Jul 20, 2013, 6:22 pm
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UA Upsell Offers to Business/First at Purchase and Day of Departure (TOD) [Archive]
Jul 8, 2017, 1:48 pm
#2851
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Saint Petersburg, Florida, USA
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Posts: 770
$199 ua640 las-ord 7/5/2017
Upsell wildly fluctuated between $199 and $1499
Jul 8, 2017, 11:43 pm
#2852
Join Date: Dec 2015
Posts: 35
1. My price (and yours) are for (hopefully the same flight - UA 233 at 8:30 AM Pacific SFO-EWR). Apparently UACO thinks that, because you having no status, it is better to offer you a cheaper price than me, an oddball 1K. The other price quoted above is for a flight on Memorial Day weekend.
2. Most if not all of the MileagePlus elites would agree with your conclusion - why should I spend $2K on a J seat if some one with no status and a cheap economy fare can buy up to J for TOD or HOD. Or, for me, why should I plunk down another $299 to get into J since I applied an upgrade instrument that should have gotten me (with my status) into J well before T-24. We agree it isn't fair but that's the short sighted thinking that's gotten United Continental into the shrinking box that it is trying to get out of. These are some of the reasons that many high value (high spend) fliers have left UACO.
David
2. Most if not all of the MileagePlus elites would agree with your conclusion - why should I spend $2K on a J seat if some one with no status and a cheap economy fare can buy up to J for TOD or HOD. Or, for me, why should I plunk down another $299 to get into J since I applied an upgrade instrument that should have gotten me (with my status) into J well before T-24. We agree it isn't fair but that's the short sighted thinking that's gotten United Continental into the shrinking box that it is trying to get out of. These are some of the reasons that many high value (high spend) fliers have left UACO.
David
If they would only clear the waitlist for instruments prior to offering buy ups / check in offers that would go a long way and fix half of this ridiculous illogical system.
Jul 9, 2017, 12:02 am
#2853
Join Date: Dec 2015
Posts: 35
You are right - it's fairly obvious that United has this figured out and if they wanted to change it probably would have done so by now. But that doesn't mean anyone has to agree with it, and if there was ever a chance that it would change, it certainly isn't going to happen without loads of negative feedback.
Jul 9, 2017, 12:43 pm
#2854
Join Date: Jan 2016
Location: CLE (mostly)
Programs: UA Plat, Hyatt Explorist, Mlife Gold, Starbucks Gold
Posts: 823
You've got to be kidding, UA...
UA Gold on a pending RPU, sitting 1st on the UG list with 2 F available on each segment at T-16.
OLCI offers
CLE-ORD $909
ORD-YVR $199
UA Gold on a pending RPU, sitting 1st on the UG list with 2 F available on each segment at T-16.
OLCI offers
CLE-ORD $909
ORD-YVR $199
Last edited by Wooglin; Jul 9, 2017 at 12:56 pm
Jul 9, 2017, 1:33 pm
#2855
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07/10/17:
LAX-IAD: (S Fare) (752 w/16 IPTE J - PTS lite w/CPUs?) $249 offer for upgrade @ T-24 (2 seats left)
declined.
sitting in hobo 1st (21C) - hope there's pizza left by the time they get back to la row de exit.
David
update: T-23.8: both IPTE seats sold.
LAX-IAD: (S Fare) (752 w/16 IPTE J - PTS lite w/CPUs?) $249 offer for upgrade @ T-24 (2 seats left)
declined.
sitting in hobo 1st (21C) - hope there's pizza left by the time they get back to la row de exit.
David
update: T-23.8: both IPTE seats sold.
Last edited by DELee; Jul 9, 2017 at 1:39 pm
Jul 9, 2017, 3:06 pm
#2856
Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: PHL
Programs: United 1K, American Gold, Hilton Diamond, Hyatt Discoverist, Marriott Gold
Posts: 430
Over the weekend, on my original T fare LHR-IAD, US$829. Declined.
Then SDC'd to LHR-ORD, with the same US$829 offer. Also declined.
Is this a typical price from Heathrow to ORD/IAD?
Then SDC'd to LHR-ORD, with the same US$829 offer. Also declined.
Is this a typical price from Heathrow to ORD/IAD?
