Originally Posted by
qprjames
The one particular flight i want to get an upgrade from buinsess class to First Class for is Melbourne to Dubai due to it being such a long flight. My flight is on 31st may 2010. However emirates cannot offer me any kind of upgrade for the ENTIRE month of May or June (even though they have a minimum of 3 flights per day for this particular route).
Does anyone have any advice on how i can get one of these upgrade seats that does not involve ringing up the skywards department every day for the next 9 months on the off chance that i may manage to stumble upon a cancellation?!
Any advice would be much appreciated. thanks, James
A couple of questions?
1. Where are you located?
2. What Skywards status are you?
I'm assuming you're out of Melbourne. If thats the case, it might be worth trying to contact Emirates Melbourne and seeing what they can do. In my experience, making friends with the local airline reps is priceless. Find out who the station manager is at Melb Airport.
I would have thought if you held Gold status - you'll be fine. I've never seen the F cabin full anytime out of Melb over the last 6-months.
And given that you'll be on a 777 aircraft, I think the J and F product is very similar. If it was me, I'd save the miles and use them on the A380 or long-haul Airbus (with the F Suites).
Hope this helps...