Jan 2, 2015, 1:31 pm
Last edit by: Michael D
Previous threads: 2014 Upsell Offers to Business/First (UFC/PCU) Questions/Discussion (Paid Upgrades)
2013 "Upsell Offers to Business/First (UFC/PCU)" Questions/Discussion (Paid Upgrades)
2012 "Upsell Offers to Business/F (UFC, PCU)" Questions/Discussion [Paid Upgrades]
PCU (Premium Cabin Upsell) Nets extra PQM's and can be done at purchase or anytime before checkin if prompted. This will book into a business/first bucket.
UFC (Upgrade For Cash) is done at checkin (online, counter, lounge, gate) and will not earn extra PQM's.
2013 "Upsell Offers to Business/First (UFC/PCU)" Questions/Discussion (Paid Upgrades)
2012 "Upsell Offers to Business/F (UFC, PCU)" Questions/Discussion [Paid Upgrades]
PCU (Premium Cabin Upsell) Nets extra PQM's and can be done at purchase or anytime before checkin if prompted. This will book into a business/first bucket.
UFC (Upgrade For Cash) is done at checkin (online, counter, lounge, gate) and will not earn extra PQM's.
2015 Upsell Offers to Business/First (UFC/PCU) Questions/Discussion (Paid Upgrades)
Sep 20, 2015, 10:04 am
#346
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: LAS, ZQN
Programs: UA PP (2MM), BA gold
Posts: 2,198
Waiting for RPU to clear LAX-JFK on Sept 21. Watched from J9 to J3 last night. Now J2 and offered $369 upgrade at check in. (757-200)
Sep 20, 2015, 10:16 am
#347
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: San Francisco Bay Area
Posts: 5,825
One Simple Insight Helps You Time Your Upgrades and Increase Your Success Rate
hint: don't expect upgrades during the busiest business travel windows on popular routes.
Sep 20, 2015, 10:21 am
#348
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: LAS, ZQN
Programs: UA PP (2MM), BA gold
Posts: 2,198
Thanks for reference/advice LarkSFO. It was posted for others to know and see if non-1K would be offered at other pricing.
Sep 20, 2015, 1:18 pm
#350
Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: New England
Programs: American Gold, Marriott Gold, Hilton Silver
Posts: 5,640
ORD-BOS, N fare. $229 offered from OLCI all the way to boarding time. Declined.
Sep 20, 2015, 3:46 pm
#351
Join Date: May 2005
Programs: Million Miler, 1K - Basically spend a lot of time on planes
Posts: 2,202
Sep 20, 2015, 6:02 pm
#352
A FlyerTalk Posting Legend
Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: PHX
Programs: AS 75K; UA 1MM; Hyatt Globalist; Marriott LTP; Hilton Diamond (Aspire)
Posts: 56,450
Sep 20, 2015, 7:47 pm
#353
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: East Coast
Programs: AA CONCIERGE KEY & 1MM, HILTON DIAMOND
Posts: 11,970
Sep 22, 2015, 7:42 am
#354
Join Date: Aug 2011
Posts: 166
Just Nabbed my Greatest Buy-Up Ever
Flying IAD-LAX on a K fare for $158. The plane is a international, 3-class 777-200 coming from LHR.
At check-in and with 43 people on the UG list for Business, offered a buy-up to Business for $459. Took it and booked into Z. ALSO, was placed at the top of the Global First UG list with 3 open F seats and 11 people waiting for UG to Global F.
Is the "double upgrade" as rare as a unicorn or does that happen often?
At check-in and with 43 people on the UG list for Business, offered a buy-up to Business for $459. Took it and booked into Z. ALSO, was placed at the top of the Global First UG list with 3 open F seats and 11 people waiting for UG to Global F.
Is the "double upgrade" as rare as a unicorn or does that happen often?
Sep 22, 2015, 8:06 am
#355
A FlyerTalk Posting Legend
Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: PHX
Programs: AS 75K; UA 1MM; Hyatt Globalist; Marriott LTP; Hilton Diamond (Aspire)
Posts: 56,450
Flying IAD-LAX on a K fare for $158. The plane is a international, 3-class 777-200 coming from LHR.
At check-in and with 43 people on the UG list for Business, offered a buy-up to Business for $459. Took it and booked into Z. ALSO, was placed at the top of the Global First UG list with 3 open F seats and 11 people waiting for UG to Global F.
Is the "double upgrade" as rare as a unicorn or does that happen often?
At check-in and with 43 people on the UG list for Business, offered a buy-up to Business for $459. Took it and booked into Z. ALSO, was placed at the top of the Global First UG list with 3 open F seats and 11 people waiting for UG to Global F.
Is the "double upgrade" as rare as a unicorn or does that happen often?
In any event, certainly a nice score
Sep 22, 2015, 9:31 am
#356
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: NJ
Posts: 107
regarding my copay+miles upgrade refund after buying up via the app after check-in: I did wind up having to call to get them to redeposit my miles/refund my co-pay, but they did so pretty readily once the situation was explained.
Sep 22, 2015, 9:35 am
#357
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: EWR, PHL
Programs: UA1k 3MM, AA Plt, peasant on everybody else, elite something or other at a bunch of hotels.
Posts: 4,637
Route: LA-IAH-ATL
Fare Class: K
Regional cleared LA-IAH, waitlisted for IAH-ATL.
Offered buy-up for $989.
Although hard to resist, I declined.
Fare Class: K
Regional cleared LA-IAH, waitlisted for IAH-ATL.
Offered buy-up for $989.
Although hard to resist, I declined.
Sep 23, 2015, 8:22 am
#358
Original Poster
Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: PHL
Programs: United 1K, American Gold, Hilton Diamond, Hyatt Discoverist, Marriott Gold
Posts: 430
Route: IAD-LHR
Fare Class: K
After online check-in, the app offered US$1179.
Declined.
Fare Class: K
After online check-in, the app offered US$1179.
Declined.
Sep 23, 2015, 9:09 am
#359
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: NJ
Posts: 107
Route: LHR-EWR
Fare Class: L
OLCI offer $1179
declined
Fare Class: L
OLCI offer $1179
declined
Sep 23, 2015, 1:23 pm
#360
Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: New England
Programs: American Gold, Marriott Gold, Hilton Silver
Posts: 5,640
Flying IAD-LAX on a K fare for $158. The plane is a international, 3-class 777-200 coming from LHR.
At check-in and with 43 people on the UG list for Business, offered a buy-up to Business for $459. Took it and booked into Z. ALSO, was placed at the top of the Global First UG list with 3 open F seats and 11 people waiting for UG to Global F.
Is the "double upgrade" as rare as a unicorn or does that happen often?
At check-in and with 43 people on the UG list for Business, offered a buy-up to Business for $459. Took it and booked into Z. ALSO, was placed at the top of the Global First UG list with 3 open F seats and 11 people waiting for UG to Global F.
Is the "double upgrade" as rare as a unicorn or does that happen often?