Well, here's a surprise. Buy the cheapest fare on Etihad, that isn't eligible for upgrades, and they send you an offer anyway!
They describe it as "upselling" your original fare to an upgradeable one, then bidding for the upgrade, but it's all encompassed in the same offer.
A bit steep though - Dublin to Abu Dhabi minimum bid is about $1130 and Abu Dhabi to Sydney minimum bid is about $1785. Double that and add the original fare, and it's well over $7000, or well into the ballpark of buying the Business Class fare in the first place.
So I have filed it under "why bother"...
They describe it as "upselling" your original fare to an upgradeable one, then bidding for the upgrade, but it's all encompassed in the same offer.
A bit steep though - Dublin to Abu Dhabi minimum bid is about $1130 and Abu Dhabi to Sydney minimum bid is about $1785. Double that and add the original fare, and it's well over $7000, or well into the ballpark of buying the Business Class fare in the first place.
So I have filed it under "why bother"...