Paid Upgrades at Check-In
Nov 3, 2022, 5:04 pm
#1
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Paid Upgrades at Check-In
Hi everyone. Just curious is this exists and how much, so wondering if there are any data points out there?
JFK-MXP, either Y to J or Premium to J.
Thanks!
JFK-MXP, either Y to J or Premium to J.
Thanks!
Nov 27, 2022, 6:44 am
#2
Join Date: Oct 2022
Posts: 24
Can't speak from experience but from a few reports online it should be the same as on Alitalia before: if selected for an upgrade you receive an email a few days before the flight to make your offer. Unlike other airlines seems you won't receive a fixed price offer during check-in, but maybe someone has direct experience otherwise.
Dec 3, 2022, 11:19 am
#3
Join Date: Nov 2013
Location: Stockholm, Sweden
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I flew with ITA from Brussels to Rome a few days ago and inquired at check-in if they were offering discounted paid upgrade and was told no. Maybe it was because it was intra-EU.
Sep 29, 2023, 9:45 am
#4
Join Date: Aug 2015
Posts: 20
I did JFK-FCO, was a last minute buy and I didn't do the online bid for an upgrade, but there were tons of seats in the business seat map. I went early to the airport and inquired about any upgrade and they processed it for $610, which looked to be cheaper than what the minimum bid options online were for that flight. They did write "no lounge" on the ticket.
On the return I did the online bidding at the minimum as it looked empty, and the upgrade cleared around 70 hours out. A bug in their online tool wouldn't let me pick a seat if I'd already had a seat selected on the first flight - I had to "delete" my saved seat for the first flight (??), and then it would allow me to pick a seat for the upcoming flight. Lounge access was automatic for this, and the FCO lounge was worth it, very good food, pizza in particular, wow.
On the return I did the online bidding at the minimum as it looked empty, and the upgrade cleared around 70 hours out. A bug in their online tool wouldn't let me pick a seat if I'd already had a seat selected on the first flight - I had to "delete" my saved seat for the first flight (??), and then it would allow me to pick a seat for the upcoming flight. Lounge access was automatic for this, and the FCO lounge was worth it, very good food, pizza in particular, wow.