Please Post Your EBG Upgrade Successes!
Apr 16, 2015, 10:54 am
#377
Join Date: Mar 2014
Posts: 60
For those of you that commented that advance point upgrades don't usually clear, I can chip in that my upgrade request for a flight tomorrow (CPH-SFO, 40K points from Go to Business) cleared well in advance (some 45 hours prior to departure).
Previously, I have only achieved upgrades through Optiontown but I wanted to bring down my amount of bonus points so I'm quite happy that this first attempt on a point upgrade was successful.
Could I have been so lucky that there would have been an operational upgrade anyway due to overbooking?
Who knows… I'm just happy that I'm not sitting in the back of an old-cabin A340 for 11 hours
Previously, I have only achieved upgrades through Optiontown but I wanted to bring down my amount of bonus points so I'm quite happy that this first attempt on a point upgrade was successful.
Could I have been so lucky that there would have been an operational upgrade anyway due to overbooking?
Who knows… I'm just happy that I'm not sitting in the back of an old-cabin A340 for 11 hours
Apr 22, 2015, 1:31 pm
#380
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: CPH
Programs: EBD, AB OWS (Gold)
Posts: 459
Same for me, except it's ORD=>CPH. It was available a couple of weeks ago for about €360. Maybe it's because it's the LAN A340 and they have been bothered by people who feel cheated when they pay for an upgrade to plus.
May 5, 2015, 2:04 pm
#382
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: CPH, BLL, HAM
Programs: SAS/A* DIAMOND/GOLD, GHA Black, HHonors Diamond
Posts: 100
ORD-CPH
A really strange line of events with SAS last Saturday. They don't really surprise me anymore, but still; I was booked ORD-CPH in Economy. My wife and kid were booked on another ticked. I put upgrade for points requests in on us all, but they didn't go through. As we checked in, I asked again. Turned out, the economy section was full, so they had upgraded me to business as EBG. Thanks a lot, however, I'd stay with my family. (Funny thing; they had put my wife and 3-year old in different rows. Really strange, that a 3-year old could be seated by herself..)
Well, we managed to get Plus all 3, no points charged, but on different rows. Because the plane was full. When boarding was compled, around 5 or 6 seats in plus and 1 (suspect, is was the one I should've had) free in Business. So, we sat together all 3. Great.
Funniest/worst part; right before take-off, I heard the purser tell a steward "to go get him" and a man with a clearly marked "SAS crew" bag was brought from economy to business. Even though I appreciate them upgrading me, I find it hard to believe, that no other person with status was on board in the economy section? If they'd really upgraded them all already, good work SAS!
Yet another very special flight with SAS and their IT-system/boarding handling. An yet another flight with the Aeroflot-style antique 340 from ORD.
Well, we managed to get Plus all 3, no points charged, but on different rows. Because the plane was full. When boarding was compled, around 5 or 6 seats in plus and 1 (suspect, is was the one I should've had) free in Business. So, we sat together all 3. Great.
Funniest/worst part; right before take-off, I heard the purser tell a steward "to go get him" and a man with a clearly marked "SAS crew" bag was brought from economy to business. Even though I appreciate them upgrading me, I find it hard to believe, that no other person with status was on board in the economy section? If they'd really upgraded them all already, good work SAS!
Yet another very special flight with SAS and their IT-system/boarding handling. An yet another flight with the Aeroflot-style antique 340 from ORD.
May 6, 2015, 11:20 am
#383
Suspended
Join Date: Sep 2014
Posts: 624
A really strange line of events with SAS last Saturday. They don't really surprise me anymore, but still; I was booked ORD-CPH in Economy. My wife and kid were booked on another ticked. I put upgrade for points requests in on us all, but they didn't go through. As we checked in, I asked again. Turned out, the economy section was full, so they had upgraded me to business as EBG. Thanks a lot, however, I'd stay with my family. (Funny thing; they had put my wife and 3-year old in different rows. Really strange, that a 3-year old could be seated by herself..)
Well, we managed to get Plus all 3, no points charged, but on different rows. Because the plane was full. When boarding was compled, around 5 or 6 seats in plus and 1 (suspect, is was the one I should've had) free in Business. So, we sat together all 3. Great.
Funniest/worst part; right before take-off, I heard the purser tell a steward "to go get him" and a man with a clearly marked "SAS crew" bag was brought from economy to business. Even though I appreciate them upgrading me, I find it hard to believe, that no other person with status was on board in the economy section? If they'd really upgraded them all already, good work SAS!
Yet another very special flight with SAS and their IT-system/boarding handling. An yet another flight with the Aeroflot-style antique 340 from ORD.
Well, we managed to get Plus all 3, no points charged, but on different rows. Because the plane was full. When boarding was compled, around 5 or 6 seats in plus and 1 (suspect, is was the one I should've had) free in Business. So, we sat together all 3. Great.
Funniest/worst part; right before take-off, I heard the purser tell a steward "to go get him" and a man with a clearly marked "SAS crew" bag was brought from economy to business. Even though I appreciate them upgrading me, I find it hard to believe, that no other person with status was on board in the economy section? If they'd really upgraded them all already, good work SAS!
Yet another very special flight with SAS and their IT-system/boarding handling. An yet another flight with the Aeroflot-style antique 340 from ORD.
Anyway, had a colleague in C who reported when we got to Newark that certainly, there was someone either as a crew or an ID-ticket holder in C and wouldn't you know it, she got to use the crew immigration line as well. I find it very hard to believe that woman was on anything else but an ID ticket.
SAS could've made +10,000 DKK on selling me that C ticket. Chose not to. I really love the new Plus seats and sat next to a fantastic American lady who basically kept me entertained for 8 hours. So I didn't mind in the end, but found it ... odd to say the least.
