Would you spend 10% of your monthly income to upgrade to Business Class?

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Flying home from Mexico City in premium economy. Got an offer of £400 to upgrade to business class. 11 hour night flight.

£400 is roughly 10% of a month’s take home pay, so it’s a lot of money.

Would you do it?

Another vote for biting their hand off!! Which airline OP?

Absolutely! I've spent way more than that before, that is a total bargain and worth every penny for long haul.

YES!!

100 times yes. I’m and anxious flyer, can’t sleep sitting up and fantasise about lay-flat seats. Sadly I’ve never come across a deal as good as this and have never been able to justify it. But I’d jump at this.

Depends on which airline as some business classes are much better than others. Would defo upgrade for something like BA, virgin, emirates.....

No

Deff!

Definitly

Wouldn't think twice.

No, I think premium economy is fine

Hell yeah!

Yes, especially going east. If you can get 5 or 6 hours of good sleep you can start living on local time immediately after you land and just tell your body that you had a normal night with a bit less sleep than usual.

Also, if you can afford a holiday in Mexico you ought to be able to afford another £400. If you can't afford that then you probably shouldn't be going on that holiday.

£400 is very good value for an upgrade. Business class flights are generally around 2.5 x the price of economy, usually not including any really low promotional economy fares. At the end of the day if the £400 can be put to much better use then it really doesn't matter how good value it is. I travel long haul in economy very regularly and whilst the thought of the flight doesn't fill me with joy, half an hour after landing I'm over it.

Without a question. Go for it.

I don’t usually think upgrades are worth it but that’s a bargain!

I wouldn't as it wouldn't be worth it to me, it really depends if you want/need more space to sleep. If I'm tired I can sleep anywhere so it makes no difference.

Probably, unless I'd already been ripped off with the PE price.

Is it BA? Double check the aircraft to make sure it not a crusty plane with inferior biz class.

I would, but it depends how well you sleep on planes.

Absolutely

I thought "Yes, of course" at first (if I had the £400, which I don't). But then I realised you could check into a dead comfy hotel at Heathrow if you're tired, get a proper sleep, shower and a nice dinner, and still have change.

So, no!

I’d snatch their hand off for that price

No. But I flew that regularly in economy.

Yes

Before I tried business I would have said no however now I have tried it I would definitely do it, it makes the whole experience and the holiday 100x nicer.

Yes!