umauo

VIE-ORD 310€ Accepted in January

christvs

AMS-VIE 80 Euro Accepted in January

Fantastic deal, because i needed to check an extra bag in any case (75 euro fee), so essentially I am paying only 5 euros for the upgrade.

Concerto

I made an offer for VIE-GVA for EUR140 for next week. Probably too much, you might say, but at least I stand a reasonable chance of getting it this way (booked 4 segment trip in E-class which works out at EUR53 per segment which is pretty good). I'll report back if I get it or not. I suspect that offering something like EUR80 is unrealistic and the offer will be refused. Still not sure how it works, though.

whiskey_sk

that is quite some spend on the food. You'd have been better off if you just purchased the extra DoCo meal option IMHO.

Concerto

Oh is that possible on short haul flights? I could do that and just cancel the upgrade bid. There is still the possibility of cancelling, according to the email I received.

bessam

YYZ-VIE, EUR320 / CAD$450 accepted

AirCanada881

that's a bargain! I wish OS would allow all Y classes to bid :/ I couldn't see the option in my booking so i assume its because i booked a low fare economy ticket.

shady

Welcome to FT!

When was your bid accepted?

fanb

all classes are eligible for smart upgrade ..maybe its because you bought the ticket from lh.com..
EDIT
from OS website
ticket number must start with 257…

Exceptions are:
Passengers travelling with children under 2 years of age
Passengers booked within a group of more than 9 people
Flight bookings which are not yet confirmed.

Concerto

My bid of EUR140 on the VIE-GVA route was accepted. To be honest, I probably won't do it again on a short route like that, but I'll be glad to be right at the front of the plane (and enjoy all the service trimmings, of course). I can shoot straight out and make a beeline for the car that will be waiting to take me to rehearsal and hopefully be not too late. At least, that's how I'm trying to justify it to myself.

And we get the P-class miles now, don't we? That didn't used to be the case with Red Upgrades I believe.

AirCanada881

Darn.. Travelling with my child :/ Ah well the flight is end of June anyways so all cabins will prob be fill, and yeah I did book on lh.com.

Concerto

In the end, I think that it was not such a bad thing that I bid and got this upgrade! I stepped off the previous at VIE and immediately a message pinged on my phone saying that the VIE-GVA had been canceled. I had been rebooked on the later flight, 4 or 5 hours later. But at the Austrian service desk, I managed to persuade the lady to send me on a little trip around Europe on different connecting flights instead of sitting in the lounge in VIE! All in C-class.

Actually, I ended up on OS to ZRH then LX to GVA, which including LH (operated by CL) made three airlines in one day on one ticket. The OS service on VIE-ZRH was excellent, with old world style service and presentation of the various bottles of Austrian wine (one a Blauer Zweigelt very much worth trying). A small hot meal was served with dessert, a tad frugal but still better than what you get on LH (is VIE-GVA any better?).

I always marvel at how the SWISS cabin crew manage to serve a small meal between ZRH and GVA, quite tastefully presented. You really have to stuff it in your mouth before they snatch the tray away from you during the descent to Geneva. Only managed one glass of surprisingly good Pinot Noir du Valais.

andi02

VIE - IAD 410 € Accepted March 2015

andi02

IAD - VIE 310 € Accepted March 2015

fanb

VIE -PEK 23.3. 220e rejected
PEK-VIE 30.3. 250é ACCEPTED
couldn't be more excited right now ))))))