YXDfan From Canada, joined Dec 2000, 191 posts, RR: 0 Posted (1 year 9 months 2 weeks 1 day 12 hours ago) and read 688 times:
Hey folks!
I'm flying transatlantic for the very first time on Saturday night (BA84 YVR-LHR). Being a rather tall fellow, i'm not sure how cozy a Y-class seat will be for a 9 hour flight. Any tips on how to score an upgrade with BA?
Lan1981 From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 1, posted (1 year 9 months 2 weeks 1 day 12 hours ago) and read 668 times:
99% chance of no upgrade; the airline will only upgrade commercial passengers if there is a business need i.e. overbooking, denied boarding compensation etc - even in those cases, only those tagged as SFUs (suitable for upgrade) will usually be considered - these pax are usually top-tier members of BA's FFP, or of a Oneworld FFP, or other full-fare pax.
The only other way is to pay an upgrade fare at the airport...sorry.
HB88 From United Kingdom (England), joined Sep 2005, 758 posts, RR: 18 Reply 3, posted (1 year 9 months 2 weeks 1 day 11 hours ago) and read 632 times:
BA very very rarely upgrade. Try and get an econ bulkhead seat if you can.
Have a nice flight - BA might not have the most generous seat pitch, but their service and FAs are the business.
Falstaff From United States, joined Jun 2006, 2961 posts, RR: 14 Reply 5, posted (1 year 9 months 1 week 5 days 14 hours ago) and read 533 times:
Quoting Zeke (Reply 2): Quoting YXDfan (Thread starter):
Any tips on how to score an upgrade with BA?
Pay for a J or F ticket seems to work.
Always a sure fire way to a good seat.
I don't know about BA, but most airlines don't just give away upgrades to anybody. I will occasionally get a an upgrade on NW, but never (well once) out of DTW). I travel between DTW and STL a lot and I have gotten to know several of the STL employees over the years. Sometimes they will upgrade me because I am a regular customer, they see me monthly, and I always ask. I never expect it, but it always a nice surprise.
I always like to get an exit row, for the leg room. Maybe that would be easier to get.
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