Offered $429 from Y to J, GCM to ORD, on a 739. At around $100/hr still a little high I think.
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Another data point: at the end of December from SFO-TLV, the offer at check-in was $350 for PP or $999 for Polaris
This was from a Q fare. Wife and I took the PP option. The flight was not full, but there were no fully open rows in E/E+. PP was full with 5-10 empty seats in Polaris |
Mid-March flight SFO-HND
Two tickets in paid economy (K), and two tickets in award economy (XN). Offered $300pp at purchase to upgrade to PP. Sold! (Although realistically, our group moving from the 4 seats of the front Y bulkhead to 4 middle seats in PP isn't that big an upgrade). |
Absurd offers on my HND-ORD XN award in May-
PP for $5,976 Polaris for $6,393 |
Originally Posted by OrdinaryTurtle
(Post 34989160)
Another data point: at the end of December from SFO-TLV, the offer at check-in was $350 for PP or $999 for Polaris
This was from a Q fare. Wife and I took the PP option. The flight was not full, but there were no fully open rows in E/E+. PP was full with 5-10 empty seats in Polaris |
This one is truly insane. Flying from SFO to MEX non-stop on UA (miles ticket.)
I have checked in. The website is now offering an upgrade to "United Business" (looks like domestic first class to me) for only $2,699. On the other hand, if I just want to go to united.com I can buy a "Business" ticket on the same flight for $881. |
Originally Posted by BigFlyer
(Post 34999099)
This one is truly insane. Flying from SFO to MEX non-stop on UA (miles ticket.)
I have checked in. The website is now offering an upgrade to "United Business" (looks like domestic first class to me) for only $2,699. On the other hand, if I just want to go to united.com I can buy a "Business" ticket on the same flight for $881. |
Originally Posted by Toronto1970
(Post 34998909)
Mid-March flight SFO-HND
Two tickets in paid economy (K), and two tickets in award economy (XN). Offered $300pp at purchase to upgrade to PP. Sold! (Although realistically, our group moving from the 4 seats of the front Y bulkhead to 4 middle seats in PP isn't that big an upgrade). KIX-SFO $300 or 30,000 offer to "upgrade cabin" Y to PP. $5807 or 30,000+$550 Y to Polaris. I also have an XN flight but the offer is $5,700 for PP and $6,603 for Polaris, so no joy there. SFO-HND $300 or 30,000. $5946 or 30,000+$450 Y to Polaris. Also, for the XN return SFO-ICN is $2274 PP and $3074 for Polaris |
Bought tickets yesterday.
IAH-ORD (V): buy-up to First at time of purchase $422, same price today. ORD-IAH (T): at purchase $311, today $199, yes I took it and now on a P fare. Upgrade price less than the ticket price delta ($290). It’s on the 757-300, so look forward to sitting in 1A/1B. Looks like $199 is perhaps the lowest buy-up price for these city pairs? |
Bought ticket for YYZ-IAD-CLE in May. Offered $59 for upgrading the YYZ-IAD leg (E175) - took it. Offered $420 to upgrade the IAD-CLE leg (B737). No thanks.
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Originally Posted by VRFast
(Post 35004390)
Looks like $199 is perhaps the lowest buy-up price for these city pairs?
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$396 PP Y to J EWR to AUA on 739. Seems close to worth it?
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Originally Posted by Hawkeyefan
(Post 35005825)
$396 PP Y to J EWR to AUA on 739. Seems close to worth it?
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I guess I'm still confused about what I thought were different ways upgrades can be paid/accounted for. I thought I read the WIKI that said that it doesn't matter now how the fares are changed?
I have some TATL flights that I'd like to move from E+ to PE with dollars and then put some Points or miles down to waitlist to an upgrade to F. The first time I did this was all through a travel agent. Bought the E+ ticket (company CC) and then had them change to PE (My CC), put down points for F (one leg has cleared (PZ), one still waiting (O) ). So I assume that I have a 'real' PE seat. (Mainly concerned if things go sideways on the upgrade F seat, that I'll get punched down to E+). I just bought another E+ TATL on UA.com and got the offer to upgrade to PE that looked right about at the fare difference. I didn't take it. I'm going to call back in and get a PE seat, but does it matter how they do it? Is GG BUYUP and UP FARES still different things or relevant? Mainly am concerned that I'll lose the PE 'bump' money if I have to move flights and if the extra PE seat money get put into my PQDs for the year. I know I've made a mess of the terminology. Just getting back into the swing of international travel. |
Originally Posted by PushingTin
(Post 35040050)
I guess I'm still confused about what I thought were different ways upgrades can be paid/accounted for. I thought I read the WIKI that said that it doesn't matter now how the fares are changed?
I have some TATL flights that I'd like to move from E+ to PE with dollars and then put some Points or miles down to waitlist to an upgrade to F. The first time I did this was all through a travel agent. Bought the E+ ticket (company CC) and then had them change to PE (My CC), put down points for F (one leg has cleared (PZ), one still waiting (O) ). So I assume that I have a 'real' PE seat. (Mainly concerned if things go sideways on the upgrade F seat, that I'll get punched down to E+).
Originally Posted by PushingTin
(Post 35040050)
I just bought another E+ TATL on UA.com and got the offer to upgrade to PE that looked right about at the fare difference. I didn't take it. I'm going to call back in and get a PE seat, but does it matter how they do it? Is GG BUYUP and UP FARES still different things or relevant?
Originally Posted by PushingTin
(Post 35040050)
Mainly am concerned that I'll lose the PE 'bump' money if I have to move flights and if the extra PE seat money get put into my PQDs for the year.
I know I've made a mess of the terminology. Just getting back into the swing of international travel. |
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