UA Upsell Offers For Bus./First Seating (At Purchase, OLCI, or Gate) 2011 Edition.
Aug 13, 2011, 11:18 am
#1006
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
Lax-pvg, z -> f, $975
Offered at purchase.
Side note: earlier this week I was offered Y->J on AC flight from Edmonton to Toronto for CAD $499. Declined; although the food and entertainment are nicer than domestic UA, it was too rich for me for a 3 1/2 hour flight.
Side note: earlier this week I was offered Y->J on AC flight from Edmonton to Toronto for CAD $499. Declined; although the food and entertainment are nicer than domestic UA, it was too rich for me for a 3 1/2 hour flight.
Aug 13, 2011, 1:04 pm
#1007
formerly gohima
Join Date: Jun 2011
Posts: 519
For a JFK-LAX-JFK itinerary travel options tells me there is a premium cabin seating option for $375. When I click on see your pricing, the pop up window says there is an error in processing the request. I don't know if it would be $375 for NC->F, Y->C or Y->F. I've never seen the option available on PS until now.
Continental would be happy to upgrade me from y->C on a PS flight for $1.3k. not gonna happen.
Last edited by LAXJetter; Aug 13, 2011 at 1:13 pm
Aug 15, 2011, 6:28 pm
#1008
Join Date: Nov 1999
Location: if it's Thursday, this must be Belgium
Programs: UA 1K MM
Posts: 6,484
when does online buy-up option happen (which stage of puchase screen)?
Hi all -- just a quick question --
If the instant buy-up offer is to appear when booking a ticket online, when specifically does it appear? Is it after submitting payment information, or before?
Short story, I have made a silly mistake in canceling the return portion of a intl business ticket, not realizing that this jacks prices up to one-way basically. Trying to save the company some money by exploring whether the instant upgrade is available.
Thanks!
If the instant buy-up offer is to appear when booking a ticket online, when specifically does it appear? Is it after submitting payment information, or before?
Short story, I have made a silly mistake in canceling the return portion of a intl business ticket, not realizing that this jacks prices up to one-way basically. Trying to save the company some money by exploring whether the instant upgrade is available.
Thanks!
Aug 15, 2011, 6:41 pm
#1009
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Sydney, NSW Australia
Posts: 895
I have read reports it will come up as an on-line offer when NC is available.
So if you check the inventory on the dates and route you want to fly and NC is available chances are you will be offered a UGFC opportunity.
Aug 15, 2011, 8:17 pm
#1010
Join Date: Nov 1999
Location: if it's Thursday, this must be Belgium
Programs: UA 1K MM
Posts: 6,484
Thanks, Aspen.
Sorry, UA - but in this case you lose. I've recently seen the light of Asia carriers, and would rather direct $6,000 of my employer's money to SQ and at least enjoy the service if we're going to pay that much...
Sorry, UA - but in this case you lose. I've recently seen the light of Asia carriers, and would rather direct $6,000 of my employer's money to SQ and at least enjoy the service if we're going to pay that much...
Aug 15, 2011, 8:29 pm
#1011
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Crystal City, VA
Programs: United Mileage Plus 1K 2 MM, HHonors Diamond, Hyatt Platinum
Posts: 2,627
SFO-LAX
Offered a buy-up upon purchase of $75, V->F, SFO-LAX on a 757. Declined.
Wasn't offered anything on the LAX-SFO A319...
Wasn't offered anything on the LAX-SFO A319...
Aug 15, 2011, 8:58 pm
#1012
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: PDX
Programs: DL DM, AS MVP 100K, Amtrak peon, Colbert Lifetime Platinum
Posts: 4,535
You could always take advantage of the 24-hour cancellation policy and roll the dice. Book the ticket and, if you don't get the buy-up offer, cancel it immediately. No harm, no foul (unless your company wouldn't allow this).
Aug 16, 2011, 2:29 am
#1013
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: KIX,ITM
Programs: JAL,UA
Posts: 7
SFO to KIX(old config)
C to F
at purchase : 999us$
at OLCI: 749us$
since I was reserved in row 8, I declined both times.
C to F
at purchase : 999us$
at OLCI: 749us$
since I was reserved in row 8, I declined both times.
Aug 16, 2011, 11:32 pm
#1014
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: 1A
Programs: UA GS, NH Diamond, Hyatt Lifetime Globalist (formerly Courtesy Card sadly), Amanjunkie, CLEAR
Posts: 3,715
SFO to NRT today - asked TA and offered $631 Z to F. Declined. No time to enjoy the IFC and was planning to (and did) sleep most of the flight.
Aug 16, 2011, 11:40 pm
#1015
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
ONT-DEN vv segments offered at $150 each way.
Um, no. At $75, UA might have gotten me to bite.
Um, no. At $75, UA might have gotten me to bite.
Aug 19, 2011, 12:53 pm
#1016
Join Date: Dec 2001
Posts: 348
SFO - SYD
At booking, offered buy up from K class to business for $1125 one way. NC was showing 1 and Z was showing 6. When booked, NC stayed at 1 and Z went to 5. Booking went into Z class.
Aug 19, 2011, 1:05 pm
#1017
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: LAX
Programs: DL-PM | UA-1K | HH-Gold
Posts: 938
Bad news for SWUs.
Aug 19, 2011, 1:11 pm
#1018
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Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: MCI
Programs: AA Gold 1MM, AS MVP, UA Silver, WN A-List, Marriott LT Titanium, HH Diamond
Posts: 52,613
ORD-YUL, $130 per person offered during OLCI, checking in an itinerary of 2 on 12,500-mile one-way economy awards. (The other segment getting to ORD was not offered at all.) Pax #2 was my four-year-old daughter so I didn't even consider it.
For a non-elite checking a bag or two, that's not a bad value. For an elite I'm with 1kBill on this one...I'd go about $75 for two hours up front on an economy award ticket.
For a non-elite checking a bag or two, that's not a bad value. For an elite I'm with 1kBill on this one...I'd go about $75 for two hours up front on an economy award ticket.
Aug 19, 2011, 5:31 pm
#1019
Moderator: Mileage Run, United Airlines; FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: The City/Honolulu
Programs: UA 3MM; Hyatt Glob*****; Hilton Diamond
Posts: 14,474
SFO-LAS award ticket
At OLCI a buy up to F for $65 on a 10,000 mile award ticket. I took it.
Aug 22, 2011, 11:36 am
#1020
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Arlington, VA
Posts: 397
For a flight from IAD-LHR, at the time of booking was offered a buy-up from B to C for $2300 or so round trip. Would have resulted in a cash price of the B fare + upgrade cost of about 50% of the best available Z fare. I declined, though, because I knew from the 1P desk I'd be able to confirm an upgrade with no copay and 15,000 miles each way (which I promptly did).