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Old Mar 25, 2013, 7:54 am
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Optiontown - Upgrade on SK flights
SAS Scandinavian Airlines offers, via partner Optiontown, all customers the opportunity to purchase an upgrade on SK operated flights, which will be confirmed 72-24 hours prior to departure, pending on seat availability.

SAS Go passengers can purchase an upgrade to SAS Plus on all flights and to SAS Business class on SAS’s intercontinental flights between Scandinavia, the US and Asia, while SAS Plus passengers also can buy an upgrade to SAS Business class on intercontinental flights.
Booking class Europe: A (SAS Plus)
Booking classes Intercontinental: Z (Business) and P (SAS Plus)
Note: All upgrades will be handled by Optiontown.
Contact to Optiontown

Phone: UK +44 (0) 203 371 7854
E-mail: [email protected]
Homepage: www.optiontown.com
Upgrade fees

Intercontinental flights:
Upgrade fees will range between EUR140 and EUR900, depending on availability, destination and service class.
European flights:
Upgrade fees will range between EUR30 and EUR75, depending on availability, destination and service class.
Sign up fee Optiontown

EUR 1 (one) for short haul flights
EUR 5 (five) for long haul flights.
Sign up fee is not refundable.
Note: During the period 10JUN15-31AUG15, no sign up fee will be charged.
Reservation

All upgraded PNRs will be updated with and include OS SK OPTIONTOWN UPGRADE.
Reservation for non 117-documents (only applicable on long haul flights)

Reservations for non 117-documents will be updated by Optiontown with the following information:

OS SK UTO
SR CKIN SK KK. ATTN CHECK-IN. UTO PSGR. PLS UPGRADE TO (CLASS) ACC TO PROC ON SKXXX (DATE), UPG ALREADY PAID BRGDS REV MNGT.
Note: Tickets will not be reissued and upgrade will take place at check-in counter.
Rebooking
If the passenger wants to rebook a flight with confirmed upgrade via Optiontown, always use the original ticket fare, found in TWD, to calculate the fare difference.
Change fee must be collected if applicable for the original ticket.

Refund

After requesting upgrade it is not possible to change or cancel the upgrade request.
Upgrade amount is not refundable.

If the passengers upgrade request is not successful, the upgrade fee will be refunded.
Optiontown must be contacted for refund.
Restrictions

Upgrade of the following passengers cannot be performed:

Travel Pass passengers
Groups (booking class G)
Passengers holding award tickets (booking classes I and X)
ID-passengers (booking classes R and N)

Irregularity

Rebooking procedures for passengers with an upgrade, affected by irregularity:

Rebooking to other SK-flight
If the same booking class as passenger was upgraded to is available - rebook the passenger in the upgraded booking class.
If the same booking class as passenger was upgraded to is not available - rebook the passenger in the same service class as originally booked and refund the upgrade.
Rebooking to other airline
Rebook the passenger in the same service class as originally booked and refund the upgrade.

Note: In case of refund in above cases, the passenger himself must contact Optiontown and request refund.
Benefits

The upgraded passenger is entitled to:

Baggage allowance according to the new class
Star Alliance Priority tag
SAS Business check-in
Fast Track security
SAS Lounge access
EuroBonus points earned according to the new class
Onboard service according to the new class

Passenger process

Passenger makes a reservation on an SAS operated flight. Reservation must be confirmed.
Passenger logs onto www.optiontown.com, creates an account and enters credit card info.
Passenger can register the upgrade request immediately after reservation is made
Sign-up must be made latest 36 hours before departure

Optiontown selects the passengers to be upgraded according to conditions set forth by SAS

If there are seats available and the upgrade request is successful, the upgrade will be confirmed 72-24 hours prior to departure.
Updated 03JUL15 08.57
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Old Aug 5, 2015, 1:17 am
  #1786  
 
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: CPH, Denmark
Programs: EBD
Posts: 443
Originally Posted by helosc
I was denied an upgrade CPH-CDG friday morning.
Plus was 10 rows.
When I boarded as one of the last, there were 2 people in PLUS, GO was about 2/3 full.
Why not take my 50€ and put me in PLUS?
Last week I was upgraded through OT for 35 EUR on CPH-FCO. There were 12 rows in Plus, and I was the one and only guest in Plus. Felt almost like a private jet
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Old Aug 5, 2015, 6:55 am
  #1787  
 
Join Date: Jun 2014
Programs: EuroBonus Diamond
Posts: 169
Just got a confirmation for my OT upgrade for ARN -> PMI on Sat.

2/2 so far ^
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Old Aug 5, 2015, 7:06 am
  #1788  
 
Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: Copenhagen, Denmark
Programs: Mainly Hilton Hhonors, SAS Eurobonus
Posts: 1,981
Originally Posted by helosc
My optiontown upgrade for CDG-CPH for Tuesday went through so will be interesting to see how many people in GO/PLUS.
For information the ticket upgraded to Z class....
4 rows of PLUS - one empty seat.
GO full.
Boarding pass showed C.
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Old Aug 5, 2015, 7:17 am
  #1789  
 
Join Date: Mar 2014
Programs: *G
Posts: 461
Originally Posted by helosc
4 rows of PLUS - one empty seat.
GO full.
Boarding pass showed C.
Unless it Showed Cc then I believe it's still bookingclass Z? Not that it matters much I guess...
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Old Aug 5, 2015, 7:23 am
  #1790  
 
Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: Copenhagen, Denmark
Programs: Mainly Hilton Hhonors, SAS Eurobonus
Posts: 1,981
Originally Posted by studentCPH
Unless it Showed Cc then I believe it's still bookingclass Z? Not that it matters much I guess...
No only showed one C. As far as I've understood from here, both C and Z gives 2000 points.
I originally only mentioned the booking class to let others know that OT upgrades still book into Z/C and not A as mentioned in the wiki.
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Old Aug 5, 2015, 7:30 am
  #1791  
 
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: AGH
Posts: 5,979
Originally Posted by helosc
No only showed one C. As far as I've understood from here, both C and Z gives 2000 points.
I originally only mentioned the booking class to let others know that OT upgrades still book into Z/C and not A as mentioned in the wiki.
Not all systems print the class of service (Big letter) and the booking class (smaller letter) on the BP. Most actually only print the class of service.

