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
May 29, 2023, 7:02 pm
#286
Join Date: Apr 2017
Posts: 107
if it’s mostly about lounge access, you can buy this separately with money or EB points:
Also, I would say that sometimes the Business lounge is less crowded and therefore more desirable than the Gold lounge!
LOUNGE ACCESS
Available for purchase online or at the airport for passengers holding a SAS Go ticket on a SAS operated flight.- Online: 199 DKK, 299 NOK, 299 SEK, 29 EUR, 35 USD
- At the airport: 249 DKK, 349 NOK, 349 SEK, 39 EUR, 59 USD or 4.300 EuroBonus points
source: https://www.flysas.com/be-en/legal-i...roducts-extras
Also, I would say that sometimes the Business lounge is less crowded and therefore more desirable than the Gold lounge!
If I bid 900 SEK from CPH to LHR on a Tuesday flight departing 16:40, will I get it?
Basically I just want the lounge in Copenhagen, my plan is to be there 4-5 hours before departure. Usually I use my PP to one of the mediocre lounges at CPH but thinking maybe it would be fun to try the full European SAS experience this time.
I guess my bid is maybe a bit low, especially to LHR. I payed 1100 SEK for my Basic fare 3 weeks ago.
Basically I just want the lounge in Copenhagen, my plan is to be there 4-5 hours before departure. Usually I use my PP to one of the mediocre lounges at CPH but thinking maybe it would be fun to try the full European SAS experience this time.
I guess my bid is maybe a bit low, especially to LHR. I payed 1100 SEK for my Basic fare 3 weeks ago.
May 30, 2023, 6:52 am
#287
Join Date: May 2023
Posts: 11
Visited CPH lower lounge on way home to SF0. It made a good resting place while waiting for my flight. Lunch was various bread, salads and diced chicken for salads. Pretty tasty. Sodas, juices, and beer, red wine, and white wine, plus coffee. I've probably forgot something.
Business class was sold out.
Business class was sold out.
May 31, 2023, 1:41 am
#289
Moderator: SAS
Original Poster
Join Date: Feb 2018
Location: BLL & CPH & ZRH
Programs: LX, SK EBD (*G)
Posts: 3,144
Bid for EWR-OSL SK909 cancelled/rejected (again) before the bidding had even ended.
Had bid 422.- EUR from M to C.
Upgrade at the airport was available for 899.- USD or 50k miles. I went for the 50k miles and got myself 1D. No regrets.
Had bid 422.- EUR from M to C.
Upgrade at the airport was available for 899.- USD or 50k miles. I went for the 50k miles and got myself 1D. No regrets.
Jun 3, 2023, 2:37 am
#290
Join Date: Jun 2004
Posts: 3,772
The minimum bid for my CPH-IAD flight in about 2 weeks has been bouncing back and forth despite no change in seat availability. It was $500 until one month out, then dropped to $300. A week later it went back up to $500; dropped a few days ago to $300 again. I've just checked, and it's back up to $500 minimum bid. There are 16 unassigned seats (that hasn't changed by more than 1 seat in the past month), and they are still showing C9 as availability for sale.
Jun 6, 2023, 6:07 am
#291
Join Date: Oct 2004
Programs: DL Gold
Posts: 880
JFK-CPH. PE (~65% unassigned) min bid was €150. Business (~55% unassigned) was €420. Min bids did not change from booking a couple months out.
€180 per pax to PE was accepted at 24 hours. Lamenting not going for a near-min bid for J, but there’s not a ton of sleeping hours on this flight so saved some $ and went with PE. Wish you could bid on both and have the higher class accepted.
€180 per pax to PE was accepted at 24 hours. Lamenting not going for a near-min bid for J, but there’s not a ton of sleeping hours on this flight so saved some $ and went with PE. Wish you could bid on both and have the higher class accepted.
Jun 7, 2023, 1:49 am
#292
Join Date: Jun 2004
Posts: 3,772
We are staying at the airport hotel the night before our flight and I was planning to walk over to the airport to check in and get our luggage tags the evening prior to the flight. But if this action will effectively cancel the bid, I'll wait.
Any data points of upgrades clearing after one has checked in?
Jun 7, 2023, 4:44 pm
#293
Join Date: Apr 2023
Posts: 10
Do you think that once one has checked in, the bid is automatically cancelled? I was trying to search the thread to learn if I should wait with checking in until my bid is processed.
We are staying at the airport hotel the night before our flight and I was planning to walk over to the airport to check in and get our luggage tags the evening prior to the flight. But if this action will effectively cancel the bid, I'll wait.
Any data points of upgrades clearing after one has checked in?
We are staying at the airport hotel the night before our flight and I was planning to walk over to the airport to check in and get our luggage tags the evening prior to the flight. But if this action will effectively cancel the bid, I'll wait.
Any data points of upgrades clearing after one has checked in?
Jun 7, 2023, 4:53 pm
#294
Join Date: Apr 2022
Location: SFO
Programs: HH, *G
Posts: 120
Separate from a bid, if you want to BUY an upgrade, the phone staff will not help you if you are already checked in. Same with the airport staff.
last week, J was getting full (CPH-SFO) and I tried to call to grab the last two seats, or at least hear their price, and was told no one could help me but the gate agents in CPH. Except I wouldn’t be in CPH until after all the upgrades cleared… so my $570 bid lost.
(we were in AMS and even tried to find a check in counter the night before but there was no one to help, and SAS has pretty limited phone support hours.)
last week, J was getting full (CPH-SFO) and I tried to call to grab the last two seats, or at least hear their price, and was told no one could help me but the gate agents in CPH. Except I wouldn’t be in CPH until after all the upgrades cleared… so my $570 bid lost.
(we were in AMS and even tried to find a check in counter the night before but there was no one to help, and SAS has pretty limited phone support hours.)
Jun 13, 2023, 2:41 am
#295
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Join Date: Aug 2017
Programs: AS 75K, DL Silver, UA Platinum, Hilton Gold, Hyatt Discoverist, Marriott Platinum + LT Gold
Posts: 10,454
Once again, US to Europe failed but Europe to US bid was accepted.
Outbound: EWR-OSL (bid failed - amount: 300 USD) June 10 2023 (Saturday)
Return: CPH-EWR (successful bid - amount: 300 USD) June 13 2023 (Tuesday)
Outbound: EWR-OSL (bid failed - amount: 300 USD) June 10 2023 (Saturday)
Return: CPH-EWR (successful bid - amount: 300 USD) June 13 2023 (Tuesday)
Jun 13, 2023, 3:13 am
#297
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Posts: 10,454
Jun 24, 2023, 4:07 pm
#299
Join Date: Apr 2017
Posts: 107
ORD-ARN 25 June 2023 bid for upgrade from Plus to Business accepted for 30,000 EB points + EBD booster benefit. Min bids were $750 or 29,000 EB points. These are a bit high compared to earlier in the year. Hopefully these aren’t new min bids…
