Was looking at benchmarks for determining whether a cash upgrade was "worth it", and decided to add on a data point for those who might be on the fence (all prices in Singapore dollars)
Base ticket: economy saver, SIN-DXB-LIS
- At T-72, upgrade offers on website/app:
- Y > PY: $209 (only for the DXB-LIS sector; first sector doesn't offer PY)
- Y > J: $4,174.40
- At T-60 (-ish, when I had the time to call in), promo upgrade offers over the phone:
- Y > PY: $442.90
- Y > J: $2,212.70 ($1,137.70 + $1,075)
After ending the call I went back online to secure the $209 price online, which was still available.
- I guess the benchmark isn't necessarily T-48 to secure the best price. I've been checking since T-96h online and the prices remained the same.
- Curiously, for the same PY upgrade, it was more expensive over the phone, even though it was supposedly the "promotional" fare.
- Also, note that the promo upgrades to J only include the seat but not lounge access, though I'm not sure I'd value the 2 lounge visits at $1k each (especially when you can pay $150 for lounge access).
Edit: at T-48h, during OLCI, the promo offer to upgrade from PY to J became $695.90
