Just have to share this here because of how unbelievably tone-deaf it is.
I have an upcoming flight with Lufthansa, booked cheapest economy class. Now I get a mail that says I am eligible for an upgrade.
Correction, I am eligible to make an offer to maybe maybe get an upgrade. When I click that link I get to the page above in the screenshot where I can now choose an amount between 90 and 300-ish EUR per passenger, per flight, to maybe upgrade to business class.
Just look at the slider, it is almost hilarious that it says poor when you leave it at the low amounts. Is any other airline doing that?
It reminds me of gambling and i don’t like it.
And you even pay for the chance so i guess no refund if you were unlucky? ( I hope its a april fools joke, but in such times it is realistic )
If you don’t succeed then you presumably won’t pay.
I still hate it though. The “colour coding” of the offer dial too, encouraging you to make an overpriced offer in the “green” range.
Get fucked. I hate this blind bidding nonsense. Offer me a price upfront, and I’ll tell you if I want it or not.
No, I am pretty sure it says somewhere if you don’t “win” the bid you don’t pay. Also not an e-mail from today but couple days ago.
Hey it’s just like Amtrak’s PoorBid system of selling business/first class seats (the real name is BidUp).
If you feel like it you can just put the minimum bid and see what happens. If it’s off peak and mid week chances are pretty good.
It’s a 1 hour and a half flight. The cheapest offer I can select is 1/3 of my current ticket. I just don’t see how that’s worth it at all.
“oh we don’t make enough money if we just tell you how much it costs, we need you to overpay”
