Apr 28, 2016, 5:01 am
Last edit by: Nick Art
Plusgrade is no longer in use by SAS. They run their own bid process as of February 2nd 2022.
These are the new terms and conditions: https://www.flysas.com/travel/upgrad...rade-tc-en.pdf.
As a major change to the flow, successful bids no longer earn points from the upgraded booking class, but gets a fixed number of additional points depending on the regions of the flight:
Within and between Sweden, Denmark (incl The Faeroe Islands), Norway, Finland, Estonia, and Latvia
These are the new terms and conditions: https://www.flysas.com/travel/upgrad...rade-tc-en.pdf.
As a major change to the flow, successful bids no longer earn points from the upgraded booking class, but gets a fixed number of additional points depending on the regions of the flight:
Within and between Sweden, Denmark (incl The Faeroe Islands), Norway, Finland, Estonia, and Latvia
- SAS Go to SAS Plus: 250 Basispoints
- SAS Go to SAS Plus: 500 Basispoints
- SAS Go to SAS Plus: 1500 Basispoints
- SAS Plus to SAS Business: 1500 Basispoints
- SAS Go to SAS Business: 3000 Basispoints
SAS Upgrade Bid System Master Thread
Mar 25, 2023, 7:22 am
#197
Join Date: Sep 2011
Programs: Aadvantage, EBS
Posts: 128
Went in successful after all. Y smart to PE, 13100 points, cleared 12 hours before departure. Arn-Ewr
Mar 28, 2023, 4:00 pm
#199
Join Date: Sep 2022
Posts: 2
Positive thoughts
Minimum bids started off ridiculously high ($1K+) then dropped to $800, $770, and sat at $462. I placed my bid when I booked months ago & adjusted accordingly. Our return flight shot back up from $462 to over $1K. No tanks.
Last edited by ChappChapp; Mar 28, 2023 at 4:53 pm Reason: edited for clarity
Mar 31, 2023, 1:25 pm
#200
Join Date: May 2014
Posts: 157
Ours was not successful but I suspect it was because business class was full.
EWR - CPH bidding 500 /pp for plus -> business for four - got a message around 6 hours out that we were outbid
watching the seat map though I think there was no room to upgrade us into. It’s the Friday before spring break.
the lounge was also nearly full when we got here at 3pm, despite security being no wait.
EWR - CPH bidding 500 /pp for plus -> business for four - got a message around 6 hours out that we were outbid
watching the seat map though I think there was no room to upgrade us into. It’s the Friday before spring break.
the lounge was also nearly full when we got here at 3pm, despite security being no wait.
Apr 1, 2023, 7:05 pm
#202
Join Date: Nov 2005
Posts: 122
Bid page not working or am I blocked bc I got my ticket through Chase?
I just booked a ticket on SAS from JFK-CPH. I'm trying to place a bid for an upgrade, but when I click on the link for the bid page nothing happens. I tried the app and there isn't even an option there to bid. I purchased my ticket with Chase Sapphire points. Is that what's preventing me from bidding or is this a website glitch? If the former, is there any way to bid for an upgrade?
Apr 3, 2023, 7:57 am
#204
Moderator: Lufthansa Miles & More, India based airlines, India, External Miles & Points Resources
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: MUC
Programs: LH SEN
Posts: 48,124
So how does the new system work technically? Do they change the booking class in the PNR and attach an EMD for the additional payment? (ie how it used to be with plusgrade?)
Apr 3, 2023, 8:55 am
#205
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Tokyo
Programs: JAL Metal Card (OWE), SAS Eurobonus Gold (*G), Marriott Titanium (LTP), Tokyu Hotels Platinum
Posts: 21,090
Apr 3, 2023, 9:48 am
#207
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Tokyo
Programs: JAL Metal Card (OWE), SAS Eurobonus Gold (*G), Marriott Titanium (LTP), Tokyu Hotels Platinum
Posts: 21,090
Apr 12, 2023, 1:25 am
#210
Moderator: Lufthansa Miles & More, India based airlines, India, External Miles & Points Resources
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: MUC
Programs: LH SEN
Posts: 48,124
Result of my painful self experiment: SK does a reseating in the DCS (similar to airport cash upgrades) and doesn't touch the original booking class of the ticket. So I got the usual amount of status miles with M&M for the original booking class (Q) but a seat in Plus. I made the mistake of checking in with LH for MUC-ARN-LLA before the bid cleared, so it wouldn't generate a boarding pass citing a cryptic message (due to a special service request associated with your booking you are requested to contact ground staff at the airport for assistance). The agent in MUC taking my luggage just mentioned 'you got reseated' and printed the boarding passes.
In the end it was a waste of 3000 points but they were expiring in June anyways
In the end it was a waste of 3000 points but they were expiring in June anyways
