Business Class availability DXB-LHR
Apr 15, 2014, 5:40 pm
#1
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Join Date: Nov 2013
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Business Class availability DXB-LHR
Hi all,
I am planning on flying out from LGW on EK10 on 3rd June and back to LHR on 6th June on EK29. I have enough Skywards miles to upgrade one sector from Economy to Business, however they are all not upgradable before check in (presumably they are Saver fares). This is quite disappointing so I wanted to ask all of you from your experiences what you think the chances are of a seat in J being available on EK29. I'm not sure of how full flights are in early June hence the thread. I don't want to upgrade from Y to J from LGW due to the APD I would have to pay.
Thanks,
Uzair
I am planning on flying out from LGW on EK10 on 3rd June and back to LHR on 6th June on EK29. I have enough Skywards miles to upgrade one sector from Economy to Business, however they are all not upgradable before check in (presumably they are Saver fares). This is quite disappointing so I wanted to ask all of you from your experiences what you think the chances are of a seat in J being available on EK29. I'm not sure of how full flights are in early June hence the thread. I don't want to upgrade from Y to J from LGW due to the APD I would have to pay.
Thanks,
Uzair
Apr 15, 2014, 9:57 pm
#2
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: MAN DXB ✈️
Programs: Skywards Gold
Posts: 6,831
Hi all,
I am planning on flying out from LGW on EK10 on 3rd June and back to LHR on 6th June on EK29. I have enough Skywards miles to upgrade one sector from Economy to Business, however they are all not upgradable before check in (presumably they are Saver fares). This is quite disappointing so I wanted to ask all of you from your experiences what you think the chances are of a seat in J being available on EK29. I'm not sure of how full flights are in early June hence the thread. I don't want to upgrade from Y to J from LGW due to the APD I would have to pay.
Thanks,
Uzair
I am planning on flying out from LGW on EK10 on 3rd June and back to LHR on 6th June on EK29. I have enough Skywards miles to upgrade one sector from Economy to Business, however they are all not upgradable before check in (presumably they are Saver fares). This is quite disappointing so I wanted to ask all of you from your experiences what you think the chances are of a seat in J being available on EK29. I'm not sure of how full flights are in early June hence the thread. I don't want to upgrade from Y to J from LGW due to the APD I would have to pay.
Thanks,
Uzair
I'd get to check in at t-3 and ask.
Apr 15, 2014, 10:00 pm
#3
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Edit looks wide open on Ef at the moment but my experiences of flights to the uk on a Friday is that they leave full. Not sure how busy June is. I assume it's the calm before the summer exodus.
Apr 16, 2014, 3:33 am
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Apr 16, 2014, 3:34 pm
#7
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I had no idea of this. The reason I decided I would rather upgrade DXB-LHR is because of the APD I would have to pay, and thought it would be a lot more than £69. Also, the Business Class lounge in Dubai is definitely one I'd like to experience!
Apr 16, 2014, 8:13 pm
#8
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It is a reference to expertflyer.com a subscription based website that provides much information that is useful including availabilities. Worth checking out - you can have a free trial for a few days to see if it makes sense for you to subscribe to. Many of us on these boards do so.
Apr 17, 2014, 4:36 am
#9
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Thanks for the help. Downloaded ExperFlyer on my phone and the DXB-LHR sector is way more busy than the outbound journey. I should probably play around with dates. Tickets will be booked on 28th April as that is when I receive my next student loan payment!
Apr 17, 2014, 5:15 am
#10
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I was upgraded on a flight from IST to DXB that looked wide open on EF on the morning of the flight.
It is useful to see when op ups look good eg all y fares are 0 and j and f shows 7 and 4's. Then you still don't know how oversold a flight actually is....
Apr 17, 2014, 8:47 am
#11
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Ah okay. I will keep you updated on the flights I end up booking on the 28th.
I was also wondering, are there restrictions on tickets bought from outside the Emirates website? Skyscanner has shown some websites which are selling the tickets at around £20 cheaper than what Emirates are selling the same ticket for.
I was also wondering, are there restrictions on tickets bought from outside the Emirates website? Skyscanner has shown some websites which are selling the tickets at around £20 cheaper than what Emirates are selling the same ticket for.