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Originally Posted by dearbee
we were also informed that many of them checked in way ahead of us (probably via online check in) and that was the priority for OpUps. not tier miles?

Can someone else confirm this?

I would "suspect" if EK know well in advance who has checked in they can start their processes or "bumping off and OPups" however, I doubt they usually know in plenty of time, in my experience, for OPups, it is when they have had a delayed flight with passengers missing a connection, when they get made to go onto the next available flight, that they start to majorly move people around who were already booked on.

In the past, if I have been praying for an OPup, I usually check www.flightstats.com, to check arrivals into DXB to see which flights, if any have had delays in the previous 6 - 8 hours. I have been OPUpped more times flying OUT of DXB than any other. LHR being a close second, where folk have been on delayed flights into LHR, and these have dropped since the introduction of their direct USA flights.