The ultimate thread on buy-ups at OLCI
Jun 12, 2018, 3:53 pm
#2117
Join Date: Feb 2018
Programs: FB Platinum
Posts: 280
The AMS-NWI route is a perfect example that KL will profit from upgrades if XPs were attached. Instead of barely upgrades to J at £49 on the NWI route, they could charge in the range of £100 to maybe even £130 if XPs were added. When upgrading from Y to J this would give you 10 extra XPs at a decent cost + ''fancy'' meal...
Jun 19, 2018, 1:46 am
#2121
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Join Date: Oct 2000
Posts: 14,352
Jun 23, 2018, 2:01 am
#2125
Join Date: May 2018
Posts: 757
AMS-JFK today
1.299 euro or 112.500 miles to J.
Plus aircraft change from B789 to B77W.
I was downgraded from Economy Comfort to normal economy because of aircraft change despite being platinum. Well, I had an option to take a middle Economy Comfort seat.
Needless to say, I didn’t take it.
1.299 euro or 112.500 miles to J.
Plus aircraft change from B789 to B77W.
I was downgraded from Economy Comfort to normal economy because of aircraft change despite being platinum. Well, I had an option to take a middle Economy Comfort seat.
Needless to say, I didn’t take it.
Jun 30, 2018, 4:49 pm
#2128
Join Date: Jun 2012
Programs: FB, M&B, UA, AA
Posts: 2,489
In April I was offered 499 Euro for an economy-biz upgrade from Manila to Amsterdam. 16 hour flight, so took it. Later various intra-EU upgrades for say 99 Euro, not worth it. You can get economy comfort often for a few Euro's, and if the flight is not fully full, the middle seat usually is empty so you are with 2 in a row of 3 like in biz. To pay over 90 Euro for a biz meal.....not worth it.
Jul 1, 2018, 11:23 am
#2129
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Netherlands
Programs: KL Platinum
Posts: 241
EUR 49 AMS-BRS as usual. Declined and was upgraded at the gate - D42 instead of D6 for a change. Was the first time I was upgraded on this route despite it being offered on the majority of flights I have taken on this route over the past 8 months (approx. 20 flights).