Upgrade at the airport / counter upgrades
#16
Join Date: Jun 2020
Posts: 196
Just a few points of reference regarding TAP upgrades.
For a recent flight LIS-MIA, I received an email with a chance to upgrade to business class for a minimum bid of €475. (Plusgrade) Passed.
Then tried the seatboost auction route 24hours before the flight, where the minimum bid was €400. Did not participate in the auction.
Upon arriving at the gate they were actively selling upgrades over the PA system, for €565. I asked if that price was regardless of the initial fare paid and they said yes, it was a flat fee. Passed.
I asked how full economy was and the gate agent said there were more than 90 empty seats, and the last time I looked at the seating chart 2 hours before departure the entire row in front of us was vacant, so we each ended up with a row of 4 seats to ourselves, as did many others on the flight.
I'd previously upgraded twice in the last few months on much more full flights from the US to portugal, from the most expensive economy fare, for $224.
For a recent flight LIS-MIA, I received an email with a chance to upgrade to business class for a minimum bid of €475. (Plusgrade) Passed.
Then tried the seatboost auction route 24hours before the flight, where the minimum bid was €400. Did not participate in the auction.
Upon arriving at the gate they were actively selling upgrades over the PA system, for €565. I asked if that price was regardless of the initial fare paid and they said yes, it was a flat fee. Passed.
I asked how full economy was and the gate agent said there were more than 90 empty seats, and the last time I looked at the seating chart 2 hours before departure the entire row in front of us was vacant, so we each ended up with a row of 4 seats to ourselves, as did many others on the flight.
I'd previously upgraded twice in the last few months on much more full flights from the US to portugal, from the most expensive economy fare, for $224.