Upsell Offers From UA For Business/First Seating (Time of Purchase, OLCI, or Gate)
Nov 9, 2009, 8:24 am
#2461
Join Date: Jun 2006
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I guess it just depends on where you are coming from or where you are at in life. If I was in DBX for work that would likely only be 2-3 days per diem so I would probably take it in a heart beat esp if I had been gone more than a week.
Nov 18, 2009, 9:34 pm
#2463
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11/18: PHX-DEN Y->F $154.
This seems to be the going rate on this route. I again declined it.
This seems to be the going rate on this route. I again declined it.
Nov 18, 2009, 9:49 pm
#2464
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: SF Bay Area
Posts: 128
11/16 DEN-BWI $231. Y to F. Declined!
Nov 21, 2009, 10:15 pm
#2465
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21NOV KIX-SFO E+ (and row 17 at that) to old style biz class for approx
JPY 60,000. Declined. Now had it been new style biz class the decision would've been that much harder...
JPY 60,000. Declined. Now had it been new style biz class the decision would've been that much harder...
Nov 22, 2009, 2:09 pm
#2466
Join Date: Jan 2005
Posts: 1,945
Question about upsell at check-in
Yesterday at IAD, I asked for an upsell to J from Y for ORD-PVG.
They quoted me a price of $999 when it's usually more along the lines of $735.
Looking at the receipt, it said "Business Class Upgrade (7)". It usually says "Business Class Upgrade (5)".
I asked the check-in representative what the different numbers meant, but she responded by saying that she "had absolutely no idea".
I was wondering if anybody here could help explain the difference in numbers and price?
Thanks
They quoted me a price of $999 when it's usually more along the lines of $735.
Looking at the receipt, it said "Business Class Upgrade (7)". It usually says "Business Class Upgrade (5)".
I asked the check-in representative what the different numbers meant, but she responded by saying that she "had absolutely no idea".
I was wondering if anybody here could help explain the difference in numbers and price?
Thanks
Nov 22, 2009, 2:29 pm
#2467
Join Date: Sep 2009
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Posts: 9,348
Probably a PCU not a UFC.
Nov 22, 2009, 2:42 pm
#2468
Join Date: Sep 2009
Programs: United GS/MM, Marriott LT Titanium Elite
Posts: 242
I would guess that it has to do with the supply of seats, represented by the code and thus the higher price
Nov 23, 2009, 8:55 pm
#2469
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
SFO-FRA $712 C to F
Declined. UA showed me no love at the gate. I wound up being reassigned to a seat vacated by an op up to F when they wanted my seat to accommodate a family of 4 who wanted to sit together.
Nov 24, 2009, 3:40 pm
#2470
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SFO-HNL $385.01 XY-XF (I'm guessing)
Award travel in Y for me and Mom89339. At OLCI offered upgrade for $385.01 each to F (presumably XF). I found the penny odd. I recall where some people mentioned they got miles for the OLCI upgrades from award travel and now am wondering if I should have...
Nov 24, 2009, 3:50 pm
#2471
Join Date: Sep 2009
Programs: United GS/MM, Marriott LT Titanium Elite
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OLCI just offered $306 for Y-to-F IAD/SFO on Award ticket, I declined.
Nov 25, 2009, 10:37 am
#2472
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: PHL
Programs: UA 2P
Posts: 187
OLCI offered Y->F on a 757 PHL-ORD for $154, both to Mrs. Exiled (on a DBCFREE ticket) and to me (on a rev ticket).
We declined.
We declined.
Nov 25, 2009, 11:42 am
#2473
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I'd like to post a data point after checking in for my NW flight today.
UA offers to me:
PHX-LAX: $77
LAX-SFO: $77
DEN-PHX/PHX-DEN: $154
NW offers to me:
PHX-MSP-YUL: $190
PHX-DTW-RDU: $110
The latest one (RDU) was particularly remarkable against the UA offers.
UA offers to me:
PHX-LAX: $77
LAX-SFO: $77
DEN-PHX/PHX-DEN: $154
NW offers to me:
PHX-MSP-YUL: $190
PHX-DTW-RDU: $110
The latest one (RDU) was particularly remarkable against the UA offers.
Nov 25, 2009, 12:21 pm
#2474
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Washington DC
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Friend checked in online for IAD to LHR for today, 11/25/09 and was offered y to c for $809. That's crazy talk. I remember when they first started doing this it was around $350. That he would have done.
I guess they are pricing themselves out of this money making op. Oh well.
I guess they are pricing themselves out of this money making op. Oh well.
