Premium Economy

I flew from Seattle to Split with a connection in Munich and placed a bid of $320 to upgrade to premium economy on the long-haul segment. This was slightly above the minimum bid, but it wasn’t accepted. Once onboard, the flight turned out to be pretty empty. I even had an entire...

Trip report after flying with British Airways on an A380 route between London Heathrow and San Francisco using a Companion Voucher. Outbound flight was in Premium Economy due to no Club World availability at booking. The experience was generally positive with good comfort and...

Hi folks, we booked a round-trip to Thailand from SFO through Chase using points (around 330k points for 4 tickets in Economy Basic for December). According to the booking, the fare is eligible for upgrades. I’ve seen that if you book through Alaska Airlines, you may be able to...

We’re planning to fly from Los Angeles to London later this year on a British Airways A380 for a family event, and we’ll be traveling with a 22-month-old. Currently, we have three seats booked in Economy (together in one row), but we’re debating whether upgrading is worth it....

Hi, I recently flew TRD to TOS on a Premium ticket booked using Fly Premium (so effectively Premium for the price of Go using points). During the flight, the crew did not provide any service at all. There was no water, coffee, or anything offered. It seemed like the crew instead...

I do not really understand Lufthansa’s upgrade bidding system. In the past I have successfully gotten upgrades to premium economy or business by bidding slightly above the minimum, sometimes only €10 to €20 more on long haul flights. This time I increased my bid significantly,...

One is planning to book flights for a family of four to Europe next year. They are finding it difficult to secure four Business Class seats, especially on preferred routes. However, they often see availability split between two Business Class seats and two Premium Economy seats...

I recently had two very full flights with British Airways from LHR to YYZ and back. I’m a Silver member but usually travel economy for work. On the outbound flight, I didn’t realize I’d been upgraded until I boarded and noticed I was in a premium seat (row 20). I initially...

Hi all, Looking for some perspective after a rough first experience with Singapore Airlines. I flew a 17-hour direct flight in Premium Economy (roundtrip ticket ~$1300). Unfortunately, my seat was basically non-functional: No entertainment No reading light No charging port So...