May 7, 2015, 7:45 pm
#384
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Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Tokyo
Programs: JAL Metal Card (OWE), SAS Eurobonus Gold (*G), Marriott Titanium (LTP), Tokyu Hotels Platinum
Posts: 21,160
Haha ... oh man. The nepotism in SAS is astounding. I was flying CPH-EWR recently in Plus, as I had to change flights and C was full (I changed with short notice, so couldn't use my EBD for anything, they said).
Anyway, had a colleague in C who reported when we got to Newark that certainly, there was someone either as a crew or an ID-ticket holder in C and wouldn't you know it, she got to use the crew immigration line as well. I find it very hard to believe that woman was on anything else but an ID ticket.
SAS could've made +10,000 DKK on selling me that C ticket. Chose not to. I really love the new Plus seats and sat next to a fantastic American lady who basically kept me entertained for 8 hours. So I didn't mind in the end, but found it ... odd to say the least.
Anyway, had a colleague in C who reported when we got to Newark that certainly, there was someone either as a crew or an ID-ticket holder in C and wouldn't you know it, she got to use the crew immigration line as well. I find it very hard to believe that woman was on anything else but an ID ticket.
SAS could've made +10,000 DKK on selling me that C ticket. Chose not to. I really love the new Plus seats and sat next to a fantastic American lady who basically kept me entertained for 8 hours. So I didn't mind in the end, but found it ... odd to say the least.
The seat guarantee is only for a seat, not class. And if I remember correctly you have to be in booking class C. A fairly expensive way of getting on a flight, especially if you do not end up in the business class cabin. In my experience not the most useful of guarantees on longhaul, on intra scandi it could be more useful.
Jul 3, 2015, 12:50 am
#385
Join Date: Jul 2008
Programs: EBG4Life, EBD, 1MM
Posts: 1,397
Was just upgraded from Go to Plus flying ARN-ORD on a last minute award trip. Was given the upgrade at the check-in counter, which I suspected as I could not OLCI last night (supposedly as I received the dreaded SSSS) I guess that I can tolerate the extra screening if I get the op up.
I have been quite lucky as of late on long hauls. After years with no upgrades (both LH and SK), seems like I (and my EBG wife) am hitting op-ups on 50+% of my long hauls. I know it is somewhat random, but it is nice to see happening more often.
I have been quite lucky as of late on long hauls. After years with no upgrades (both LH and SK), seems like I (and my EBG wife) am hitting op-ups on 50+% of my long hauls. I know it is somewhat random, but it is nice to see happening more often.
Jul 3, 2015, 4:20 pm
#386
Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: ARN; SFO
Programs: Hertz PC, Sixt Platinum, Eurobonus Diamond
Posts: 134
Was just upgraded from Go to Plus flying ARN-ORD on a last minute award trip. Was given the upgrade at the check-in counter, which I suspected as I could not OLCI last night (supposedly as I received the dreaded SSSS) I guess that I can tolerate the extra screening if I get the op up.
I have been quite lucky as of late on long hauls. After years with no upgrades (both LH and SK), seems like I (and my EBG wife) am hitting op-ups on 50+% of my long hauls. I know it is somewhat random, but it is nice to see happening more often.
I have been quite lucky as of late on long hauls. After years with no upgrades (both LH and SK), seems like I (and my EBG wife) am hitting op-ups on 50+% of my long hauls. I know it is somewhat random, but it is nice to see happening more often.
I am having the same experience with almost 70% op-ups on SAS longhaul as EBG the last year. I also got upgraded at check in to Plus from Go on yesterdays ARN-ORD so pretty happy about that
Jul 4, 2015, 5:49 am
#387
Join Date: Jul 2008
Programs: EBG4Life, EBD, 1MM
Posts: 1,397
Looks like we were within a few rows of each other. Glad to see that SAS is doing a better job of upgrades. I was also offered an upgrade to C for only 1800SEK, which seemed cheap, but turned it down as Plus is god enough for me when heading to the US (the return is another matter).
Jul 4, 2015, 5:49 am
#388
Join Date: Jul 2008
Programs: EBG4Life, EBD, 1MM
Posts: 1,397
Looks like we were within a few rows of each other. Glad to see that SAS is doing a better job of upgrades. I was also offered a paid upgrade to C at the service desk for only 1800SEK, which seemed cheap, but turned it down as Plus is good enough for me when heading to the US (the return is another matter).
Jul 4, 2015, 3:21 pm
#389
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: AGH
Posts: 5,975
I think also do not remember a single opup on short haul in my over 300 flights with them, even though there it would not matter anyway.
Would you mind sharing the first letter of your last name?
On the other hand flying OS on Y tickets has been a guarantee for C service in the recent years
In the last Scandinavian Traveler they addressed the issue and promised changes to the way opups are handled.
Jul 4, 2015, 4:11 pm
#390
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: OSL
Programs: SK Diamond, LH SEN, KL Ivory, AY Basic, OZ silver
Posts: 1,103
You're really lucky... On long haul it is 0% for me, for all 5 years flying SK long haul as SK*G and this year Diamond.
I think also do not remember a single opup on short haul in my over 300 flights with them, even though there it would not matter anyway.
Would you mind sharing the first letter of your last name?
On the other hand flying OS on Y tickets has been a guarantee for C service in the recent years
I think also do not remember a single opup on short haul in my over 300 flights with them, even though there it would not matter anyway.
Would you mind sharing the first letter of your last name?
On the other hand flying OS on Y tickets has been a guarantee for C service in the recent years
Needless to say, my last name starts with a letter somewhere near the end of the alphabet.
OS, though... OS has been kind to me by opuping me often. Same goes for TP. And LX. Not LH. LH somehow hates to opup me, as they haven't done so, despite having flown hundreds of times with them and having had a SEN card for years...