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)
Dec 13, 2015, 8:20 am
#451
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Flying RDU-IAD-CMH tomorrow on an N Fare. At check-in I was offered the RDU-IAD upgrade for $139.
Declined.
Declined.
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Dec 13, 2015, 8:24 am
#452
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Dec 13, 2015, 10:52 am
#453
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CDG to IAD
Y to BF
$859
Seems like not a bad deal but right now I've got a Y+ row to myself....
Y to BF
$859
Seems like not a bad deal but right now I've got a Y+ row to myself....
Dec 13, 2015, 4:15 pm
#454
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12/13 (on flight now) UA 698 SFO-ORD. I was 4th on the upgrade list with an RPU applied (T fare) this AM. Went to kiosk and was offered FC for $199. Jumped on that one and now happily typing away in 3B. I figure that it would have cost me four 500s in the old days ($200) so it's a good offer, especially for a 1K.
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Dec 22, 2015, 11:28 pm
#455
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: Honolulu, HI
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Originally booked HNL-IAD for 12/23 in economy T class. Been following the upgrade options for a few weeks and it was consistently $999. Today at OLCI it was $299 with three seats available . . . grabbed one instantly and it booked into ZN. It'll be a good flight tomorrow!
Dec 22, 2015, 11:51 pm
#456
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Originally booked HNL-IAD for 12/23 in economy T class. Been following the upgrade options for a few weeks and it was consistently $999. Today at OLCI it was $299 with three seats available . . . grabbed one instantly and it booked into ZN. It'll be a good flight tomorrow!
Dec 23, 2015, 2:21 pm
#457
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Our nation's capital
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That $472 buy-up got me rebooked into Z on both UA and ANA. (And on the return, I got the last seat in J using miles to upgrade. Boarding pass beeped as I was boarding, and I actually shouted "Yessssss!!!!!" at the gate. Total score for this trip.)
They got me. Ugh.
On a B fare from IAD to NRT, just was booked by my travel agent. I logged on to put in to upgrade with miles, and they're offering me a buy-up at $472. Miles would put on my a waitlist, TOD is a done deal.
A 14-hour day flight in E+ vs $500 to lounge in Biz? No brainer.
I now see why all y'all are griping about the lack of upgrade options. They got me because I didn't want to roll the dice and not have it come through.
They are telling me I got an upgrade for the onward flight to BKK on ANA, too. I'll believe it when the boarding pass is in my hot little hands.
On a B fare from IAD to NRT, just was booked by my travel agent. I logged on to put in to upgrade with miles, and they're offering me a buy-up at $472. Miles would put on my a waitlist, TOD is a done deal.
A 14-hour day flight in E+ vs $500 to lounge in Biz? No brainer.
I now see why all y'all are griping about the lack of upgrade options. They got me because I didn't want to roll the dice and not have it come through.
They are telling me I got an upgrade for the onward flight to BKK on ANA, too. I'll believe it when the boarding pass is in my hot little hands.
Dec 23, 2015, 4:14 pm
#458
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I was pretty excited to get AA EXP status a month or so ago so I could challenge on UA and DL and get a opportunity to pay for a FC upgrades - but then I thought about it. Since I fly every week I won't be paying to upgrade to FC that much, wife would shoot me lol, so I am thinking these cheaper FC upgrades are not in the interest of a say 1K member since Mary Lou from nowhereville who never flies has no problem paying $119.00 for a FC upgrade which means that Ms. 1K does not get her freebie on that segment.
Am I wrong in this thinking ?
Am I wrong in this thinking ?
Dec 26, 2015, 9:27 am
#459
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Had waitlisted 2 GPUs for my March 2016 flight to BOM (non stop via EWR). Got presented with upgrade offer of $785pp. Waited for a month and half and after giving it a lot of thought bought up. Now booked in Y and Z through to BOM. Not complaining for a 14 hour flight.
Dec 26, 2015, 4:54 pm
#460
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Location: NYC
Posts: 302
2015-12-27
IAH-EWR
T Fare
$89 during OLCI
Definitely took it. It's on a lie-flat.
IAH-EWR
T Fare
$89 during OLCI
Definitely took it. It's on a lie-flat.
Dec 26, 2015, 7:48 pm
#461
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Dec 26, 2015, 8:02 pm
#462
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Yeah, I was shocked! I'm currently Gold.
FWIW, this was on the web-based check-in. Curiously, despite being logged in prior to entering check-in, the system logged me out and I had to re-enter my CC number (when I'm usually able to just select a stored one). Also, this is the second leg of a trip - preceded by ONT-IAH, which had already CPUed at T-48.
FWIW, this was on the web-based check-in. Curiously, despite being logged in prior to entering check-in, the system logged me out and I had to re-enter my CC number (when I'm usually able to just select a stored one). Also, this is the second leg of a trip - preceded by ONT-IAH, which had already CPUed at T-48.
Jan 10, 2016, 10:54 pm
#463
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With the start of http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/unite...-upgrades.html, time to close out this thread.
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