Last edit by: Air Rarotonga
Summary of accepted/rejected bids:
Domestic
VIE
SZG
Shorthaul
AMM
AMS
ARN
BCN
CAI
CDG
DUS
GVA
LHR
KRK
SBZ
SOF
TLV
ZRH
Longhaul
BKK
DEL
DXB
IAD
HKG
EWR
JFK
MIA
MLE
NRT
ORD
YYZ
PVG
Domestic
VIE
- VIE-LNZ 40 Rejected September 2014
SZG
- SZG-VIE 40 Rejected September 2014
Shorthaul
AMM
- VIE-AMM 140 Accepted May 2015
- AMM-VIE 180 Accepted May 2015
AMS
- AMS-VIE 60 Accepted January 2015
ARN
- ARN-VIE 85 Rejected April 2015
BCN
- VIE-BCN 50 Rejected September 2014 (Checkin offer, red upgrade 129)
CAI
- VIE-CAI 55 Rejected October 2014
- CAI-VIE 55 Rejected October 2014
CDG
- CDG-VIE 100 Rejected June 2015
DUS
- DUS-VIE 110 Accepted July 2015
- DUS-VIE 50 Rejected July 2015 (although C was only 2/12)
- VIE-DUS 50 Rejected July 2015
GVA
- VIE-GVA 140 Accepted February 2015
- VIE-GVA 150 Rejected August 2015
LHR
- LHR-VIE 150 Accepted September 2016
KRK
- VIE-KRK 75 Rejected January 2015
- VIE-MXP 85 Accepted August 2017
SBZ
SOF
- SOF-VIE 90 Accepted December 2015
TLV
- TLV-VIE 50 Rejected January 2014
- TLV-VIE 65 Rejected October 2014
- TLV-VIE 105 USD Rejected September 2015
ZRH
- VIE-ZRH 150 Rejected August 2014
- VIE-ZRH 120 Rejected August 2014
- ZRH-VIE 150 Accepted January 2015
- ZRH-VIE 120 Accepted December 2015
- VIE-ZRH 120 Accepted August 2014
- ZRH-VIE 140 check-in offer - June 2018 (did not buy it)
Longhaul
BKK
- VIE-BKK 520 Accepted August 2013
- VIE-BKK 350 Accepted August 2013
- BKK-VIE 250 Rejected September 2013
- VIE-BKK 160 Rejected November 2013
- VIE-BKK 315 Rejected September 2014
- BKK-VIE 360 Rejected December 2014
- VIE-BKK 300 Rejected March 2015
- BKK-VIE 305 Rejected April 2015
- BKK-VIE 405 Rejected May 2015
- BKK-VIE 407 Accepted May 2015
- BKK-VIE 435 Accepted November 2015
- BKK-VIE 455 Accepted December 2015
- VIE-BKK 450 Accepted January 2016
- VIE-BKK 300 Rejected May 2016
DEL
- VIE-DEL 330 Accepted June 2014
DXB
- VIE-DXB 270 Accepted September 2014
IAD
- IAD-VIE 300 Accepted September 2013
- IAD-VIE 365 Accepted October 2013
- VIE-IAD 330 Rejected November 2013
- IAD-VIE 320 Rejected November 2013
- VIE-IAD 410 Accepted January 2014
- IAD-VIE 370 Accepted January 2014
- IAD-VIE 380 Accepted August 2014
- VIE-IAD 430 Accepted August 2014
- VIE-IAD 370 Accepted October 2014
- VIE-IAD 320 Accepted November 2014
- IAD-VIE 320 Accepted November 2014
- VIE-IAD 410 Accepted March 2015
- IAD-VIE 310 Accepted March 2015
- VIE-IAD 500 Accepted May 2015
- IAD-VIE 500 Rejected May 2015
- IAD-VIE 340 Rejected July 2015
- IAD-VIE 340 Rejected July 2015
- IAD-VIE 420 Rejected October 2015
- VIE-IAD 450 Accepted October 2017
HKG
- HKG-VIE 300 Accepted December 2016
- HKG-VIE 310 Accepted February 2017 x4
- HKG-VIE 200 Accepted May 2017 x2
EWR
- VIE-EWR 300 Accepted September 2014
- EWR-VIE 495 Accepted May 2017
JFK
- JFK-VIE 370 Accepted November 2013
- VIE-JFK 330 Rejected November 2013
- VIE-JFK 520 Rejected December 2013
- JFK-VIE 300 Accepted September 2014
- VIE-JFK 500 Rejected December 2015
- JFK-VIE 325 Accepted December 2015
- VIE-JFK 250 Rejected January 2016
MIA
- VIE-MIA 420 Accepted February 2016
- MIE-VIE 320 Accepted March 2016
MLE
- MLE-VIE 370 Rejected January 2014
NRT
- VIE-NRT 520 Accepted February 2016
ORD
- ORD-VIE 300 Accepted August 2013
- ORD-VIE 270 Accepted October 2014
