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Old Sep 28, 2009, 10:59 pm
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On departure paid upgrade - SC's?
On BA10 this afternoon and got offered a paid upgrade from WT+ to CW - which I decided to take.

Does anyone know whether I will get SC's from the original WT+ booking or the new CW one?

I suspect it will be from WT+ but hopefully CW as by the time I get to LHR this would take me to QF Plat....
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Old Sep 29, 2009, 12:02 am
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WT+, unless it has been reticketed in paid business class (which is most unlikely - they do not need to do that to process the upgrade).
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Old Sep 29, 2009, 12:14 am
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If you've not got booked travel to take you over the WP line anytime soon then I would take it up with them that you should receive full business credit since you paid for it.
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Old Sep 29, 2009, 12:25 am
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Originally Posted by d00t
If you've not got booked travel to take you over the WP line anytime soon then I would take it up with them that you should receive full business credit since you paid for it.
I suspect it's more likely to be like the ODU's from AA/AS etc. Paid upgrade on checkin credits as original purchased fare, not paid upgrade. It's just a 'oh we can get something extra from what would have been an empty seat'. In the USA it also often earns you the magical SSSS on your BP
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Old Sep 29, 2009, 12:41 am
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Originally Posted by drewbles
In the USA it also often earns you the magical SSSS on your BP
But with all that security paranoia, you are still given a metal knife with your meal (unless - of course, you are going to the even more paranoid Oz)
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Old Sep 29, 2009, 6:29 am
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But with all that security paranoia, you are still given a metal knife with your meal (unless - of course, you are going to the even more paranoid Oz)
You call that a knife? THIS is a knife.
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Old Sep 29, 2009, 7:14 am
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Originally Posted by robbo755
On BA10 this afternoon and got offered a paid upgrade from WT+ to CW - which I decided to take.
Out of interest how much was it, and was it just to BKK or both flights to LHR?
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Old Sep 29, 2009, 9:55 am
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WT+, unless it has been reticketed in paid business class (which is most unlikely - they do not need to do that to process the upgrade).
My experience with this was that BA rebooked me into P class (This was Economy - WT + ), when I accepted their offer for an upgrade ~7 days before flight. Don't know what whether I would have got the SC's or not - as they had to rebook me again into W class for certain reasons.
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Old Oct 1, 2009, 3:54 am
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Originally Posted by justin_krusty
Out of interest how much was it, and was it just to BKK or both flights to LHR?
Just checked online and the SC's were credited for WT+ only.

The upgrade was $2000 AUD (all the way through to London).
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Old Oct 1, 2009, 5:33 am
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Originally Posted by robbo755
Just checked online and the SC's were credited for WT+ only.

The upgrade was $2000 AUD (all the way through to London).
WOW! Very expensive. For this sort of money I would hope you get first class credits.
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Old Oct 1, 2009, 6:04 am
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Originally Posted by robbo755
The upgrade was $2000 AUD (all the way through to London).
That's probably more than BA would have got for the same segment if you were on a DONEx ticket! But then again, a flat bed and plenty of sleep is money well spent.
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Old Oct 1, 2009, 6:36 am
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That's probably more than BA would have got for the same segment if you were on a DONEx ticket! But then again, a flat bed and plenty of sleep is money well spent.
Yes I wasn't sure if it was expensive or not. But as I did not pay for the original ticket ($3,500 WT+ MEL-SYD-LHR) I threw caution to the wind (or money at BA)...
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Old Oct 1, 2009, 7:37 am
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Yes I wasn't sure if it was expensive or not. But as I did not pay for the original ticket ($3,500 WT+ MEL-SYD-LHR) I threw caution to the wind (or money at BA)...
And of course, if it was for business ( which with someone else paying it might well be ) it is tax deductible next July if an AU tax resident bringing out of pocket cost to around $1200
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Old Oct 1, 2009, 8:20 am
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And of course, if it was for business ( which with someone else paying it might well be ) it is tax deductible next July if an AU tax resident bringing out of pocket cost to around $1200
Good point. This also applies in many other tax jurisdictions.
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