Indeed, Z will earn 2000 points. Let us know when they posted the points.

You can also look up the e-ticket on Saudi: http://www.saudiairlines.com/portal/site/saudia/

Go to manage my booking, than use the e-ticket selector. It should show the classes on the ticket.
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Old Aug 5, 2015, 8:27 am
  #1792  
 
Join Date: Jun 2014
Programs: EuroBonus Diamond
Posts: 169
Originally Posted by fassy
Not all systems print the class of service (Big letter) and the booking class (smaller letter) on the BP. Most actually only print the class of service.

Indeed, Z will earn 2000 points. Let us know when they posted the points.

You can also look up the e-ticket on Saudi: http://www.saudiairlines.com/portal/site/saudia/

Go to manage my booking, than use the e-ticket selector. It should show the classes on the ticket.
My OT upgrade on Friday(31st of July) was booked in Z(Cz on the BP).

And indeed the 2k points have been posted ^
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Old Aug 6, 2015, 11:50 pm
  #1793  
 
Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: Copenhagen, Denmark
Programs: Mainly Hilton Hhonors, SAS Eurobonus
Posts: 1,981
Originally Posted by fassy
..........Indeed, Z will earn 2000 points. Let us know when they posted the points............
2000 points.

My OT upgrade history now looks like this :

March : BUD-CPH, SAS PLUS, 1500 points
April : DUS-CPH, SAS BUSINESS, 2000 points
May : CPH-PRG, SAS BUSINESS, 2000 points
May : PRG-CPH, SAS BUSINESS, 2000 points
July : CDG-CPH, SAS BUSINESS, 2000 points

So it seems to me that OT started upgrading into C/Z at some point and that it's not only a temporary glitch.
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Old Aug 8, 2015, 9:40 am
  #1794  
 
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: FRA
Posts: 614
Is there a rough Price you could tell me, if I am thinking about upgrading an Eco-Trip on SAS (booked in "O") from CPH to IAD using Optiontown? How much would that cost?

And, in Addition: Is this just a one-way Upgrade? Or could I upgrade both legs in one round?

Thanks!!
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Old Aug 8, 2015, 9:55 am
  #1795  
 
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Denmark
Programs: SAS EBG (*G), Air Berlin Silver, Alitalia Ulisse & Hilton Gold
Posts: 47
Originally Posted by blueeagle3
Is there a rough Price you could tell me, if I am thinking about upgrading an Eco-Trip on SAS (booked in "O") from CPH to IAD using Optiontown? How much would that cost?

And, in Addition: Is this just a one-way Upgrade? Or could I upgrade both legs in one round?

Thanks!!
I have an upcoming trip to IAD next month and my prices are:
CPH - IAD
Go - Plus $198
Go - Business $427

IAD - CPH
Go - Plus $194
Go - Business $423

So you pay one-way but you can pay for both ways in one go if you want to.

Hope that helps.
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Old Aug 8, 2015, 12:24 pm
  #1796  
 
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: FRA
Posts: 614
Originally Posted by Jonasdk
I have an upcoming trip to IAD next month and my prices are:
CPH - IAD
Go - Plus $198
Go - Business $427

IAD - CPH
Go - Plus $194
Go - Business $423

So you pay one-way but you can pay for both ways in one go if you want to.

Hope that helps.
Great! Thanks!
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Old Aug 15, 2015, 9:33 am
  #1797  
 
Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: Copenhagen, Denmark
Programs: Mainly Hilton Hhonors, SAS Eurobonus
Posts: 1,981
CPH - MXP tomorrow denied.
I have now learned that if I want to earn a certain amount of points within a certain time frame, I am better off buying PLUS tickets to start with and not rely on OT.. ...
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Old Aug 15, 2015, 7:43 pm
  #1798  
 
Join Date: Mar 2008
Posts: 4,859
Quick question, for a two segment SAS Go ticket, if only the second segment is upgraded to SAS Plus, does the whole itinerary get the extra luggage allowance?
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Old Aug 16, 2015, 12:10 am
  #1799  
 
Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: Copenhagen, Denmark
Programs: Mainly Hilton Hhonors, SAS Eurobonus
Posts: 1,981
Originally Posted by helosc
CPH - MXP tomorrow denied.
I have now learned that if I want to earn a certain amount of points within a certain time frame, I am better off buying PLUS tickets to start with and not rely on OT.. ...
Probably all for the best as my flight is cancelled anyway...

Very much off topic : class (big) M, (small) Y on Lufthansa : does anyone know the eurobonus point earnings ?
Add : Seems I'll be getting 1250 points per leg (2legs), not bad considering that this trip is a sort of milage run....

Last edited by helosc; Aug 16, 2015 at 1:01 am Reason: answer to question
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Old Aug 16, 2015, 12:56 am
  #1800  
 
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: CPH
Programs: SK-EBD
Posts: 1,273
Used OT for the first time and my request went through on a CPH-OTP-flight. Was moved from T to Z.

But I have only been credited for T (1.250 points). Should I make a normal retro claim?
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