The ultimate thread on buy-ups at OLCI
Sep 4, 2016, 2:45 am
#1593
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I keep wondering if people pay for EC. Had a very light load yesterday. I wanted to have a seat next to me vacant. During OLCI every seat was greyed out (weight and balance?) and at check-in they couldn't do anything either. Asked at the gate for a seat without neighbour and was 'upgraded' to EC without any mention of it. Once inflight everybody was invited to change seats. You'd have to feel pretty stupid if you had paid €20 for that hour-long flight.
Sep 4, 2016, 3:13 am
#1594
Join Date: Mar 2016
Location: CPT,AMS
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EBC went out empty (8 seats, 2 rows).
I keep wondering if people pay for EC. Had a very light load yesterday. I wanted to have a seat next to me vacant. During OLCI every seat was greyed out (weight and balance?) and at check-in they couldn't do anything either. Asked at the gate for a seat without neighbour and was 'upgraded' to EC without any mention of it. Once inflight everybody was invited to change seats. You'd have to feel pretty stupid if you had paid €20 for that hour-long flight.
I keep wondering if people pay for EC. Had a very light load yesterday. I wanted to have a seat next to me vacant. During OLCI every seat was greyed out (weight and balance?) and at check-in they couldn't do anything either. Asked at the gate for a seat without neighbour and was 'upgraded' to EC without any mention of it. Once inflight everybody was invited to change seats. You'd have to feel pretty stupid if you had paid €20 for that hour-long flight.
But with 50% discount, it is normally somewhere around 4-7€ and I would happily pay it on the longer flights when flying solo as those seats have a power plug.
Sep 5, 2016, 2:30 am
#1595
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SFO-AMS 834 euro at check-in, didn't take it. When verifying my economy comfort seating a few hours before departure, was offered again but now for 314 euro and took it. There were only 3 business seats left.
Never seen this before, with a second offer at a lower price, but I was surely happy with it!
Never seen this before, with a second offer at a lower price, but I was surely happy with it!
Sep 9, 2016, 2:46 pm
#1597
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Sep 9, 2016, 6:39 pm
#1598
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For what it's worth, an itinerary I had booked through Delta was ineligible for upgrades (as well as changes!) according to Customer Care.
Sep 10, 2016, 3:54 pm
#1599
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If you buy certain low fare classes then they most likely have restrictions. If you have the right fare classes it shouldn't be a problem.
Sep 10, 2016, 5:37 pm
#1600
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Yeah, particularly it was a V-class fare booked w/ an OTA with a DL flight number. Not sure if that matters but I am sure it adds up.
Sep 10, 2016, 6:03 pm
#1601
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Well that's what I'm trying to figure out. Did you upgrade a KLM flight with Delta miles? Was it a DL flight number (codeshare) or a KLM flight number? Was it a DL or KL ticket? Does there need to be O availability for a miles upgrade? There are a lot of questions and people just say "oh yeah it worked for me" but it's usually not clear what the exact situation was.
Sep 12, 2016, 9:57 am
#1603
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Not sure, PVN. It was an OTA ticket purchase, DL ticket, KL numbered flights. It was completely 'locked' in that I couldn't do any class upgrade, and nor could customer care.
Sep 25, 2016, 11:57 pm
#1604
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CPH-AMS, the usual ridiculous €149.-- No fewer than 18/20 seats available.
Interesting that the curtain has not been moved forward to offer more EC seats, for which demand is insatiable.
The flight looks wide open, but they will surely find some pax checking in at the last minute to cram into the two EC middle seats.
Johan
Interesting that the curtain has not been moved forward to offer more EC seats, for which demand is insatiable.
The flight looks wide open, but they will surely find some pax checking in at the last minute to cram into the two EC middle seats.
Johan
Sep 26, 2016, 12:17 am
#1605
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Probably because SK does the same thing on that and every other Euro route. I was on CPH-CDG recently and they had about 15 rows of their SAS Plus seating, with only two people sat there. The rest of the plane was pretty full.