Hi all.

Earlier this year my parents who had never flown with EK before were upgraded at the gate at DXB. They had flown MEL-DXB-CDG and I had upgraded them to business for the DXB-CDG leg with points. On the way home they flew LHR-DXB-MEL. On the leg from LHR they were asked to fill out a survey and did so, my mother mentioned that she 'loves emirates, especially business class but wasn't look forward to the long haul flight in economy.' She insists she wasn't looking for an upgrade. The FA smiled and said he was sure it would be fine and left it at that. At the gate they were upgraded to business for DXB-MEL, no reason was given, and they were of course only skywards blue at the time.

Also, I have a flight on 3 Sep which I am not 100% sure I will be able to make, but would like to upgrade when I know I am on it. The flight is EK075 DXB-CDG. When is the latest I could leave it to upgrade without risking missing out. I should know whether I will be on the flight by early August, should I upgrade now and risk it, or will my chances be good at this time?

Cheers