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 15, 2019, 7:41 am
#4456
Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: DEN
Programs: UA 1K 1MM
Posts: 256
Yesterday, purchased DEN-LHR-DEN H fares for late July. At purchase, offered $1554 upgrade on DEN-LHR, which I didn't take, and $599 on LHR-DEN, which I did.
Jun 15, 2019, 8:35 am
#4457
Join Date: Nov 2017
Location: Washington DC Suburb
Posts: 35
Purchased UA flight using points. Fare code is YN. Will there be the possibility of a cash upgrade to a business fare if I used miles to purchase original fare? TIA
Jun 15, 2019, 8:39 am
#4458
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Jun 15, 2019, 10:06 am
#4459
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Jun 15, 2019, 12:34 pm
#4460
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Jun 15, 2019, 12:54 pm
#4461
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Jun 15, 2019, 5:27 pm
#4462
Join Date: Nov 2017
Location: Washington DC Suburb
Posts: 35
Thank you both for your responses!
Jun 16, 2019, 9:11 am
#4463
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: NYC
Posts: 302
FRA-EWR
$239 to PE, $829 to J
K fare
(I took the PE offer)
note that before check-in, the offers were about $1200 and $1500 respectively
$239 to PE, $829 to J
K fare
(I took the PE offer)
note that before check-in, the offers were about $1200 and $1500 respectively
Jun 17, 2019, 9:32 am
#4464
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: Washington, DC
Programs: UA Gold, Global Entry, etc...
Posts: 33
IAD-GVA and GVA-IAD $599 upgrade to J each direction - shown at purchase (and still showing available 5 days later) for a U-fare ticket (over $3000). J fare is $8000+
Can't seem to get myself to pay that on top of the already crazy expensive flight! (but imagine I will be kicking myself later)
Can't seem to get myself to pay that on top of the already crazy expensive flight! (but imagine I will be kicking myself later)
Jun 17, 2019, 9:51 am
#4465
Join Date: Nov 2012
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IAD-GVA and GVA-IAD $599 upgrade to J each direction - shown at purchase (and still showing available 5 days later) for a U-fare ticket (over $3000). J fare is $8000+
Can't seem to get myself to pay that on top of the already crazy expensive flight! (but imagine I will be kicking myself later)
Can't seem to get myself to pay that on top of the already crazy expensive flight! (but imagine I will be kicking myself later)
Jun 17, 2019, 7:32 pm
#4466
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I just upfared into P on a 2-segment itinerary (SFO-IAH-CUN) for less than the upgrade offer for just the first segment. 2nd time in 2 days (a few posts up, my upgrade offer was more expensive than the one-way full J fare!)
The moral here seems to be, always check upfare vs upgrade cost.
The moral here seems to be, always check upfare vs upgrade cost.
Jun 17, 2019, 7:42 pm
#4467
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I just upfared into P on a 2-segment itinerary (SFO-IAH-CUN) for less than the upgrade offer for just the first segment. 2nd time in 2 days (a few posts up, my upgrade offer was more expensive than the one-way full J fare!)
The moral here seems to be, always check upfare vs upgrade cost.
The moral here seems to be, always check upfare vs upgrade cost.
David
Jun 17, 2019, 10:24 pm
#4468
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I just booked a fare to Austria. Ugh, forgot to use my vouchers.
In any event, the offers were 1600+ to Polaris for SFO-MUC-VIE and 1900+ for the return on Premium Plus, INN-FRA-SFO.
The fare plus those upgrades are about $800 more than the P fare for the route.
What are they smoking?
Or what do they think their customers are smoking?
In any event, the offers were 1600+ to Polaris for SFO-MUC-VIE and 1900+ for the return on Premium Plus, INN-FRA-SFO.
The fare plus those upgrades are about $800 more than the P fare for the route.
What are they smoking?
Or what do they think their customers are smoking?
Jun 17, 2019, 11:04 pm
#4469
Join Date: Sep 2014
Posts: 2,531
They are going fishing. Some number of people will click the button.
Jun 18, 2019, 7:27 am
#4470
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I just booked a fare to Austria. Ugh, forgot to use my vouchers.
In any event, the offers were 1600+ to Polaris for SFO-MUC-VIE and 1900+ for the return on Premium Plus, INN-FRA-SFO.
The fare plus those upgrades are about $800 more than the P fare for the route.
What are they smoking?
Or what do they think their customers are smoking?
In any event, the offers were 1600+ to Polaris for SFO-MUC-VIE and 1900+ for the return on Premium Plus, INN-FRA-SFO.
The fare plus those upgrades are about $800 more than the P fare for the route.
What are they smoking?
Or what do they think their customers are smoking?