On Board Upgrades
Jan 22, 2003 | 5:56 am
#1
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Join Date: Jan 2000
Location: South Coast, UK
Programs: Lifetime Platinum
Posts: 2,069
On Board Upgrades
I think I read something somewhere that seems to imply that you can pay on board to upgrade...how does it work pricewise and who do you pay ? Credit or a bundle of dirty notes ? Anybody done it ?
Jan 22, 2003 | 8:00 am
#2
Join Date: Aug 2001
Posts: 3,673
I was sitting in 21H on an AMS-NRT 744 not too long ago and overheard a man talking to a senior FA/purser in the galley about doing just that.
I believe he was deterred by the price, which IIRC was in the mid $1K range. It may have been based on actual fare paid (as opposed to the difference between C and S/Y), but I remember thinking at the time that FD miles seemed quite valuable
I believe he was deterred by the price, which IIRC was in the mid $1K range. It may have been based on actual fare paid (as opposed to the difference between C and S/Y), but I remember thinking at the time that FD miles seemed quite valuable
Jan 22, 2003 | 10:17 am
#3
Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: NYC
Posts: 9,782
I aksed once for a friend and was told this was possible that that they would have to pay the difference between fare paid and c class - so there's little incentive to do this. On the BA board it seems that this is possible on that airline for a flat rate/fee.