Not exact matches
Special offers vary but usually you get a discount up to 30 % of the airfare price or free
upgrade to business class in case if you bought a full
fare economy class
ticket.
Tip # 3: If you have a work trip booked on United or a Star Alliance, depending on the
fare class of your cash
ticket, it might be worth
upgrading to business class or first class with United miles.
Upgrade awards on Korean Air flights are limited to generally expensive
fare classes on paid
tickets, so your
ticket may not be eligible.
American AAdvantage Platinum and Gold status members can
upgrade their purchased main cabin
ticket to the next class of
fare on American Airlines flights.
Platinum and Gold status AAdvantage members can
upgrade their purchased main cabin
ticket to the next class of
fare on American Airlines flights.
I then called UA & the 1K rep said that despite the proper
fare class, the
ticket was coded as a «Bulk Sale» and consequently, NO
upgrades were allowed.
Merrill Lynch / BoA has a similar program and despite the
ticketed fare class, UA codes the
ticket as «Bulk
fare — NOT eligible for
upgrade»
This
upgrade type will confirm immediately but will not re-
fare your
ticket; you will still earn miles according to the
fare you first booked.
When flying, Virtuoso can clinch special
fares,
upgrades, preferential seating, drink
tickets, airport lounge access, VIP baggage handling, airport transfers or a car rental
upgrade.
(a) Classic
Upgrade Rewards can not be used in conjunction with an open dated ticket, fares ineligible to earn Points, a travel industry reduced fare ticket, a prize ticket or any other promotional offer; (b) Classic Upgrade Rewards can only be requested on the Segments listed on the Itinerary for which the Member has been issued a ticket; (c) Classic Upgrade Rewards may only be used to obtain an upgrade as follows: (i) Discount Economy, Economy or Flexible Economy to Premium Economy class or Classic Flight Reward Economy to Premium Economy (where available), (ii) Discount Economy, Economy or Flexible Economy to Business class or Classic Flight Reward Economy to Business class (where available), Note: at the time of registration for a Classic Upgrade Reward to Business, Members may also register a request for a Classic Upgrade Reward to Premium Economy (where avai
Upgrade Rewards can not be used in conjunction with an open dated
ticket,
fares ineligible to earn Points, a travel industry reduced
fare ticket, a prize
ticket or any other promotional offer; (b) Classic
Upgrade Rewards can only be requested on the Segments listed on the Itinerary for which the Member has been issued a ticket; (c) Classic Upgrade Rewards may only be used to obtain an upgrade as follows: (i) Discount Economy, Economy or Flexible Economy to Premium Economy class or Classic Flight Reward Economy to Premium Economy (where available), (ii) Discount Economy, Economy or Flexible Economy to Business class or Classic Flight Reward Economy to Business class (where available), Note: at the time of registration for a Classic Upgrade Reward to Business, Members may also register a request for a Classic Upgrade Reward to Premium Economy (where avai
Upgrade Rewards can only be requested on the Segments listed on the Itinerary for which the Member has been issued a
ticket; (c) Classic
Upgrade Rewards may only be used to obtain an upgrade as follows: (i) Discount Economy, Economy or Flexible Economy to Premium Economy class or Classic Flight Reward Economy to Premium Economy (where available), (ii) Discount Economy, Economy or Flexible Economy to Business class or Classic Flight Reward Economy to Business class (where available), Note: at the time of registration for a Classic Upgrade Reward to Business, Members may also register a request for a Classic Upgrade Reward to Premium Economy (where avai
Upgrade Rewards may only be used to obtain an
upgrade as follows: (i) Discount Economy, Economy or Flexible Economy to Premium Economy class or Classic Flight Reward Economy to Premium Economy (where available), (ii) Discount Economy, Economy or Flexible Economy to Business class or Classic Flight Reward Economy to Business class (where available), Note: at the time of registration for a Classic Upgrade Reward to Business, Members may also register a request for a Classic Upgrade Reward to Premium Economy (where avai
upgrade as follows: (i) Discount Economy, Economy or Flexible Economy to Premium Economy class or Classic Flight Reward Economy to Premium Economy (where available), (ii) Discount Economy, Economy or Flexible Economy to Business class or Classic Flight Reward Economy to Business class (where available), Note: at the time of registration for a Classic
Upgrade Reward to Business, Members may also register a request for a Classic Upgrade Reward to Premium Economy (where avai
Upgrade Reward to Business, Members may also register a request for a Classic
Upgrade Reward to Premium Economy (where avai
Upgrade Reward to Premium Economy (where available).