- ORD-VIE 350 Rejected November 2014
- VIE-ORD 310 Accepted January 2015
- ORD-VIE 380 Accepted September 2015
- VIE-ORD 380 Accepted September 2015
YYZ
- VIE-YYZ 350 Accepted September 2014
- YYZ-VIE 320 Accepted February 2015
- VIE-YYZ 355 Accepted October 2017 x2
- VIE-PEK 300 Accepted September 2015
- VIE-PEK 220 Rejected March 2015
- PEK-VIE 250 Accepted March 2015
PVG
- VIE-PVG 310 Accepted August 2016
- PVG-VIE 310 Accepted August 2016
- VIE-PVG 510 Accepted September 2016
Austrian Bid Upgrade using Plusgrade
#406
Join Date: Oct 2018
Posts: 2
Status of upgrades
400 euro. IAD VIE accepted
I'm wondering if I bid too much here. Expert flyer was inaccurate. They showed only 8 open but then after I got upgraded the Austrian map showed 11.
VIE IAD. 380 euros (pending)
The least amount you can bid here is 350. Showing 12 open. But I'm wondering if that's accurate. Wonder also if I should reduce to 360. But I hear that they let seats go empty if the bid isnt high enough or they open up at checkin an charge 600 euros
I'm wondering if I bid too much here. Expert flyer was inaccurate. They showed only 8 open but then after I got upgraded the Austrian map showed 11.
VIE IAD. 380 euros (pending)
The least amount you can bid here is 350. Showing 12 open. But I'm wondering if that's accurate. Wonder also if I should reduce to 360. But I hear that they let seats go empty if the bid isnt high enough or they open up at checkin an charge 600 euros
#407
Join Date: Oct 2018
Posts: 2
400 euro. IAD VIE accepted
I'm wondering if I bid too much here. Expert flyer was inaccurate. They showed only 8 open but then after I got upgraded the Austrian map showed 11.
VIE IAD. 380 euros (pending)
The least amount you can bid here is 350. Showing 12 open. But I'm wondering if that's accurate. Wonder also if I should reduce to 360. But I hear that they let seats go empty if the bid isnt high enough or they open up at checkin an charge 600 euros
I'm wondering if I bid too much here. Expert flyer was inaccurate. They showed only 8 open but then after I got upgraded the Austrian map showed 11.
VIE IAD. 380 euros (pending)
The least amount you can bid here is 350. Showing 12 open. But I'm wondering if that's accurate. Wonder also if I should reduce to 360. But I hear that they let seats go empty if the bid isnt high enough or they open up at checkin an charge 600 euros
#408
Join Date: Jul 2015
Location: HAG
Programs: ST E+, *G, some hotel gold...
Posts: 7,832
Map is not the best indication. There could easily have been tickets sold without seat reservation.
#409
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: 4me
Posts: 11,957
Next week I am flying JAX-IAD-VIE-MSQ with IAD-VIE booked in PE on OS and ticketed on an LH ticket. When I access my reservation on either the LH or OS websites, I don't see any options to upgrade my OS segments. Are upgrades only offered on flights booked directly with OS?
#410
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: Montreux CH
Programs: FB Platinum, M&M FTL, BA Blue
Posts: 11,526
Any way to upgrade an OS flight issued on LX ticket stock? The ticket process was a bit weird, because LX was the only carrier to propose this connection. As it will be just before Christmas, I expect flights to be pretty full.