Jul 9, 2017, 3:21 pm
#2857
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Jul 9, 2017, 3:45 pm
#2858
Join Date: Dec 2014
Location: Haze gray and underway
Programs: UA 1K 2MM, HH Diamond, Marriott 'clink clink' Titanium
Posts: 1,784
Going EWR-IAD-HNL Monday original EWR-IAD flug was an emb now upgraded to a 320. offered a buy up on Saturday for $399 that was just short of entire itinerary . I was still laughing this afternoon when I was cpu'ed.
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Jul 9, 2017, 4:51 pm
#2859
Join Date: May 2012
Location: ORF, RIC
Programs: UA LT 1K, 3 MM; Marriott Titanium; IHG Platinum
Posts: 6,958
FC offer on E145, $489, at purchase
Washington, DC, US (IAD - Dulles) to Ottawa, ON, CA (YOW), UA 4772
Operated By TRANS STATES AIRLINES DBA UNITED EXPRESS
United First® $489.00
Operated By TRANS STATES AIRLINES DBA UNITED EXPRESS
United First® $489.00
Jul 9, 2017, 5:58 pm
#2860
Join Date: May 2010
Location: ABE, EWR, PHL
Programs: Marriott Gold for life
Posts: 290
Just checked in exactly 24/hr prior for EWR-CUN for a flight on July 8 (UA 1072). Flight status shows 11/20 passengers booked in F and no one on upgrade list. Was expecting a buy-up offer but none appeared at check in. Booked this as a package through Hotwire, and looking closer at the ticket details the fare paid shows BULK - is this why no upgrade offer? The airfare portion of the trip was not cheap for the nonstop flights I selected (around $800 per person, cheaper options were available with stops). Is it possible any offer will be available at the airport check in or through the gate agent?
Jul 9, 2017, 9:26 pm
#2861
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Location: PHX
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Jul 9, 2017, 10:05 pm
#2862
Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: SFO
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Posts: 3,300
Just wanted to follow up on this. No offer was made available on the app anytime prior to departure. Flight status showed 13/20 booked with 3 blocked morning of departure (4am for 655am flight). When I arrived at the airport F showed as full (530am) so I decided to give up and just enjoy E+... until my name was called during boarding and the gate agent informed me that the flight was oversold and they were upgrading all 3 of us to F for free! No clue how in the world that happened since I never even inquired about F upgrades to any agent... but it all worked out! Good luck, hoping to at least get an offer for the return flight!
Jul 9, 2017, 10:17 pm
#2863
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07/05/17:
3 segment one way travel: LAX-SFO-EWR-BWI
LAX-SFO: (B fare) - YB up into Biz 1st at booking
SFO-EWR: (Q fare) (77W w/Polaris seats)
EWR-BWI: (Q fare) (ERJ170)
For the two remaining segments (SFO-EWR, EWR-BWI), was offered $149+15K miles to buy up for waitlist. Took the offer since J was 30/60 at time of booking (~3 weeks out).
Upgraded into J @ T-23 hrs for both segments.
Felt good. That's why I tossed my RPU on just my return EWR-SFO segment just before I boarded the LAX-SFO segment - and received the "unicorn" as nomad420 characterized it.
David
p.s. Will also note that J still ended up going out 51/60 filled (9 empty seats), even after all who's applied instruments, MUAs and NRSAs.
3 segment one way travel: LAX-SFO-EWR-BWI
LAX-SFO: (B fare) - YB up into Biz 1st at booking
SFO-EWR: (Q fare) (77W w/Polaris seats)
EWR-BWI: (Q fare) (ERJ170)
For the two remaining segments (SFO-EWR, EWR-BWI), was offered $149+15K miles to buy up for waitlist. Took the offer since J was 30/60 at time of booking (~3 weeks out).
Upgraded into J @ T-23 hrs for both segments.
Felt good. That's why I tossed my RPU on just my return EWR-SFO segment just before I boarded the LAX-SFO segment - and received the "unicorn" as nomad420 characterized it.
David
p.s. Will also note that J still ended up going out 51/60 filled (9 empty seats), even after all who's applied instruments, MUAs and NRSAs.
Jul 10, 2017, 4:21 am
#2864
Join Date: Jan 2016
Location: CLE (mostly)
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Posts: 823
CLE-ORD now (more) reasonably priced at $99 instead of $909, but still not worth it.
Jul 11, 2017, 3:28 pm
#2865
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Between SFO and SJC
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Posts: 1,406
7/12/17 UA58 (SFO-FRA) - Offered $1,029 R -> F on check in.
No way I am giving up my upper deck seat on what is probably my last 747 flight!
No way I am giving up my upper deck seat on what is probably my last 747 flight!