Cheaper Upgrades than Plusgrade?
Sep 14, 2019, 10:49 pm
#1
Original Poster
Join Date: Apr 2015
Posts: 40
Cheaper Upgrades than Plusgrade?
I am flying TP208 on 9/15 JFK-LIS.
I had a look at the upgrade policy on TAP, and noticed this page: https://www.flytap.com/en-pt/booking...d=filters-tab3
Apparently if there is available Executive Class (Business Class) seating, I can upgrade at the check in counter for $479 one-way.
The current plusgrade bid is in the $700s. So could this potentially mean I just need to go to the airport early, pay for the upgrade at check in, and fly business class without having to be the top bidder?
I had a look at the upgrade policy on TAP, and noticed this page: https://www.flytap.com/en-pt/booking...d=filters-tab3
Apparently if there is available Executive Class (Business Class) seating, I can upgrade at the check in counter for $479 one-way.
The current plusgrade bid is in the $700s. So could this potentially mean I just need to go to the airport early, pay for the upgrade at check in, and fly business class without having to be the top bidder?
Sep 15, 2019, 7:10 pm
#2
Join Date: Oct 2009
Posts: 100
Assuming there is still availability, yes. Just because the "first place" bid is $700, doesn't mean that is what will take secure an upgrade. There could be more seats than people or less seats than people. The way I understand it, they take the X highest bids where X = number of available seats. If there are less than X people bidding, then you can upgrade at the counter, otherwise you are SOL.