEL (PE to J) yesterday bidding at 6685 which showed "strong possibility".. Upgrade didnt clear till i reached airport (T-2hrs).. asked at counter - I was told 10k for the upgrade... I asked how many miles for upgrade, was told 9k.. so took the miles upgrade... thought value of >1rs was decent?
Anyone else with experiences?
Feb 11, 2021, 1:05 am
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i've bid a number of times but have never been successful....they wait till the last moment to see if they can sell the seat for more....
Feb 11, 2021, 2:38 am
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Feb 21, 2021, 6:43 am
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Feb 21, 2021, 8:59 am
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Feb 22, 2021, 4:55 am
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Another interesting UK upgrade experience.. had booked BLR-DEL last week in PE.. bid for upgrade in "excellent" category per their probability meter.. didnt clear... 1 seat left at airport check-in.. still didnt clear.. requested miles upgrade (aircraft was A321) - cleared at gate..
wonder what their logic is for not accepting paid upgrade but clearing miles upgrade..
wonder what their logic is for not accepting paid upgrade but clearing miles upgrade..
Feb 23, 2021, 12:50 am
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atleast vistara gives you the option of using miles at the last minute....ai still won't do that....
Feb 23, 2021, 2:32 am
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They've taken a leaf out of SQ's book for upgrades of course. But at no point of time does it make sense to choose miles over cash - especially when you're controlling the floor price for the bids.
Feb 25, 2021, 7:48 pm
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... just requested the miles upgrade to try my luck as I desparately didnt want to sit in a middle seat in PE with a gown for 2.5 hrs.. luckily got it..
Feb 26, 2021, 9:48 am
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So how much was the miles upgrade if the (revenue?) upgrade was Rs.50k??
Feb 26, 2021, 9:26 pm
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UK's J cabin is always at a premium for cash or miles and I believe the upgrade system is quite broken.
However this miles upgrade in this case seems to be a need trick to save miles (I assume you can upgrade a miles ticket). So in the case of DEL-BLR an outright J ticket costs 28k miles. And a Y ticket costs 7.5k miles + J upgrade costs 14.5k miles. Thus saving you 6k miles!
However this miles upgrade in this case seems to be a need trick to save miles (I assume you can upgrade a miles ticket). So in the case of DEL-BLR an outright J ticket costs 28k miles. And a Y ticket costs 7.5k miles + J upgrade costs 14.5k miles. Thus saving you 6k miles!
Feb 27, 2021, 1:58 am
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UK's J cabin is always at a premium for cash or miles and I believe the upgrade system is quite broken.
However this miles upgrade in this case seems to be a need trick to save miles (I assume you can upgrade a miles ticket). So in the case of DEL-BLR an outright J ticket costs 28k miles. And a Y ticket costs 7.5k miles + J upgrade costs 14.5k miles. Thus saving you 6k miles!
However this miles upgrade in this case seems to be a need trick to save miles (I assume you can upgrade a miles ticket). So in the case of DEL-BLR an outright J ticket costs 28k miles. And a Y ticket costs 7.5k miles + J upgrade costs 14.5k miles. Thus saving you 6k miles!
What's the cancellation fee/penalty, if any - for a mileage ticket on UK?