Ethiopian - new online upgrade auction
#181
Join Date: Aug 2015
Posts: 17
Reporting:
I flew DME-ADD-JNB and JNB-ADD-DME
DME-ADD min. bid ~600USD
ADD-JNB guaranteed upgrade 500USD
JNB-ADD guaranteed upgrade 500USD
ADD-DME guaranteed upgrade 581USD
I flew business JNB-ADD-DME, I got upgraded for service recovery on JNB-ADD and bought the upgrade outright on ADD-DME because it made sense even though it's a bit pricy.
I think guaranteed upgrades are offered exactly a week before departure provided Business Class is very undersold. JNB-ADD business was mostly full, ADD-DME business almost empty, all middle 2 seaters empty and only windows occupied, mostly by one person.
Best of luck to everyone!
P.S.: Ethiopian really loves operational changes so be on the lookout for that. Also, some 787s suck compared to other configurations. 4A and 4L missing a window.
I flew DME-ADD-JNB and JNB-ADD-DME
DME-ADD min. bid ~600USD
ADD-JNB guaranteed upgrade 500USD
JNB-ADD guaranteed upgrade 500USD
ADD-DME guaranteed upgrade 581USD
I flew business JNB-ADD-DME, I got upgraded for service recovery on JNB-ADD and bought the upgrade outright on ADD-DME because it made sense even though it's a bit pricy.
I think guaranteed upgrades are offered exactly a week before departure provided Business Class is very undersold. JNB-ADD business was mostly full, ADD-DME business almost empty, all middle 2 seaters empty and only windows occupied, mostly by one person.
Best of luck to everyone!
P.S.: Ethiopian really loves operational changes so be on the lookout for that. Also, some 787s suck compared to other configurations. 4A and 4L missing a window.
Last edited by Alexei17; Feb 15, 2023 at 10:09 am
#183
Join Date: Mar 2022
Programs: Eurobonus
Posts: 78
Still 3 days to departure, I got a "You have been outbid..." mail. Stil *7 seats in most biz buckets on Expertflyer. Is this just a standard mail just because some geezer apparently bid higher? 4 pax, so I would think they'd take that before that geezer, if it came down to last 4 seats.
C7 J7 D7 P0 R0 Y7 G7 S3 B0 M0 K0 L0 V0 H0 U0 Q0 T0 E0 O0 N0
C7 J7 D7 P0 R0 Y7 G7 S3 B0 M0 K0 L0 V0 H0 U0 Q0 T0 E0 O0 N0
#184
Join Date: May 2015
Location: RBA / TBS
Programs: AF Gold / Accor Gold / Hilton Diamond / TP Silver / A3 Gold
Posts: 2,749
kgl-add = 135$ (b738)
add-mpm = 405$ (b788)
dss-add = 560$ (a359)
add-vie = 440$ (b772)
Can confirm what alexei17 said about last minute aircraft swaps , 50% of my recent flights had such change
add-mpm = 405$ (b788)
dss-add = 560$ (a359)
add-vie = 440$ (b772)
Can confirm what alexei17 said about last minute aircraft swaps , 50% of my recent flights had such change
Last edited by fifty_two; Mar 28, 2023 at 2:44 am
#189
Join Date: Sep 2011
Posts: 17
Ethiopian Bid to Upgrade
I place a bid to upgrade from economy to business on my Ethiopian Airlines flight from Chicago to Addis Ababa. I just received an email asking if I want to upgrade. I clicked the link and see from the "real time bidder" I am currently the highest bidder. Now I'm wondering if I should go in and lower my bid. If there are multiple available seats will they choose runner up bidders too? This is my first time trying this airlines upgrade system.
#190
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Join Date: Aug 2000
Location: Exile
Posts: 15,656
#191
Join Date: Nov 2017
Location: DXB
Programs: TK Elite Plus
Posts: 413
I place a bid to upgrade from economy to business on my Ethiopian Airlines flight from Chicago to Addis Ababa. I just received an email asking if I want to upgrade. I clicked the link and see from the "real time bidder" I am currently the highest bidder. Now I'm wondering if I should go in and lower my bid. If there are multiple available seats will they choose runner up bidders too? This is my first time trying this airlines upgrade system.
#192
Join Date: May 2023
Location: EHoA
Programs: A3
Posts: 20
Hey all, an extra data-point for the upgrade auction:
LHR-ADD (A359, Safran Optima seats) a few days ago for 730 USD, accepted T-6 hrs. I bid the minimum possible amount which I thought was still quite steep considering a few posts I'd seen here about LHRADD / other similar duration Europe-ADD legs with lower costs. FWIW, also marginally more expensive than the confirmed upgrade that a friend bought on the day at the transfer desk in ADD from ADD-LHR a couple months back.
LHR-ADD (A359, Safran Optima seats) a few days ago for 730 USD, accepted T-6 hrs. I bid the minimum possible amount which I thought was still quite steep considering a few posts I'd seen here about LHRADD / other similar duration Europe-ADD legs with lower costs. FWIW, also marginally more expensive than the confirmed upgrade that a friend bought on the day at the transfer desk in ADD from ADD-LHR a couple months back.
#193
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Location: Exile
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#194
Join Date: May 2023
Location: EHoA
Programs: A3
Posts: 20
#195
Join Date: Apr 2013
Posts: 19
What to bid
Hi All, i booked an economy flt from Singapore to Capetown via Ethiopia mid December and have the option to bid for upgrade to business class. I'm new to this and trying to work out how much to bid, any help on the amount i should offer? Thanks
Edit - sin to add option is 495-870usd and add to cpt is 450-1405usd.
Edit - sin to add option is 495-870usd and add to cpt is 450-1405usd.
Last edited by lukelegend; Aug 17, 2023 at 6:49 am