UA Upsell Offers For Bus./First Seating (At Purchase, OLCI, or Gate) 2011 Edition.
Feb 8, 2011, 2:29 pm
#166
Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: SFO
Programs: UA Platinum
Posts: 484
Another apparent "double upgrade" offer data point.
SFO-ORD-MUC on a B fare, was offered F for ~$2200 at time of booking two days ago. .bomb did say it wouldn't get bonus EQMs.
Declined, 10K miles to immediately upgrade into NC was good enough for me.
SFO-ORD-MUC on a B fare, was offered F for ~$2200 at time of booking two days ago. .bomb did say it wouldn't get bonus EQMs.
Declined, 10K miles to immediately upgrade into NC was good enough for me.
Feb 8, 2011, 7:53 pm
#167
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: PDX
Programs: DL DM, AS MVP 100K, Amtrak peon, Colbert Lifetime Platinum
Posts: 4,535
I got the prepare for your flight email with an offer to upgrade to premium seating on my HPN-ORD flight next week.
Travel Options by United
Premium Seating
Treat yourself to an upgrade and enjoy the benefits that Premium Seating has to offer:
* Free checked baggage allowance (up to a $60 value*)
* Comfortable, spacious seats
* Priority boarding and security line access
* Complimentary alcoholic beverages
Get instantly confirmed into United First and United Business by purchasing your upgrade anytime from ticket purchase to check-in. Seats are limited and subject to availability.
All for only $65 dollars. Now heres the problem, the flight is on a CRJ-200.
Travel Options by United
Premium Seating
Treat yourself to an upgrade and enjoy the benefits that Premium Seating has to offer:
* Free checked baggage allowance (up to a $60 value*)
* Comfortable, spacious seats
* Priority boarding and security line access
* Complimentary alcoholic beverages
Get instantly confirmed into United First and United Business by purchasing your upgrade anytime from ticket purchase to check-in. Seats are limited and subject to availability.
All for only $65 dollars. Now heres the problem, the flight is on a CRJ-200.
Feb 10, 2011, 10:44 am
#168
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Arlington, VA
Posts: 397
What would you do?
I'm flying DCA-ORD-PDX next week on an S fare. For ORD-PDX, .bomb showed no seats free in E+ or E- and said I'd be gate assigned a seat. There are currently 19 seats open in F. Not surprisingly, it showed the flight (757-200) as mileage upgrade eligible, and offered to sell me the upgrade for an extra $300 on a $280 ticket. I declined.
So here's the question: I'm P1. Do I burn 15k miles now to be certain I'm not in the bowels of E-, or do I assume that with UDUs either I'm going to clear into F or that I'll get a tolerable E+ seat when the GS and 1k folks clear?
FWIW I normally wouldn't consider burning miles to upgrade a flight this short.
So here's the question: I'm P1. Do I burn 15k miles now to be certain I'm not in the bowels of E-, or do I assume that with UDUs either I'm going to clear into F or that I'll get a tolerable E+ seat when the GS and 1k folks clear?
FWIW I normally wouldn't consider burning miles to upgrade a flight this short.
Feb 10, 2011, 1:41 pm
#169
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Bay Area, CA
Programs: UA general member, HH gold
Posts: 69
SFO--->LIH
Last week I as flying with my family on 4 RT saver awards SFO to LIH and used OLCI. Offered $365pp. Declined. (Not worth it....have two kids, 3 years old and 1 year old).
Feb 10, 2011, 3:09 pm
#170
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: NYC
Programs: AA EXP, UA Platinum, Alaksa MVP 75K, Air Berlin Gold, HHonors Diamond, Marriott Gold, Hertz PC
Posts: 2,389
JFK-SFO
5/4/2011 - UA 5
Offered $450 upsell from Y to C. Declined.
5/4/2011 - UA 5
Offered $450 upsell from Y to C. Declined.
Feb 10, 2011, 4:01 pm
#171
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: HNL
Programs: UA 1K, Hilton Diamond, HA Gold
Posts: 39
SWU
Have not had any success with those international SWU and I think those upsells at the gate might be the culprit. UA sucks
Feb 10, 2011, 4:05 pm
#172
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Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: Northeast Kansas | Colorado Native
Programs: Amex Gold/Plat, UA *G, Hyatt Globalist, Marriott LT Gold, NEXUS, TSA Disparager Unobtanium
Posts: 21,694
What fare bucket are you buying for each international ticket? Are you going on 767s or 747/777? I doubt upsells are the culprit.. Could be that folks have actually payed for C, or upgraded before you.
Feb 11, 2011, 7:26 am
#173
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Was once BA Gold, Fallen to BA Blue, and humble UA peasant
Posts: 110
Just curious what triggers an upsell on check in? I'm flying IAD-LHR tonight on UA924 and Flyertalk reported back NC9 (and still does) but nothing popped up (Y-C) when I checked in last night.
I'm flying on an award ticket (XY) and paid for E+ (sadly my 2P is gone this year due to a sweet baby). I was hoping to cough up some $ for a C.
Worth asking at Dulles tonight?
I'm flying on an award ticket (XY) and paid for E+ (sadly my 2P is gone this year due to a sweet baby). I was hoping to cough up some $ for a C.
Worth asking at Dulles tonight?
Feb 11, 2011, 7:43 am
#174
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Washington, DC
Programs: UA1K, HH Diamond, SPG Plat
Posts: 558
Feb 11, 2011, 8:22 am
#175
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: SF
Programs: UA MM, AA 2MM, Bonvoy LTP, HH Dia
Posts: 1,132
If it's NC9, there's probably not going to be a queue, and you shouldn't have a problem paying for an upgrade. However, I still don't think there's conclusive evidence (let alone official word from United) that paying does anything to bump you up the upgrade list over higher status passengers using any instrument to upgrade.
Feb 11, 2011, 12:03 pm
#176
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Washington, DC
Programs: UA1K, HH Diamond, SPG Plat
Posts: 558
If it's NC9, there's probably not going to be a queue, and you shouldn't have a problem paying for an upgrade. However, I still don't think there's conclusive evidence (let alone official word from United) that paying does anything to bump you up the upgrade list over higher status passengers using any instrument to upgrade.
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Feb 11, 2011, 1:04 pm
#177
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Was once BA Gold, Fallen to BA Blue, and humble UA peasant
Posts: 110
Feb 11, 2011, 1:21 pm
#178
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Los Angeles& Telluride
Programs: UA1K, 1MM,AA Exec. Platinum, Global Entry, Nexus
Posts: 731
W fare to F
On a W fare LAX-GVA. 3/4/2011. Used miles to upg to C. How would I go about doing an upsell to C then using miles to F? Can anyone suggest how this can be done& if it can be done. Thank you
Feb 11, 2011, 1:23 pm
#179
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: SF
Programs: UA MM, AA 2MM, Bonvoy LTP, HH Dia
Posts: 1,132
With the exception of some behavior at Sydney, which United does not seem to acknowledge, I have not found examples in this thread or it's predecessor (both of which I subsrcibe(d) to) of a trend supporting your assertion. Please point me in the right direction-- possibly you have an email from United, saying gate buy-ups trump miles, SWU's, and status... ?
Feb 11, 2011, 3:02 pm
#180
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Washington, DC
Programs: UA1K, HH Diamond, SPG Plat
Posts: 558
With the exception of some behavior at Sydney, which United does not seem to acknowledge, I have not found examples in this thread or it's predecessor (both of which I subsrcibe(d) to) of a trend supporting your assertion. Please point me in the right direction-- possibly you have an email from United, saying gate buy-ups trump miles, SWU's, and status... ?