Do upgrade fees offerered by United vary by fare class?
Jun 18, 2014, 11:17 am
#1
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Do upgrade fees offerered by United vary by fare class?
Does anyone know if upgrade fees United might offer to a traveler depend on the fare class the original ticket is booked into?
Say, one traveler books more expensive Q fare and another books cheaper S fare. When they both go to check-in and are offered to be upgarded to F (for a fee), will the system reconize that the first customer paid more for his/her economy ticket and wil offer lower price to upgarde to F? if yes, how much lower? Any folks with real-life examples on the difference?
Wuold it make any difference if the upgrade is with miles?
Say, one traveler books more expensive Q fare and another books cheaper S fare. When they both go to check-in and are offered to be upgarded to F (for a fee), will the system reconize that the first customer paid more for his/her economy ticket and wil offer lower price to upgarde to F? if yes, how much lower? Any folks with real-life examples on the difference?
Wuold it make any difference if the upgrade is with miles?
Jun 18, 2014, 11:28 am
#2
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Join Date: Feb 2007
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The paid price is usually the difference between the fare the person checking-in bought and the lowest UP fare. So theoretically, yes, the person with the cheaper fare should have to pay more. Theoretically.
Jun 18, 2014, 11:36 am
#3
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Jersey City, NJ
Posts: 211
No apples to apples comparison, but I definitely notice the difference. Flying a cheap $150 OW ticket cross country, the upgrade option at check-in was over $1000 with a few seats open. Meanwhile, on an M fare I've seen (and went for) $59 upgrades to a domestic lie-flat seat while sitting way, way down the CPU list with only a few seats left.
Jun 18, 2014, 11:37 am
#4
Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: Denver, CO
Programs: UA 1K, Marriott Ambassador, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 248
You can check out this existing thread for more info: http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/unite...iscussion.html
Also, yes, different fare classes require different mileage and co-pay amounts depending on the itinerary.
http://www.united.com/web/en-US/cont...e-pricing.aspx
Also, yes, different fare classes require different mileage and co-pay amounts depending on the itinerary.
http://www.united.com/web/en-US/cont...e-pricing.aspx