Jul 20, 2013, 6:22 pm
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UA Upsell Offers to Business/First at Purchase and Day of Departure (TOD) [Archive]
Jun 19, 2017, 8:06 am
#2776
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Jun 19, 2017, 8:53 am
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The price is unlikely to drop farther.
Jun 19, 2017, 10:10 am
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Jun 19, 2017, 11:44 am
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Jun 19, 2017, 12:01 pm
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While it is true generally that whether a buy-up will be offered for international long-haul, and if so, what the price will be is generally unpredictable, we do have many, many reports what the price and process are when a buy-up is offered. They are typically in the range of $700-900 for a Y to J buy-up, and most commonly start with an "8." While it is theoretically possible a lower price will subsequently be offered, it's not common. What's more likely is that all the seats will be sold while you wait/hope for the price to drop.
Jun 20, 2017, 12:54 pm
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LAX - IAD V fare, $249 offered with 18 of 20 seats booked at T-24. Declined. Checked back a few hours later and 19/20 booked, offer was $479. Passed.
Jun 23, 2017, 6:13 am
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It's a sale tactic. e.g. "You might be on the upgrade list but jf you don't buy this seat, there are 5 others who might get it instead of you."
Jun 23, 2017, 6:29 am
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Just noticed this thread is also for upsells at time of purchase, so I thought I'd report the lowest upsell to a lie-flat transcon I've ever seen: $217 for BOS>SFO on UA433 on Wednesday mornings in July.
I was offered a standard lowball $299 upsell immediately post-purchase, then when I went to apply my RPU -- there was open R, which was why I pounced on the ticket in the first place -- the "cash upgrade" tab offered a $217 confirmed upgrade. Was that perhaps a hidden price, only offered to me because the system knew I had an RPU? Or was it the difference between what I'd paid for my seat and the current ultra-low P fare?
Full disclosure: I used the RPU.
I was offered a standard lowball $299 upsell immediately post-purchase, then when I went to apply my RPU -- there was open R, which was why I pounced on the ticket in the first place -- the "cash upgrade" tab offered a $217 confirmed upgrade. Was that perhaps a hidden price, only offered to me because the system knew I had an RPU? Or was it the difference between what I'd paid for my seat and the current ultra-low P fare?
Full disclosure: I used the RPU.
Jun 23, 2017, 7:10 am
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It means the number of people on the upgrade waitlist.
It's possible this information is intended to scare you into paying for the upgrade -- or it's just an informational message that lets you gauge your chances of getting a CPU. :-)
It's possible this information is intended to scare you into paying for the upgrade -- or it's just an informational message that lets you gauge your chances of getting a CPU. :-)
Jun 23, 2017, 8:19 am
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Jun 23, 2017, 9:07 am
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Just noticed this thread is also for upsells at time of purchase, so I thought I'd report the lowest upsell to a lie-flat transcon I've ever seen: $217 for BOS>SFO on UA433 on Wednesday mornings in July.
I was offered a standard lowball $299 upsell immediately post-purchase, then when I went to apply my RPU -- there was open R, which was why I pounced on the ticket in the first place -- the "cash upgrade" tab offered a $217 confirmed upgrade. Was that perhaps a hidden price, only offered to me because the system knew I had an RPU? Or was it the difference between what I'd paid for my seat and the current ultra-low P fare?
Full disclosure: I used the RPU.
I was offered a standard lowball $299 upsell immediately post-purchase, then when I went to apply my RPU -- there was open R, which was why I pounced on the ticket in the first place -- the "cash upgrade" tab offered a $217 confirmed upgrade. Was that perhaps a hidden price, only offered to me because the system knew I had an RPU? Or was it the difference between what I'd paid for my seat and the current ultra-low P fare?
Full disclosure: I used the RPU.
Jun 23, 2017, 12:03 pm
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Jun 23, 2017, 12:43 pm
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Is this confirmed to be true? I've seen too many SFO-EWRs with 10 on the list and "currently 3 available for upgrade" on a $299 ToD to believe it intuitively.
Jun 23, 2017, 2:28 pm
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If only UA were always so logical when pricing upgrades....
Jun 23, 2017, 5:11 pm
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Just noticed this thread is also for upsells at time of purchase, so I thought I'd report the lowest upsell to a lie-flat transcon I've ever seen: $217 for BOS>SFO on UA433 on Wednesday mornings in July.
I was offered a standard lowball $299 upsell immediately post-purchase, then when I went to apply my RPU -- there was open R, which was why I pounced on the ticket in the first place -- the "cash upgrade" tab offered a $217 confirmed upgrade. Was that perhaps a hidden price, only offered to me because the system knew I had an RPU? Or was it the difference between what I'd paid for my seat and the current ultra-low P fare?
Full disclosure: I used the RPU.
I was offered a standard lowball $299 upsell immediately post-purchase, then when I went to apply my RPU -- there was open R, which was why I pounced on the ticket in the first place -- the "cash upgrade" tab offered a $217 confirmed upgrade. Was that perhaps a hidden price, only offered to me because the system knew I had an RPU? Or was it the difference between what I'd paid for my seat and the current ultra-low P fare?
Full disclosure: I used the RPU.