The ultimate thread on buy-ups at OLCI
Jan 13, 2019, 2:53 pm
#2341
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Johan
Jan 14, 2019, 10:39 am
#2343
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Indeed.
AMS-CPH-AMS flights are usually packed to the rafters, but today there were plenty of free middle seats.
Flight went out with five pax in eight rows of J, of which only the first two had those tables in the middle seats. The J pax were served by an FA who also made all the announcements and did the tax free trolley run. The purser never left the front galley for the duration of the flight. They might as well have left her behind in CPH, nobody would have noticed.
Johan
AMS-CPH-AMS flights are usually packed to the rafters, but today there were plenty of free middle seats.
Flight went out with five pax in eight rows of J, of which only the first two had those tables in the middle seats. The J pax were served by an FA who also made all the announcements and did the tax free trolley run. The purser never left the front galley for the duration of the flight. They might as well have left her behind in CPH, nobody would have noticed.
Johan
Jan 14, 2019, 12:25 pm
#2344
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We had a Y to C upgrade offer for a group of four (one booking) AMS to EZE in November last year.
Jan 15, 2019, 7:44 am
#2345
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Jan 17, 2019, 4:17 pm
#2347
Join Date: Nov 2006
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IAD-AMS USD $628.07 (main cabin to business) 3 seats left
AMS-CPT USD $404.47 (EC to business- had already paid $180 for EC) - took it b/c of the length of the flight, but feel like I overpaid?
Booked via delta.com, OLCI via klm.com (delta ff#- no status- V fare class)
AMS-CPT USD $404.47 (EC to business- had already paid $180 for EC) - took it b/c of the length of the flight, but feel like I overpaid?
Booked via delta.com, OLCI via klm.com (delta ff#- no status- V fare class)
Last edited by junebug; Jan 18, 2019 at 1:25 am Reason: added fare class
Jan 18, 2019, 2:40 am
#2348
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Sounds like a perfectly good deal, depending on what you've paid for your original Y ticket.
Jan 21, 2019, 6:41 am
#2351
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While doing OLCI yesterday for today's DUS-AMS-GVA it seems I was offered (not sure what really constitutes an offer) €49 for DUS-AMS. Didn't even consider it, wouldn't even for €9 on that route.
For AMS-GVA there was no "offer" but the business class seats were fully clickable and revealed the price of €99. Didn't touch it, of course, but I was wondering if you selected an upgrade in this manner would you get the extra XPs? Or are all upgrades during check in excluded from extra XPs?
For AMS-GVA there was no "offer" but the business class seats were fully clickable and revealed the price of €99. Didn't touch it, of course, but I was wondering if you selected an upgrade in this manner would you get the extra XPs? Or are all upgrades during check in excluded from extra XPs?
Jan 22, 2019, 6:01 am
#2354
Join Date: Mar 2018
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You will not get any additional XP's, you will receive miles for the purchase amount. I can't see any consistency when they flash the "promotion" screen, and when the seats are just bookable without any mention of BC seats being available.
Jan 22, 2019, 8:41 am
#2355
Join Date: Nov 2016
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KLM are very strict with their staff policy on business class seating and boarding. There is now a very open system that shows all staff where they are in the pecking order for boarding and IF there are unsold business class seats at check in AND they eligible for such a privilege where they are for that. Normal KLM staff only get the change of business class after twenty years of service. new policies now mean that the staff travel facility is withdrawn if you leave before your normal retirement age. BA and others have similarly become quite strict on who gets to sit where. On confirmed seats no matter what service there is no business class possibility.