Originally Posted by payam81

It's funny so many EK fliers seem to not only expect upgrades, but they also get frustrated by not getting one! If you really want to fly C or F, then buy the tix. When you pay for Y, then you should have no expectations more than Y, thus no real reason to get frustrated over something you are really not entitled to.

Gold level is only 50'000 miles. Every Tom, Dick and Harry can be a Gold so it's not that big of a deal.