«Deep discounted First class
fares are cheaper than your coach
ticket, would you like us to
upgrade you?»
Unlimited Complimentary U.S. 50 Delta One ®
Upgrades: All paid
tickets (except E fares), Award Tickets, Miles + Cash and Pay with Miles tick
tickets (except E
fares), Award
Tickets, Miles + Cash and Pay with Miles tick
Tickets, Miles + Cash and Pay with Miles
ticketstickets (2)
Unlimited Complimentary U.S. 50 Delta One, First Class & Delta Comfort +
Upgrades for a Companion: All paid
tickets (except E fares), Award Tickets, Miles + Cash, Pay with Miles tickets and SkyMiles Companion Certifica
tickets (except E
fares), Award
Tickets, Miles + Cash, Pay with Miles tickets and SkyMiles Companion Certifica
Tickets, Miles + Cash, Pay with Miles
tickets and SkyMiles Companion Certifica
tickets and SkyMiles Companion Certificates (2)
Unlimited Complimentary Delta Comfort +
Upgrades: All paid
tickets (except E fares), Award Tickets, Miles + Cash and Pay with Miles tick
tickets (except E
fares), Award
Tickets, Miles + Cash and Pay with Miles tick
Tickets, Miles + Cash and Pay with Miles
ticketstickets (2)
Pay with Miles
tickets are not eligible for Best
Fare Guarantee and may not be combined with any other forms of mileage redemption, such as Award Travel
tickets and
upgrades.
Fares listed may be Basic Economy
tickets which are subject to additional restrictions including, but not limited to: no seat selection or
upgrades, no group or family seating, no full - sized carry - on bags and no flight changes or refunds except as stated in the United 24 - hour flexible booking policy.
Unlike airlines like British Airways, American Airlines has separate
fare codes for
upgrades and award
tickets.
Not all
fares qualify for
upgrades, and you can not
upgrade award
tickets.
MileagePlus
Upgrade Awards can be used on any United -, United Express - or Copa - operated flight, with no
fare restrictions except for
tickets containing a Basic Economy
fare.
Except for mileage accrual,
upgrades, and form of refund for refundable
fares, all other
fare rules for the
ticket purchased apply.
The number of Etihad Guest Miles that are required to be redeemed for an
Upgrade Reward are specified by the Mileage Calculator (which is available on the Etihad Guest Website) and will vary according to the relevant fare class, and the eligibility for an upgrade will be dependent on the fare rules within the relevant fare class, as will be issued and advised at the time of sale of the original Revenue
Upgrade Reward are specified by the Mileage Calculator (which is available on the Etihad Guest Website) and will vary according to the relevant
fare class, and the eligibility for an
upgrade will be dependent on the fare rules within the relevant fare class, as will be issued and advised at the time of sale of the original Revenue
upgrade will be dependent on the
fare rules within the relevant
fare class, as will be issued and advised at the time of sale of the original Revenue
Ticket.
Assignment of Complimentary Premier
Upgrades on award
tickets within each Premier level will be prioritized after the lowest paid
fare class.
American AAdvantage Platinum and Gold status members can
upgrade their purchased main cabin
ticket to the next class of
fare on American Airlines flights.
The following
fare types will not qualify for
Upgrade Rewards at airports — ID / AD
tickets, travel industry reduced rates, free or non-Revenue Tickets, staff promotion tickets and any other fares that are declared by us to be ineligible for Upgrade R
tickets, travel industry reduced rates, free or non-Revenue
Tickets, staff promotion tickets and any other fares that are declared by us to be ineligible for Upgrade R
Tickets, staff promotion
tickets and any other fares that are declared by us to be ineligible for Upgrade R
tickets and any other
fares that are declared by us to be ineligible for
Upgrade Rewards.
