Jan 10, 2016, 10:56 pm
Last edit by: atword
Previous threads: 2015 Upsell Offers to Business/First (UFC/PCU) Questions/Discussion (Paid Upgrades)
2014 Upsell Offers to Business/First (UFC/PCU) Questions/Discussion (Paid Upgrades)
2013 "Upsell Offers to Business/First (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.
TOD (Tens of Dollars); please post at another thread Post your TOD buy-up experiences here [2016 Edition]
From #198 of the TOD thread by thejaredhuang: "I think there's still a distinction (from upsell thread). This thread is more about offers at check-in, I always read TOD as Time of Departure anyways."
2014 Upsell Offers to Business/First (UFC/PCU) Questions/Discussion (Paid Upgrades)
2013 "Upsell Offers to Business/First (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.
TOD (Tens of Dollars); please post at another thread Post your TOD buy-up experiences here [2016 Edition]
From #198 of the TOD thread by thejaredhuang: "I think there's still a distinction (from upsell thread). This thread is more about offers at check-in, I always read TOD as Time of Departure anyways."
2016 Upsell Offers to Business/First (UFC/PCU) Questions/Discussion (Paid Upgrades)
Jan 15, 2016, 12:06 am
#31
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Do we happen to know if both upgrade prices map to the same upgraded fare class? AFAIK, pre-check-in upgrade costs map directly to the difference between buying the lowest available upgraded fare and whatever was paid for your current fare. Perhaps there's a special fare class that, for whatever reason, is accessible to non-elites via an upsell offer but is not accessible to elites. Apologies in advance if this is known to be wrong.
Jan 17, 2016, 11:33 am
#32
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There is a more expensive upgradeable fare class for elites - Y or B, and M for 1Ks. There have been reports of buyup offers pricing the difference between the existing ticket and an M fare for 1Ks. While we are quick to jump on UA for specifically underselling elites, I really think the mantra applies here: "don't attribute to malice what can be explained by incompetence [or stupidity]". Too many different ways to upgrade, way too many bugs in UA IT, to draw conclusions about UA's intent.
Another data point at T-28. Non-status companion and I are on split PNRs, wait listed on RPUs...went to check upgrade costs...I'm $562 vs. companion at $250.
Jan 27, 2016, 10:28 pm
#33
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RDU-ORD
K-Fare
$269.00 To Upgrade after purchase
Declined
The K-Fare was $102 and an A Fare was $239 so this was a really stupid offer.
K-Fare
$269.00 To Upgrade after purchase
Declined
The K-Fare was $102 and an A Fare was $239 so this was a really stupid offer.
Jan 28, 2016, 2:44 am
#34
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Denver, CO
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Tuesday IAH-AMS offer on a B Fare was the regular $649, seems to be the same offer to me whether it be U,M or B! GPU cleared so did not bother.
Jan 28, 2016, 8:06 am
#35
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Location: SF Bay Area
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SFO-PHX- Offered $229 (1-way) for upgrade to business(first).
Ummmm no...
Ummmm no...
Last edited by popoemt; Jan 28, 2016 at 8:40 am
Jan 28, 2016, 8:37 am
#36
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Location: EWR
Programs: SPG LT Plat/P100, UA 1K 1MM
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Is there anyway to tell ahead of time whether the fare you are buying up to will earn the PQM bonus? (now 200% for P fares)
I've had both happen in the past and when I've written in to receive the PQM credit I was told the type of buy-up I purchased was not eligible and that I would receive credit on the original booking class.
I've had both happen in the past and when I've written in to receive the PQM credit I was told the type of buy-up I purchased was not eligible and that I would receive credit on the original booking class.
Jan 28, 2016, 4:49 pm
#37
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The wiki of http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/unite...ome-don-t.html provides more info.
Jan 31, 2016, 10:05 am
#38
Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: SF Bay Area
Programs: UA Platinum
Posts: 502
PHX-SFO
1-hour out- $1239.00...
Did I mention this was PHX-SFO....?
1-hour out- $1239.00...
Did I mention this was PHX-SFO....?
Jan 31, 2016, 9:18 pm
#39
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Location: WAS
Programs: UA 1K MM | Marriott LTT | National Car EE
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V fare
IAH - IAD on flatbed 752
$159 UG offer at OLCI with 5 open slots
#1 at UG list, I get CPU about 4 hours later, with presumably 2 takers on buyup as the cleared UG list did not change until after I cleared with only 2 open slots left.
IAH - IAD on flatbed 752
$159 UG offer at OLCI with 5 open slots
#1 at UG list, I get CPU about 4 hours later, with presumably 2 takers on buyup as the cleared UG list did not change until after I cleared with only 2 open slots left.
Jan 31, 2016, 10:00 pm
#40
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SFO-CDG-SFO
P Fare
Offered $6,000 buy-up to Int'l F just before payment details. Declined.
Immediately after payment was processed, offered buy-ups at $1,200 each way. Again declined. Much nicer seat + soup is not worth it.
Itinerary no longer shows buy-up option, only miles + co-pay.
P Fare
Offered $6,000 buy-up to Int'l F just before payment details. Declined.
Immediately after payment was processed, offered buy-ups at $1,200 each way. Again declined. Much nicer seat + soup is not worth it.
Itinerary no longer shows buy-up option, only miles + co-pay.
Last edited by 1kBill; Feb 9, 2016 at 7:12 am Reason: Corrected route info
Feb 8, 2016, 6:39 pm
#41
Join Date: Apr 2000
Location: CGK SIN PER ORD
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L Fare
Summer 2016
SFO-ORD one way ticket $181. At time of fare search result, United First (A) was $734.
Offered right after purchase: $199 to F. Took it as it was a Hawaii 777 so better F seats than normal, knowing that equipment can change anytime.
MM Gold, no miles flown on UA in 2015.
Summer 2016
SFO-ORD one way ticket $181. At time of fare search result, United First (A) was $734.
Offered right after purchase: $199 to F. Took it as it was a Hawaii 777 so better F seats than normal, knowing that equipment can change anytime.
MM Gold, no miles flown on UA in 2015.
Feb 9, 2016, 4:33 pm
#42
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RDU-ORD (739) tomorrow. At check in at T-24 an upgrade was offered to me for $459, I declined. At the time there were six empty seats. I checked back 90 minutes later and it's down to only 2 empty F seats but the upgrade price is now $129. I considered it but that's still too rich for my blood.
Feb 9, 2016, 7:56 pm
#43
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RDU-ORD (739) tomorrow. At check in at T-24 an upgrade was offered to me for $459, I declined. At the time there were six empty seats. I checked back 90 minutes later and it's down to only 2 empty F seats but the upgrade price is now $129. I considered it but that's still too rich for my blood.
Feb 9, 2016, 8:20 pm
#44
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Hey the system works! I'm on the 5:09 PM and last time I checked I was #12 or something absurd on the list.
Feb 10, 2016, 2:05 am
#45
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Nice coincidence that we're both flying today, and also on FT though... 😀