2012 "Upsell Offers to Business/F (UFC, PCU)" Questions/Discussion [Paid Upgrades]
Nov 26, 2012, 1:15 am
#151
Join Date: Nov 2002
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Was offered $3569.00 for SFO-SYD Economy to Global First at check in. Took it as it looked like the upgrade to business was not going to happen. Any clue on what kind of calculation they would have used??
Nov 26, 2012, 2:04 am
#152
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: PHL, EWR
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On a recent EWR-FRA flight, prior to checking in, the upgrade offer from economy to business was slightly less than $2000.00. Immediately after check in it dropped to $502.00 Normally I wouldn't take such an offer but did this time since I wasn't feeling well and really needed to improve my chances of sleeping on the flight.
Nov 26, 2012, 4:04 am
#153
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Interesting. I always thought these made sense provided that they clear everyone on the UG waitlist first. Hope we can get more data on thhis. $600 to $900 makes sense in my book.
Nov 26, 2012, 5:25 am
#154
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On a recent EWR-FRA flight, prior to checking in, the upgrade offer from economy to business was slightly less than $2000.00. Immediately after check in it dropped to $502.00 Normally I wouldn't take such an offer but did this time since I wasn't feeling well and really needed to improve my chances of sleeping on the flight.
Nov 27, 2012, 6:03 am
#155
Join Date: Apr 2004
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ZRH-EWR Z > F offered at ~$1,100 during OLCI. Declined. (I think it was $1,139. 3 seats unassigned at OLCI, FWIW.)
I think PMUA operated this way, clearing all waitlisted U/G's prior to offering cash upgrades.
I think PMUA operated this way, clearing all waitlisted U/G's prior to offering cash upgrades.
Nov 27, 2012, 8:19 am
#156
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Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
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Domestic Upgrade Offer
I booked a CLE-EWR-ORF-ORD-CLE roundtrip last week and after purchasing the system offered me a $95 upgrade on my ORF-ORD-CLE segments. I didn't that was a terrible offer but declined as it's the day after Christmas on early morning flights and am hoping for a UDU. Anyway, noticed immediately after ticketing that the upgrade offer was $934 as view in the "manage my reservations" area. I thought that was very strange. I've never seen an offer like that at time of booking nor such a sharp increase in the upgrade offer price.
Dec 1, 2012, 8:47 am
#157
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: PHL, EWR
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After I started the online check in process - right after completing the questions about passport info and whether I was checking bags. I had logged into my account a few minutes prior and the same "upgrade for $1956.00" that had been there all along was still being offered. I'm sure if I had taken the more expensive pre-check in offer I would have gotten the class of service mileage bonus, but still, that is a pretty decent price drop in the course of no more than a minute!
Dec 3, 2012, 1:08 am
#158
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: TGU
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Have anyone got an offer about buy an upgrade from USA to Europe at OLCI, gate?
I would like to hear if any of you has ever got an offer to buy an upgrade on route USA-Europe? and much was it, or defenetely there is no chance that this happens on UNITED?
Dec 3, 2012, 6:56 am
#159
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it happens occasionally though less so now with smaller planes (757) on many US-EU routes. i have not experienced it myself but i have heard stories of others getting offers for as low as $350-ish price range, and going on up from there.
Dec 3, 2012, 7:37 am
#160
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: TGU
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Thanks, do you know if they got the offer at the gate, Kiosk or OLCI? I got such an offer once at a presidents club ( I asked if they have day of departure upgrades) and they made a call but the offer was 850 dollars for a IAH-FRA, by that time they were Continental.
Dec 3, 2012, 9:37 am
#161
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Thanks, do you know if they got the offer at the gate, Kiosk or OLCI? I got such an offer once at a presidents club ( I asked if they have day of departure upgrades) and they made a call but the offer was 850 dollars for a IAH-FRA, by that time they were Continental.
Dec 3, 2012, 10:22 am
#162
Join Date: Jan 2005
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I had an OLCI offer to upgrade from business (Z fare) to F on SFO-FRO for about $800. I declined.
Dec 3, 2012, 9:13 pm
#163
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: NJ
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EWR-LIS
L fare
PCU offered to businessfirst for $409 through OLCI
Accepted since I needed to sleep
L fare
PCU offered to businessfirst for $409 through OLCI
Accepted since I needed to sleep
Dec 4, 2012, 12:46 am
#164
Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: SNA
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H fare, ORD to CMH,1 hour flight on a ERJ-170 for the bargain sum of $509, declined
Dec 4, 2012, 1:12 am
#165
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: SFO
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K Fare - SFO-MEL - $977 upgrade at OLCI to C.
declined, empty flight, had a whole row of 4 to myself
declined, empty flight, had a whole row of 4 to myself