Full -
fare tickets require 100 percent of the miles required for an award
ticket to
upgrade (i.e., if an economy award between London and Bahrain is 24,000 miles one way, you'll need 24,000 miles to
upgrade to the next class), and discount
fares require 150 percent of the miles.
Full
fare tickets, which may be eligible for an instant
upgrade, are processed first.
The real point is, with the instructions in this post you can probably find something you like and confirm an
upgrade into first class even if the companion
fare can't actually be used to book first class
tickets anymore.
Changes: Voluntary changes in reservations on
ticketed itineraries are permitted only pursuant to the rules of the
fare purchased, but
upgrade is not guaranteed and will depend on availability and terms and conditions.
Upgrade Reservations and
Ticketing: Upgradeable Main Cabin
ticket must be purchased according to the applicable
fare rules.
A one - way
upgrade from economy to business class costs 50 percent of the price in miles for that
ticket if you purchased it at a standard
fares.
The same system is also used to apply other sorts of
upgrades for full
fare tickets or systemwide
upgrade instruments.
First class
fares are displayed to the right in case you decide it's easier to just buy first class rather than
upgrade a coach
ticket.
It also displays the lowest
fare in the «Main Cabin» column to the left so that you know how much more you're paying in order to
upgrade the
ticket.
Note: There is a downside to booking with British Airways if you're an American Airlines AAdvantage member — you can not use Systemwide
upgrades or AAdvantage miles to
upgrade flights booked through British Airways even if those flights are flown on American Airlines aircraft (there is an exception to this but it will almost certainly not apply to most readers of this blog as it involves booking full
fare tickets).
Upgrades are not available for companion
tickets, Grabaseat
fares or other discounted
fares.
Upgrade Offer: Mileage
Upgrade Award is valid for
upgraded one - way travel on Delta Air Lines - operated flights worldwide, including connecting flights, between the origin and destination of a
ticketed fare.
Used wisely, every companion
fare has saved me $ 300 to $ 700 per year on
tickets in coach (not accounting for the ability to
upgrade these
tickets using my MVP Gold Guest
Upgrades).
Benefits of this status include complimentary
upgrades to first class, when available, from most
fares including award
tickets but excluding ultra discounted E
fares and Pay With Miles
tickets.
An even more lucrative offer is to pay for a full
fare business class flight and get a complimentary partner
ticket (or use the
upgrade option).
First, it can give you a complimentary
upgrade to business class if you book a full
fare economy class
ticket.
Tip # 3: If you have a work trip booked on United or a Star Alliance, depending on the
fare class of your cash
ticket, it might be worth
upgrading to business class or first class with United miles.
The main thing that you should notice is that only full -
fare Economy of full
fare Premium Economy
tickets can be
upgraded with AAdvantage miles....
According to American Airlines, excluding award
tickets, the following
fare classes are eligible for mileage
upgrades:
... if you had booked a Premium Economy (World Traveller Plus)
ticket, in
fare class W, you would be able to
upgrade these flights to Business Class for 12,500 AAdvantage Miles.
Now if there are multiple 75Ks on the waitlist that are booked in the same
fare class, then the tiebreaker is based on when the
ticket was booked (oldest booking has the priority on the
upgrade list).
In some cases it may actually cost more to buy one of these
tickets compared to purchasing a discounted business class
fare that doesn't require an
upgrade.
Elite members in every Medallion tier can
upgrade in advance when they purchase a full
fare ticket in the Y
fare class.
That means even if you buy a full
fare ticket in standard economy the best you can get with an
upgrade is a little extra legroom and slightly wider seat — not a flat bed.
Not all
fares qualify for
upgrades, and award
tickets can't be
upgraded.
The miles needed to
upgrade depend on the
fare class of the
ticket purchased but I don't really recommend you doing this as they seem a little excessive.