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Aer Lingus Transatlantic Upgrade Auction

  • 10-10-2016 05:17PM
    #1
    Conor84
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 199 ✭✭


    Just wondering how this works.

    After I booked a flight on the Aer Lingus website I got an E Mail inviting me to bid to upgrade to Business Class. The range of bid was for between €350 - €950. I put in a bid and just a couple of days before the flight told I was successful. It was a very nice flight!

    My parents had booked a different flight on a different route (via New York) on the website but they didn't get an offer to bid for an upgrade.

    I'm wondering is it normal to get an offer to bd for an upgrade or how do they decide?

    Has anybody else bid for the upgrade and did you get it or not?


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  • #2
    Riskymove
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,900 ✭✭✭✭Riskymove


    There was a previous thread on this somewhere.

    I have used it a couple of times successfully (to New York)

    I think with New York you generally will be successful, given the number of flights a day and likelihood of all business class on all flights being full.

    Not sure why your parents did not get an email but you can also access it by logging in to "Manage my Trip" on Aer Lingus website and there is usually an option to Bid to Upgrade.


  • #3
    vienne86
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,077 ✭✭✭✭vienne86


    I've got this for a forthcoming trip via Boston.....as the Boston flight is not that long, I wasn't going to bother.....but maybe I'll give it a twirl nearer the time.


  • #4
    endofrainbow
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,972 ✭✭✭endofrainbow


    perhaps the business seats were full on the New York flight?


  • #5
    Stationmaster
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 969 ✭✭✭Stationmaster


    Conor84 wrote: »
    Just wondering how this works.

    After I booked a flight on the Aer Lingus website I got an E Mail inviting me to bid to upgrade to Business Class. The range of bid was for between €350 - €950. I put in a bid and just a couple of days before the flight told I was successful. It was a very nice flight!

    My parents had booked a different flight on a different route (via New York) on the website but they didn't get an offer to bid for an upgrade.

    I'm wondering is it normal to get an offer to bd for an upgrade or how do they decide?

    Has anybody else bid for the upgrade and did you get it or not?

    How much did you bid do you mind me asking??!!


  • #6
    Conor84
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 199 ✭✭Conor84


    I bid €410 and got it


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  • #7
    Stationmaster
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 969 ✭✭✭Stationmaster


    One way or return?

    Seems like you got a good deal.


  • #8
    Masala
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,541 ✭✭✭Masala


    Conor84 wrote: »
    I bid €410 and got it

    Is that on top of your original fare????


  • #9
    Riskymove
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,900 ✭✭✭✭Riskymove


    Masala wrote: »
    Is that on top of your original fare????

    yes

    You have to remember that the full cost of business could be a 1,000 or even 2,000 on top of a one way fare


  • #10
    Conor84
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 199 ✭✭Conor84


    Stationmaster wrote: »
    One way or return?

    Seems like you got a good deal.

    €410 one way going out and that was on top of the original fare. Came back economy - and that was hard!!

    The bid range was €350 - €950 and you can only make one bid so I did well given that I bid at the lower end of the range.

    The other thing was that because I was on a connecting flight (economy of course) I could still use the United Business Class lounge in Chicago - got more free food and another 2 drinks while I was waiting on that second flight.


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