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I'm looking to fly to San Francisco in October with British airways. I am visiting a friend so I have free accommodation and I am looking to upgrade. I would love to fly business class but at the moment the flights are looking very expensive. Is there any hope of my getting this flight return for around £2000 ?
Any help is welcome,
Thanks
Any help is welcome,
Thanks
Not sure if this will be valid for your dates, but worth a shot. Even if that particular deal is no good for you, he's also got good links to find the kind of fare you're looking for.
http://blog.continentalclub.co.uk/other/british-ai...
http://blog.continentalclub.co.uk/other/british-ai...
Sometimes when I've been online to book economy flights for the wife and I with BA, just before completion of the booking I've had a message that I can upgrade to club for £x. For example, last year I booked economy LGW to Naples in September and got the offer of upgrading the whole trip for the two of us for an additional of £120 which I jumped at. Maybe being an BA Executive Club member has helped.
R.
R.
Minemapper said:
Not sure if this will be valid for your dates, but worth a shot. Even if that particular deal is no good for you, he's also got good links to find the kind of fare you're looking for.
http://blog.continentalclub.co.uk/other/british-ai...
Not valid for the dates but that is very good prices, once I can find flight for the dates I am looking for for around £2000 I will be booking.http://blog.continentalclub.co.uk/other/british-ai...
It might be possible. In December I booked a premium economy flight for LHR LAS, which cost £1100 in the BA Sale.
I've just got back, and managed to upgrade each leg of the flight for £225, so a total cost of £1550. I got lucky that they hadn't sold out Club seats. That price was only available 5 minutes before check-in opened. I had hoped to upgrade using my miles, but no reward seats were released between my original booking and the flight.
I'm not sure being a member of the Executive club helps, because anyone can be a member. Having status might help, but in theory it only helps if there are forced upgrades required on a flight.
The Naples upgrade is Club Europe, so a complete waste of money in my opinion, and not relevant to the SFO flight.
I've just got back, and managed to upgrade each leg of the flight for £225, so a total cost of £1550. I got lucky that they hadn't sold out Club seats. That price was only available 5 minutes before check-in opened. I had hoped to upgrade using my miles, but no reward seats were released between my original booking and the flight.
I'm not sure being a member of the Executive club helps, because anyone can be a member. Having status might help, but in theory it only helps if there are forced upgrades required on a flight.
The Naples upgrade is Club Europe, so a complete waste of money in my opinion, and not relevant to the SFO flight.
Of course I know Naples is Club Europe but it is an illustration of what is sometimes on offer from BA although not advertised. I also think that being a BA EC member was nothing to do with it. A total addition of £120 for two upgrades on a round trip basis was well worth buying in my view.
Having flown EasyJet last week to/from Malpensa (never again!)at a not too dissimilar cost, BA Club was well worth the money.
R.
Having flown EasyJet last week to/from Malpensa (never again!)at a not too dissimilar cost, BA Club was well worth the money.
R.
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