Lufthansa 'MyOffer' by Plusgrade [bidding for upgrade to PE, C & F]
Mar 6, 2019, 10:39 am
#436
Join Date: Dec 2007
Programs: ac, as
Posts: 166
I'm following this as I fly sea to Frankfurt on the 24th. I'm in economy and the bidding to PE starts at $800 which seems quite high. For those familiar is regular coach ok? The plane is not very full so lots of empty rows which makes me feel I can spread out a bit. Seat Gurus seems to discourage the bulkhead row so I moved to an empty 4 across row. Opinions? This is on a A330-300 going and a 747-400 returning.
Mar 6, 2019, 12:52 pm
#437
Join Date: Mar 2005
Programs: BA Silver
Posts: 152
Another question on the same subject to all of you Lufthansa experts. 
Now that I have found the trick to access the link to MyOffer Plusgrade (thank you again UAPremierExecflyer!), would you guys know a way to bid less than the minimum amount that is shown - if that is actually possible? Please note:
Pre-set bid £520, minimum £475 by moving the slider to the very left.
If I bid the current minimum of £475... do you know if I can go back and manually override it with the amount I want to offer or will I get the same dial with the slider not going lower than £475?
I can, of course, read "you can change or cancel your offer at any time and several times" - but would rather hear your comments first.
Thank you for your help!
Now that I have found the trick to access the link to MyOffer Plusgrade (thank you again UAPremierExecflyer!), would you guys know a way to bid less than the minimum amount that is shown - if that is actually possible? Please note:
Pre-set bid £520, minimum £475 by moving the slider to the very left.
If I bid the current minimum of £475... do you know if I can go back and manually override it with the amount I want to offer or will I get the same dial with the slider not going lower than £475?
I can, of course, read "you can change or cancel your offer at any time and several times" - but would rather hear your comments first.
Thank you for your help!
Last edited by LondonFlight; Mar 6, 2019 at 1:02 pm
Mar 11, 2019, 10:06 am
#440
Moderator: Lufthansa Miles & More, India based airlines, India, External Miles & Points Resources
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: MUC
Programs: LH SEN
Posts: 48,182
To see if you can manually enter an amount I just tried the firefox crtl+shift+c inspector on the bid page. It is possible to enter a bid lower than the minimum shown on the slider that way. I doubt whether plusgrade will pick such bids though.
Mar 13, 2019, 2:36 am
#441
Join Date: Mar 2005
Programs: BA Silver
Posts: 152
How interesting. I shall have a go at it and see what happens.
The minimum bids being asked by Lufthansa on top of the price I paid for PE would add at least £950 to the cost of my ticket and make the overall cost around £500 higher than their current offers to GIG in Business.
Perhaps Plusgrade should be clever enough to suggest a minimum bid that is closer to the lowest available fare in Business at time of booking.
Or to allow reasonable, lower, open bids - it's all subject to capacity anyway so Lufthansa could either take the extra £200 I would be willing to add per sector or simply crack laughing at it.
Thank you again!
Last edited by LondonFlight; Mar 13, 2019 at 4:02 am
Mar 26, 2019, 8:46 am
#442
Moderator: Lufthansa Miles & More, India based airlines, India, External Miles & Points Resources
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: MUC
Programs: LH SEN
Posts: 48,182
Just made a reservation in M from STO to DEL via MUC that cost 600€ one way. On the MUC-DEL sector Myoffer wants 695-1530 US$ to bid to C and 205-660 US$ for PE.
Mar 27, 2019, 7:22 pm
#443
Join Date: Mar 2019
Posts: 3
Traveling ORD to ATH 3 May. Work booked ticket (L) so no opportunity to pay for upgrade outright. C (435) bidding starts at $695 transatlantic legs, PE at $245 and $205 on the return transatlantic leg(434). Not interested in bidding for the MUC-ATH, ATH-MUC legs.
1. Do I have to bid on both transatlantic legs at the same time?
2. Bid now or wait until closer to the flight?
3. Wondering why the PE on the return leg starts at a lower price
4. I have read a substantial portion of this thread; any additional advice for bidding for C?
Thanks gurus.
