The ultimate thread on buy-ups at OLCI
Dec 16, 2018, 5:30 am
#2311
Join Date: Dec 2017
Posts: 7
Dec 16, 2018, 6:49 am
#2312
Join Date: Mar 2016
Location: CPT,AMS
Posts: 4,412
Dec 16, 2018, 7:58 am
#2313
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Oct 2000
Posts: 14,352
I have a large number of colleagues who all regularly fly a specific longhaul route. I've never seen an OLCI upgrade offer for group bookings, only when they are booked singly.
Johan
Dec 19, 2018, 8:33 am
#2315
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Zanzibar
Programs: Flying Blue
Posts: 1,319
Anyone seen BON-AMS available as upgrade during online check in? Friend of mine is flying with me back on the same flight in Y.. wanted to treat him on a upgrade as we are flying X Mas eve back to Ams.
Dec 19, 2018, 2:59 pm
#2316
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Netherlands
Programs: Flying Blue Gold
Posts: 288
Not sure about OLCI (and maybe none at all if the flight routes via Curacao or Aruba), but staff seem to be very open to make good deals at the c/i desk in the airport. I was told this while on Bonaire, and succesfully tried it myself - until they realised that their was a special meal in our booking and the C availability had suddenly "disappeared". I can`t recall the amount but I remember is was attractive.
So go for c/i early and at least ask!
So go for c/i early and at least ask!
Dec 21, 2018, 3:32 am
#2317
Join Date: May 2017
Location: LYS
Programs: FB Plat
Posts: 438
AMS->LYS, two Plat members got offered on-board 19800 miles to go from Economy to European Business. As it is usually offered for 79€, that would make 0,40 cent per mile: not so bad, but quite useless for a 1h40 flight.
Dec 24, 2018, 4:54 pm
#2318
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Zanzibar
Programs: Flying Blue
Posts: 1,319
BON-AMS 24th/12
upgrade
$513.33
$385.01 + 16000
$256.67 + 32100
$128.33 + 48100
or 64200
friend had 60.000 miles
so i paid the 128 dollar
waiting in lounge, in BON which is very nice
she does not want to sit next to me as I am wearing a KLM X mas sweather...
upgrade
$513.33
$385.01 + 16000
$256.67 + 32100
$128.33 + 48100
or 64200
friend had 60.000 miles
so i paid the 128 dollar
waiting in lounge, in BON which is very nice
she does not want to sit next to me as I am wearing a KLM X mas sweather...
Last edited by Meneer Guggenheimer; Dec 25, 2018 at 2:58 am
Dec 25, 2018, 4:27 am
#2320
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Zanzibar
Programs: Flying Blue
Posts: 1,319
bussines was full, economy was empty. There where even rows of 4 not used by people.
and the red coloured huisje was a nice gesture for X-mas!
oh... I dreamt that!
Dec 27, 2018, 1:21 am
#2321
Join Date: Nov 2013
Location: EDI
Programs: Flying Blue PFL; IHG Rewards Club Diamond; HHonors Silver
Posts: 423
On 21st December I was flying XMN - AMS. At OLCI business class was full so no chance of an upgrade. However, at the airport I was told that there had been some late cancellations and I was offered an upgrade for 71,000 FB points. As this was a 12 and a half hour flight I accepted and was given seat 1K. Incidentally, at the Sky Priority check-in in Xiamen my boarding pass and luggage tag were pre-printed and waiting for me on arrival. I had not seen this before and don't know if this is a more general enhancement or something particular to Xiamen.
Dec 27, 2018, 1:56 am
#2322
Join Date: May 2018
Posts: 757
On 21st December I was flying XMN - AMS. At OLCI business class was full so no chance of an upgrade. However, at the airport I was told that there had been some late cancellations and I was offered an upgrade for 71,000 FB points. As this was a 12 and a half hour flight I accepted and was given seat 1K. Incidentally, at the Sky Priority check-in in Xiamen my boarding pass and luggage tag were pre-printed and waiting for me on arrival. I had not seen this before and don't know if this is a more general enhancement or something particular to Xiamen.
Dec 27, 2018, 5:28 am
#2324
Join Date: Nov 2013
Location: EDI
Programs: Flying Blue PFL; IHG Rewards Club Diamond; HHonors Silver
Posts: 423
Dec 27, 2018, 9:13 am
#2325
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Zanzibar
Programs: Flying Blue
Posts: 1,319
I had something similar in Dar es Salaam this summer where I really had the idea if I did not had paid for the upgrade, I would have had it for free as the flight was full.