Posh Seats?

smally311

Hi people,
any tips on getting seat upgrades on long haul flight. how much should I expect to pay to upgrade from economy with BA on the day?

RSVP, thank you all.

_Andy_

From economy to which cabin? (WT+, CW, F)

richardw

The trick is to predict the empty flights and to book economy on those.

https://www.ba.com offers upgrades at time of booking, do a search, this will give you an idea.

WT+ is often part of BA weekly exclusive offers log-in to ba.com to get these.

mystic_trev

Apart from paying the FULL price for the upgrade,the only way you'll get it is if the aircrafts full and you're deemed SFU (suitable for upgrade) I expect one or two people will say they've managed it for free, but upgrades are as about as likely as rocking horse !!!!!!.

richardw

Where do you want to go/ where from/ and when?

Do you want Premium Economy or Business or First, one way or return?

Voyager2002

The answer varies...

On some flights they offer paid up-grades at check-in: usually on flights where economy is full, and some economy passengers will have to be moved to the front anyway.

On most flights out of Gatwick, you can upgrade to Club class for a fifty pound fee: you do this on-line when yuo check in electronically.

It is sometimes possible to buy an upgrade using air miles, and of course you can buy extra air miles, but they don't come cheap (there is even a service charge for doing this!).

Barcode

With BA, you should have the opportunity to upgrade at the time of booking.

If you are not a frequent flyer, i.e, BA gold or silver (and not the blue executive club cards which everybody has) then your chances are zilch, as they should be.

richardw

Barcode wrote: »

(and not the blue executive club cards which everybody has).

They don't give Blue ones out free anymore, you have to spend more to get those.

vikingaero

My brother-in-law works for Virgin and he says that the days of upgrades are long over for mere mortals. Dressing in a smart suit or whatever these clever journos tell you won't work if the aircraft is full.

If there is space up front then priority is given to Gold then Silver then Red Flying Club Members. Next are travel agents/corporate account flyers. Then it's people on full fare economy tickets. And then the more you've paid for your ticket the higher your already slim chances. So if you've bagged the lowest bargain fare you're not even in with a sniff unless something goes wrong with numbers and you turn up last.

paulinespens

I paid $500 to travel in Envoy Class with US Airways from Philladelphia to Manchester. I got moved to a nice seat at the front on the plane that was like a bed. It was nice. Flying in cattle class a week on Tuesday. I have joined the frequent flyer club now.