#411
Join Date: Oct 2018
Programs: UA GS; AA Plat; Marriott Plat
Posts: 2
Has anyone confirmed if it's possible to use OS Smart Upgrade on a fare class X ticket issued by UA? When I did my seat selections with the OS agent (thank you Star Alliance gold), she told me that I was eligible to bid 47 hours before departure during the on-line checkin. Is this the case?
#412
Join Date: Mar 2014
Programs: United 1K, Bonvoy Titanium
Posts: 120
Has anyone confirmed if it's possible to use OS Smart Upgrade on a fare class X ticket issued by UA? When I did my seat selections with the OS agent (thank you Star Alliance gold), she told me that I was eligible to bid 47 hours before departure during the on-line checkin. Is this the case?
1. The ticket must be issued by OS, because they will re-issue it IIRC
2. Award tickets (X) were not eligible
This might have changed since then, but I doubt it.
#413
Join Date: Oct 2018
Programs: UA GS; AA Plat; Marriott Plat
Posts: 2
Appears the Austrian upgrade policy for X class tickets has been revised. When checking in for our flight (47 hours before departure), we were presented with the option to upgrade our VIE>CPT leg to business class for €1000 per person (5 of us were traveling). I seriously considered it but €5000 seemed a little much. I waited another 24 hours and when I went back to check-in, we were offered Premium Economy for €350 per person. While I was disappointed it wasn't for the full ORD>VIE>CPT itinerary, the roughly $2K was definitely worth it for the 11 hour flight down to CPT. I guess it helps to fly to Europe over Thanksgiving when very few others are. Annoyingly, none of this availability showed up on UA's website for mileage redemption.
#415
Join Date: Aug 2014
Programs: QR Silver, TK Elite+, Accor Gold, Mariott Platinum Elite, Hilton Diamond and IHG Diamond Ambassador
Posts: 218
Austrian Bid Upgrade
Hello,
I will be soon flying with Austrian Airlines on short inter-europe trip (VIE-OTP). What is the Bid Upgrade ammount that will give me best chance to be upgraded to Business Class. Ticket costs about 160 for Economy and 240 for Business.
Thanks in advance
DC10
I will be soon flying with Austrian Airlines on short inter-europe trip (VIE-OTP). What is the Bid Upgrade ammount that will give me best chance to be upgraded to Business Class. Ticket costs about 160 for Economy and 240 for Business.
Thanks in advance
DC10
#416
Join Date: Aug 2014
Programs: QR Silver, TK Elite+, Accor Gold, Mariott Platinum Elite, Hilton Diamond and IHG Diamond Ambassador
Posts: 218
Now I regret that I didn't purchase one way in Business Class, it would cost me 80-100 euros for 2 legs. Individual upgrades starts from 80 euro for leg. And there is no way to pay upfront and upgrade
#417
Join Date: Sep 2018
Location: VIE/BTS
Posts: 972
Hi guys, just curious about one thing. I will fly on OS504 FCO - VIE 22.10. (eco L booking class fare. earning 0 miles to M+B e.g). The min. bid for BIZ is 50 for E-195 with so far 8 rows of BIZ class seats - it's almost full on the way to FCO from VIE (OS503) but more than half empty on way back. The question is if anyone has been successful with such a min. bid and if you have been re-booked to P or even higher BIZ booking class like Z? Now OS selling "D" booking class on that trip FCO-VIE.
#418
Join Date: Dec 2011
Programs: FB Gold • LH Senator • BA Silver • ITA Premium
Posts: 216
Hi guys, just curious about one thing. I will fly on OS504 FCO - VIE 22.10. (eco L booking class fare. earning 0 miles to M+B e.g). The min. bid for BIZ is 50€ for E-195 with so far 8 rows of BIZ class seats - it's almost full on the way to FCO from VIE (OS503) but more than half empty on way back. The question is if anyone has been successful with such a min. bid and if you have been re-booked to P or even higher BIZ booking class like Z? Now OS selling "D" booking class on that trip FCO-VIE.
#419
Join Date: Sep 2018
Location: VIE/BTS
Posts: 972
this is not true for bidding. fare class is changed for this kind of upgrade.