[esselle]

Etihad have a really good system. If you are booked in J and their algorithms show there will be space available in F, they send you an email offering the chance to bid for the upgrade, with a minimum and maximum price.

Last time I flew MEL-AUH I bid the lowest price option, and got the upgrade for £500, which for a near 14 hour flight seemed good value.

[Elegant8]

Just PAID FOR an ‘upgrade’ to seat 63F upper level on BA 295 from business class, on a AA award .
CC charge cleared, but seat selection did not….
Then CC showed no charge from BA…fortunately I took a screenshot
Which clearly indicated BA’s charge…several calls to BA,including direct to London provided no explanation…..as a MM LT Gold, BA Bronze I am
Considering charging BA with fraud

[cotswoldsw]

Elegant8 – what did BA charge for? There is no 63F business seat with BA

[DerekVH]

63F is a Club World seat on the upper deck of a 747.

[cotswoldsw]

I thought it was A, B, J and K?

[DerekVH]

Apologies cotswoldsw you are correct!

[Elegant8]

To answer your question…63 J and K…
AA no longer flys 744….let alone upper cabins.

[first_class_please]

Has anybody experience of the Etihad Instant Airport Upgrade rates?

They offer an online bidding system, but I find on the routes I am looking at that the lowest offer is same or sometimes more than the paid promotional fare would of been.

I have a trip next week and debating bidding, vs asking at the airport to purchase.

Just wondered if anybody had experience of this and how the prices compared.

[Tom Otley]

Etihad certainly has a range of options

https://www.etihad.com/en-gb/before-you-fly/my-upgrade-options/

[FDOS_UK]

[quote quote=755797]Has anybody experience of the Etihad Instant Airport Upgrade rates?

They offer an online bidding system, but I find on the routes I am looking at that the lowest offer is same or sometimes more than the paid promotional fare would of been.

I have a trip next week and debating bidding, vs asking at the airport to purchase.

Just wondered if anybody had experience of this and how the prices compared.

[/quote]

I haven’t tried an airport upgrade, but did a ‘Push’ upgrade through their call centre at around -40 hours and found it to be good value – can’t remember the exact price, but for a Malpensa – Abu Dhabi Y to J, it was in the low hundreds of pounds. I guess it all depends on how many seats are free.

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