2014 Upsell Offers to Business/First (UFC/PCU) Questions/Discussion (Paid Upgrades)
Mar 10, 2014, 8:15 am
#91
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And yet it all becomes crystal clear once you've flown the two products.
HKG-SFO is most definitely "BusinessFirst." They give you a blue duvet and a big pillow.
BOG-IAH is "United Business." They give you a blue kleenex and call it a blanket. No pillow.
HKG-SFO is most definitely "BusinessFirst." They give you a blue duvet and a big pillow.
BOG-IAH is "United Business." They give you a blue kleenex and call it a blanket. No pillow.
Mar 10, 2014, 8:37 am
#92
Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: SNA
Programs: UA Gold, Marriott Gold
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Mar 10, 2014, 8:53 am
#93
Join Date: May 2011
Programs: UA GS, UA 2MM, HH LT Diamond, Bonvoy Titanium
Posts: 1,803
DEN-ORD
What Route: DEN-ORD
Original Fare Bucket: H
Price Offered: $129
PCU/UFC: UFC
Where it was Offered: OLCI
Accepted: No
Declined the offer as there were 6 of 16 seats open at OLCI. I was #1 on the list and was still there at departure. F ended up booking full and I was in Y.
Original Fare Bucket: H
Price Offered: $129
PCU/UFC: UFC
Where it was Offered: OLCI
Accepted: No
Declined the offer as there were 6 of 16 seats open at OLCI. I was #1 on the list and was still there at departure. F ended up booking full and I was in Y.
Mar 10, 2014, 8:57 am
#94
Join Date: Nov 2013
Location: NYC / TYO / Up in the Air
Programs: UA GS 1.7MM, AA 2.1MM, EK, BA, SQ, CX, Marriot LT, Accor P
Posts: 6,318
What Route: LHR-EWR
Original Fare Bucket: P/Z
Price Offered: $849 to upgrade to GF
Where it was Offered: In advance and at OLCI
Accepted: No
Original Fare Bucket: P/Z
Price Offered: $849 to upgrade to GF
Where it was Offered: In advance and at OLCI
Accepted: No
Mar 10, 2014, 9:19 am
#95
Join Date: Feb 2014
Programs: UA Plat, SPG Gold, Marriott Gold
Posts: 677
What Route: IAH-AMS
Original Fare Bucket: Z
Price Offered: $829
PCU/UFC: UFC
Where it was Offered: Airport Kiosk
Accepted: Yes
And this was also a case of dynamic pricing. Originally declined an OLCI offer that was slightly more ($857), then accepted when I got to the airport and had to check a bag. Change of mind had more to do with regretting the original decline and less to do with the $28 cost differential.
The plane was only a little over half full, and BF was less than half full, so I'm wondering if they got more desperate as we got closer to the departure time.
My return flight is also very empty. It will be interesting to see what they offer me on the way home.
Original Fare Bucket: Z
Price Offered: $829
PCU/UFC: UFC
Where it was Offered: Airport Kiosk
Accepted: Yes
And this was also a case of dynamic pricing. Originally declined an OLCI offer that was slightly more ($857), then accepted when I got to the airport and had to check a bag. Change of mind had more to do with regretting the original decline and less to do with the $28 cost differential.
The plane was only a little over half full, and BF was less than half full, so I'm wondering if they got more desperate as we got closer to the departure time.
My return flight is also very empty. It will be interesting to see what they offer me on the way home.
Mar 10, 2014, 9:54 am
#97
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What Route: IAH-AMS
Original Fare Bucket: Z
Price Offered: $829
PCU/UFC: UFC
Where it was Offered: Airport Kiosk
Accepted: Yes
And this was also a case of dynamic pricing. Originally declined an OLCI offer that was slightly more ($857), then accepted when I got to the airport and had to check a bag. Change of mind had more to do with regretting the original decline and less to do with the $28 cost differential.
The plane was only a little over half full, and BF was less than half full, so I'm wondering if they got more desperate as we got closer to the departure time.
My return flight is also very empty. It will be interesting to see what they offer me on the way home.
Original Fare Bucket: Z
Price Offered: $829
PCU/UFC: UFC
Where it was Offered: Airport Kiosk
Accepted: Yes
And this was also a case of dynamic pricing. Originally declined an OLCI offer that was slightly more ($857), then accepted when I got to the airport and had to check a bag. Change of mind had more to do with regretting the original decline and less to do with the $28 cost differential.
The plane was only a little over half full, and BF was less than half full, so I'm wondering if they got more desperate as we got closer to the departure time.
My return flight is also very empty. It will be interesting to see what they offer me on the way home.
Mar 10, 2014, 10:13 am
#98
Join Date: Feb 2014
Programs: UA Plat, SPG Gold, Marriott Gold
Posts: 677
Mar 10, 2014, 10:14 am
#99
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: RDU
Programs: Hhonors Gold, DL PM
Posts: 359
What Route: SAT-DEN
Original Fare Bucket: K
Price Offered: $259
PCU/UFC: UFC
Where it was Offered: OLCI
Accepted: No
Original Fare Bucket: K
Price Offered: $259
PCU/UFC: UFC
Where it was Offered: OLCI
Accepted: No
Mar 10, 2014, 10:24 am
#100
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Mar 10, 2014, 10:31 am
#101
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Mar 10, 2014, 10:34 am
#102
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Yes different segments can have different fares. N is UA's cheapest published fare class. K is the third cheapest. So it sounds like you're on a well-discounted fare, making the $829 buy-up, ordinarily a bit high for Y-C, not such a bad deal.
Mar 10, 2014, 4:02 pm
#103
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NRT-ORD today.
Business to First.
$1159
Didn't bite.
Business to First.
$1159
Didn't bite.
Mar 10, 2014, 10:37 pm
#104
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: YYZ
Programs: AC E50K (*Gold), DL, CZ
Posts: 1,252
$4856 SIN-YYZ via HKG and ORD
I've flown about 75K in the past year on UA, but credit to AC aeroplan, and this is the first time I've received an upsell offer:
March 14, 2014
$4856
SIN-HKG
HKG-ORD
ORD-YYZ
1 seat available on each flight
My fare buckets are K for the international legs, and L for ORD-YYZ
Could have gotten this for the round-trip in the first place, so it was an easy decline, as I've got a nice E+ seat.
March 14, 2014
$4856
SIN-HKG
HKG-ORD
ORD-YYZ
1 seat available on each flight
My fare buckets are K for the international legs, and L for ORD-YYZ
Could have gotten this for the round-trip in the first place, so it was an easy decline, as I've got a nice E+ seat.
Last edited by yqtyyz; Mar 10, 2014 at 10:38 pm Reason: added fare bucket
Mar 11, 2014, 12:53 pm
#105
Join Date: Mar 2014
Posts: 16
I've got a quick question and sorry if this has been asked and answered. If I get an upsell to purchase an upgrade using miles and do so, would that flight still be eligible for earning miles and PQMs.
If so, would I earn miles at my originally booked class rate or my upgraded class rate?
I've got this offer:
LAS -> EWR
Original class booked: E
Miles to upgrade offer: 15,000 miles
If so, would I earn miles at my originally booked class rate or my upgraded class rate?
I've got this offer:
LAS -> EWR
Original class booked: E
Miles to upgrade offer: 15,000 miles