1. Do I have to bid on both transatlantic legs at the same time?
2. Bid now or wait until closer to the flight?
3. Wondering why the PE on the return leg starts at a lower price
4. I have read a substantial portion of this thread; any additional advice for bidding for C?
Thanks gurus.
Mar 28, 2019, 2:47 am
#444
Moderator: Lufthansa Miles & More, India based airlines, India, External Miles & Points Resources
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: MUC
Programs: LH SEN
Posts: 48,182
Bid now. Copy the link to the upgrade offer and save it someplace, it usually goes away from the booking overview once you have bid for one segement.
Mar 28, 2019, 9:17 am
#446
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Apr 13, 2019, 9:01 am
#448
Join Date: Mar 2018
Posts: 5
Hi all.
I'm traveling from Chicago to Rome this coming Friday.
I initially purchased a ticket that has neither seat selection nor baggage allowance.
Since the ticket was so cheap I thought I'd try my luck with bidding.
Currently submitted a $770 bid for business on my night flight to Europe. Layover is in Munich. Min was 690, 770 was the "default" number that appeared when i went to the bid page. At this point if i try to test buy a business ticket it shows 6 seats open.
Question. If the bid goes through, there will be baggage allowance, but will it just be for the first leg of the flight? Will I have to pay extra for LH to haul my bag from Munich to Rome? Or will they just give me my bag back in Munich and I'll need to take care of it myself? (planning to travel with a smaller bag so it can pass as a carry on anyway)
I'm traveling from Chicago to Rome this coming Friday.
I initially purchased a ticket that has neither seat selection nor baggage allowance.
Since the ticket was so cheap I thought I'd try my luck with bidding.
Currently submitted a $770 bid for business on my night flight to Europe. Layover is in Munich. Min was 690, 770 was the "default" number that appeared when i went to the bid page. At this point if i try to test buy a business ticket it shows 6 seats open.
Question. If the bid goes through, there will be baggage allowance, but will it just be for the first leg of the flight? Will I have to pay extra for LH to haul my bag from Munich to Rome? Or will they just give me my bag back in Munich and I'll need to take care of it myself? (planning to travel with a smaller bag so it can pass as a carry on anyway)
Apr 14, 2019, 1:43 pm
#449
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Join Date: Nov 2018
Location: Istanbul, Turkey
Programs: TK Elite Plus,BAEC GGL,ITA Executive, AFKL Gold,QR Gold,HH Diamond,Bonvoy Gold,ALL Gold
Posts: 14,186
Hi all.
I'm traveling from Chicago to Rome this coming Friday.
I initially purchased a ticket that has neither seat selection nor baggage allowance.
Since the ticket was so cheap I thought I'd try my luck with bidding.
Currently submitted a $770 bid for business on my night flight to Europe. Layover is in Munich. Min was 690, 770 was the "default" number that appeared when i went to the bid page. At this point if i try to test buy a business ticket it shows 6 seats open.
Question. If the bid goes through, there will be baggage allowance, but will it just be for the first leg of the flight? Will I have to pay extra for LH to haul my bag from Munich to Rome? Or will they just give me my bag back in Munich and I'll need to take care of it myself? (planning to travel with a smaller bag so it can pass as a carry on anyway)
I'm traveling from Chicago to Rome this coming Friday.
I initially purchased a ticket that has neither seat selection nor baggage allowance.
Since the ticket was so cheap I thought I'd try my luck with bidding.
Currently submitted a $770 bid for business on my night flight to Europe. Layover is in Munich. Min was 690, 770 was the "default" number that appeared when i went to the bid page. At this point if i try to test buy a business ticket it shows 6 seats open.
Question. If the bid goes through, there will be baggage allowance, but will it just be for the first leg of the flight? Will I have to pay extra for LH to haul my bag from Munich to Rome? Or will they just give me my bag back in Munich and I'll need to take care of it myself? (planning to travel with a smaller bag so it can pass as a carry on anyway)
Apr 16, 2019, 2:16 pm
#450
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: DCA
Posts: 7,769
Apologies for asking a very simple question to which I for some reason cannot seem to isolate the answer. From what economy fare classes is one allowed to enter the bidding process? Are there certain deep-discount economy fare classes which are ineligible to bid? Again, apologies as I know I am overlooking this somewhere, it must be a very common question...