UA Upsell Offers For Bus./First Seating (At Purchase, OLCI, or Gate) 2011 Edition.
Oct 24, 2011, 12:43 pm
#1141
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Florida
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Posts: 521
Does anyone know if the Y to F paid upgrades are still alive, in which one would buy a Y ticket, use miles + copay and waitlist in to C....and if theres NF space avaiable, it would occaisonally offer a buy up to F?
Oct 24, 2011, 3:40 pm
#1142
Moderator: Midwest, Las Vegas & Dining Buzz
Join Date: Jun 2001
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Posts: 17,992
Last time I saw this was in May on one of my flights. Haven't seen it since.
Oct 24, 2011, 7:07 pm
#1143
Join Date: Jul 2011
Programs: UA 1K, SPG Platinum, Hyatt Diamond, Hilton Platinum, Marriott Platinum
Posts: 568
Online after check in - $856 SFO to FRA, Y to C. Not taken.
Oct 25, 2011, 4:53 am
#1144
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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I think it was changing with which factor had to be available NF or XF for this to prompt you for Y to F. Certainly you needed NC0 but which NF or XF needed to exist to prompt for the Y to F upgrade I don't think was consistent. You obviously needed one or the other and in my three cases it was NF1, XF0 twice and then NF2, XF1 once. thus I would have surmised it was NF that was needed. However it hasn't happened per this thread in a while.
Oct 25, 2011, 2:45 pm
#1145
Join Date: Apr 2010
Programs: United: 1P, Delta: Silver
Posts: 43
XF0 NF1 - No offer
it doesn't appear to have happened lately. I theoretically should have been prompted for a Y to F upgrade as my SWU was waitlisted and it was XC0,NC0 but NF1, XF1.
I think it was changing with which factor had to be available NF or XF for this to prompt you for Y to F. Certainly you needed NC0 but which NF or XF needed to exist to prompt for the Y to F upgrade I don't think was consistent. You obviously needed one or the other and in my three cases it was NF1, XF0 twice and then NF2, XF1 once. thus I would have surmised it was NF that was needed. However it hasn't happened per this thread in a while.
I think it was changing with which factor had to be available NF or XF for this to prompt you for Y to F. Certainly you needed NC0 but which NF or XF needed to exist to prompt for the Y to F upgrade I don't think was consistent. You obviously needed one or the other and in my three cases it was NF1, XF0 twice and then NF2, XF1 once. thus I would have surmised it was NF that was needed. However it hasn't happened per this thread in a while.
From my data point and the above, looks like you need XF1 avaliable.
Oct 27, 2011, 3:00 am
#1146
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: SJC, SFO
Programs: ex-elite, now just pay C/J myself to avoid the hassle of keeping status.
Posts: 377
Got offer XC -> XF on 747 SFO-ICN for $999. What do you guys think? Shall I take it?
Oct 27, 2011, 3:06 am
#1147
Join Date: Apr 2011
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I got offered Y to C on NRT-LAX last week for 62600 JPY (~US$825). I reluctantly took it.
Oct 27, 2011, 5:29 am
#1148
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YMMV.
Dave
I theoretically should have been prompted for a Y to F upgrade as my SWU was waitlisted and it was XC0,NC0 but NF1, XF1.I think it was changing with which factor had to be available NF or XF for this to prompt you for Y to F. Certainly you needed NC0 but which NF or XF needed to exist to prompt for the Y to F upgrade I don't think was consistent. You obviously needed one or the other and in my three cases it was NF1, XF0 twice and then NF2, XF1 once. thus I would have surmised it was NF that was needed. However it hasn't happened per this thread in a while.
Dave
Last edited by iluv2fly; Oct 27, 2011 at 8:43 am Reason: merge
Oct 27, 2011, 5:33 am
#1149
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Oct 27, 2011, 8:19 am
#1150
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Oct 27, 2011, 8:53 am
#1151
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Oct 27, 2011, 9:26 am
#1152
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180/person for upgrade bwi-den.....yup bye bye UDUs at this rate
Oct 27, 2011, 1:11 pm
#1153
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Oct 27, 2011, 1:51 pm
#1154
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: US
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I was offered upgrade my award ticket from NRT-ICN (one way) to business class for 150/250/299. The price changes every few days and it was fun to
see this changes.
see this changes.
Oct 27, 2011, 1:59 pm
#1155
Join Date: Sep 2009
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Think they are dead. Haven't seen them since May or so. Too bad. Good deal for UA and for me. I spent about $10k on the Y to F upgrades. Now i'm usually in C on an SWU (no revenue to UA) and they have non-revs sitting in F.