The ultimate thread on buy-ups at OLCI
Aug 23, 2018, 7:37 pm
#2191
Join Date: Jun 2017
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Programs: ANA SFC (*G)
Posts: 529
Question: I paid for 3 economy comfort seats for a NRT - AMS flight. Each one has been almost 100 euros. If I am offered a buy-op (last time I flew this route I was offered one) will they refund me the money of the economy comfort seats?
Aug 23, 2018, 11:52 pm
#2192
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: mostly not far from AMS, otherwise NUE
Programs: FB Silver, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 2,381
Back to topic: AMS-GRU tomorrow: 499 EUR.
Aug 24, 2018, 12:01 am
#2193
Join Date: May 2018
Posts: 757
Newbie to KLM.
I cannot find a specific thread to post this question on so I am posting it here.
Can KLM award reservations be held for some days before purchasing them - like they can be with AA (up to 5 days)?
A related topic. Are Chase Ultimate Reward points posted instantly on KLM or does it take some time?
TIA
I cannot find a specific thread to post this question on so I am posting it here.
Can KLM award reservations be held for some days before purchasing them - like they can be with AA (up to 5 days)?
A related topic. Are Chase Ultimate Reward points posted instantly on KLM or does it take some time?
TIA
Aug 24, 2018, 12:08 am
#2194
Join Date: Mar 2016
Location: CPT,AMS
Posts: 4,412
If you buy an upgrade during online check-in you will not be refunded the difference. If you buy an upgrade at the airport they will deduct whatever you paid for the eco comfort seats from the upgrade price (at least they did that for me twice).
Back to topic: AMS-GRU tomorrow: 499 EUR.
Back to topic: AMS-GRU tomorrow: 499 EUR.
Aug 24, 2018, 12:14 am
#2195
Join Date: May 2018
Posts: 757
If you buy an upgrade during online check-in you will not be refunded the difference. If you buy an upgrade at the airport they will deduct whatever you paid for the eco comfort seats from the upgrade price (at least they did that for me twice).
Back to topic: AMS-GRU tomorrow: 499 EUR.
Back to topic: AMS-GRU tomorrow: 499 EUR.
Aug 24, 2018, 10:28 am
#2196
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: SF Bay Area
Programs: AA LT PLT 3 MM+, BA (very) Blue, CO nobody
Posts: 2,640
Aug 24, 2018, 2:27 pm
#2197
Join Date: Jun 2012
Programs: FB, M&B, UA, AA
Posts: 2,489
How would they know you are an elite without your FB number?
Also (in my experience), it's all about the fare of your ticket. When I fly on my own dime, as cheap as possible, I never get an OLCI offer. When I fly for work, full-flex ticket, I have never not received an offer.
Also (in my experience), it's all about the fare of your ticket. When I fly on my own dime, as cheap as possible, I never get an OLCI offer. When I fly for work, full-flex ticket, I have never not received an offer.
Aug 24, 2018, 3:20 pm
#2198
Join Date: Jul 2015
Location: HAG
Programs: Der 5* FTL
Posts: 8,047
I see it all the time - I go in, see the upgrade price. Get my (paid) EC seat and suddenly upgrade is cheaper by exactly the EC amount.
Aug 25, 2018, 12:04 am
#2199
Join Date: Sep 2016
Location: San Francisco, CA
Programs: Flying Blue Platinum, JetBlue Mosaic, Hyatt Globalist, Alaska MVP Gold.
Posts: 1,962
How would they know you are an elite without your FB number?
Also (in my experience), it's all about the fare of your ticket. When I fly on my own dime, as cheap as possible, I never get an OLCI offer. When I fly for work, full-flex ticket, I have never not received an offer.
Also (in my experience), it's all about the fare of your ticket. When I fly on my own dime, as cheap as possible, I never get an OLCI offer. When I fly for work, full-flex ticket, I have never not received an offer.
Aug 26, 2018, 12:37 pm
#2202
Join Date: Sep 2016
Location: San Francisco, CA
Programs: Flying Blue Platinum, JetBlue Mosaic, Hyatt Globalist, Alaska MVP Gold.
Posts: 1,962
Aug 26, 2018, 8:52 pm
#2203
Join Date: Jun 2017
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Programs: ANA SFC (*G)
Posts: 529
If you buy an upgrade during online check-in you will not be refunded the difference. If you buy an upgrade at the airport they will deduct whatever you paid for the eco comfort seats from the upgrade price (at least they did that for me twice).
Back to topic: AMS-GRU tomorrow: 499 EUR.
Back to topic: AMS-GRU tomorrow: 499 EUR.
Aug 27, 2018, 6:33 am
#2204
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Oct 2000
Posts: 14,352
As an elite, I invariably get an offer at OLCI as long as there's still at least one J seat available. That's on KL, and on shorthaul flights. Longhaul there's nothing they can upgrade me to.
The only reason why I haven't seen an offer for a while is that I've been flying on cruise ship turnaround days. KL does a roaring trade selling (undoubtedly heavily discounted) tickets to cruise pax, so on such days J is packed to the rafters with Americans who tick all the boxes when it comes to stereotypes.
Johan
The only reason why I haven't seen an offer for a while is that I've been flying on cruise ship turnaround days. KL does a roaring trade selling (undoubtedly heavily discounted) tickets to cruise pax, so on such days J is packed to the rafters with Americans who tick all the boxes when it comes to stereotypes.
Johan