Upsell Offers From UA For Business/First Seating (Time of Purchase, OLCI, or Gate)
Oct 17, 2008, 9:18 pm
#1186
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UA8 SFO>JFK on Thursday 10/16
I have a Standard Award for C and was offered upgrade to F during OLCI for $440 or so. Declined because I flew with my spouse... and if I had wanted the F I'd just pay the 120000 miles instead of 90000 miles for C.
Oct 18, 2008, 10:58 pm
#1187
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Nrt-bkk t-nc
10/13 NRT-BKK OLCI saied 40100JPY. I put NO.
10/16 BKK-NRT Asked check in agent. She saied $315. I told her "Please."
10/16 BKK-NRT Asked check in agent. She saied $315. I told her "Please."
Oct 20, 2008, 5:10 pm
#1188
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LAX-NRT C>F
On 16 Oct was flying on paid C-class and offered C > F for $ 913. Decided to keep my seat.
Oct 20, 2008, 5:19 pm
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Oct 20, 2008, 7:28 pm
#1190
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Oct 20, 2008, 8:13 pm
#1191
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Z fare PEK-IAD, OLCI offered 6,800 CNY (about $1,000) to C->F.
Of course it's declined.
Of course it's declined.
Oct 20, 2008, 10:04 pm
#1192
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do they ask for paid upgrades if people are trying to use swu's on the flight? it seems, to me, tongue in cheek, that if they are not upgrading people like 1k's with swu's then, and asking for paid upgrades, there may be some un-happy campers out there, but i think that being upgraded is a priviledge and not a right, so that the people do not have much to complain, or anything, to complain about. am i correct in this assumption?
Oct 20, 2008, 11:28 pm
#1193
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NRT <> BKK
BKK>NRT Early morning flight and want to sleep. (Slept at 2am, waked up at 3:30am)
Acutually more than $300 on this segment seemed me expensive.
Oct 21, 2008, 4:54 am
#1194
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do they ask for paid upgrades if people are trying to use swu's on the flight? it seems, to me, tongue in cheek, that if they are not upgrading people like 1k's with swu's then, and asking for paid upgrades, there may be some un-happy campers out there, but i think that being upgraded is a priviledge and not a right, so that the people do not have much to complain, or anything, to complain about. am i correct in this assumption?
. IMHO miles and SWUs do have a dollar value to UA. The holders of these upgrade instruments have PAID for them also, by flying the required amount deemed necessary by United. I dont see that paid upgrades are higher priority (or value). So you have someone who ponies up $$ for a paid upgrade and the frequent flyer who spent the whole year (or in some cases, years) putting up cash to fly UA over other airlines to earn those valuable upgrade instruments. Why should SWU or mile upgrades be seen as lower in value than paid upgrades? In many cases the paid upgrades can be offered to the lowest fare types and in some cases SWUs can only be used on W fares or higher (for intl travel) ie not the lowest or cheapest fare buckets avail. AFAIK, SWUs are higher priority on the waitlist and generally paid upgrades can only be offered after all waitlisted pax are cleared. I may be wrong, but that is my understanding of how the system works
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Oct 23, 2008, 11:44 am
#1195
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Traveling on an XY fare, OLCI offered the following:
10/18 IAD-DEN
$29 upgrade to E+
~$230 upgrade to NF
10/18 DEN-LAS
$39 upgrade to E+
~$150 upgrade to NF
10/22 LAS-ORD (TED)
$54 upgrade to E+
10/22 ORD-GSO
$39 upgrade to E+
~$154 upgrade to NF
10/18 IAD-DEN
$29 upgrade to E+
~$230 upgrade to NF
10/18 DEN-LAS
$39 upgrade to E+
~$150 upgrade to NF
10/22 LAS-ORD (TED)
$54 upgrade to E+
10/22 ORD-GSO
$39 upgrade to E+
~$154 upgrade to NF
Oct 23, 2008, 10:34 pm
#1196
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Buying Day of Departure International Upgrades
I've had some luck buying an international "day of departure" upgrade from coach to business, but they have always been "upgradeable" fares.
Now, I've book a coach ticket to China on a "T" fare.
Do I have any chance of buying an upgrade?
I'm 1K.
Now, I've book a coach ticket to China on a "T" fare.
Do I have any chance of buying an upgrade?
I'm 1K.
Oct 23, 2008, 10:39 pm
#1197
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They definitely offer UFC for S fares, and I suspect for T fares as well.
Oct 23, 2008, 10:49 pm
#1198
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Are these upgrades available when checking in on-line 23 hours before the flight, or only the same day at the airport?
Oct 23, 2008, 10:51 pm
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depends on the loads. Sometimes it will ask you at OLCI and sometimes you have to ask at the ticketing desk when you check in.
Oct 23, 2008, 10:57 pm
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