I am flying to MEL tomorrow from LHR, via DXB. EK4 then EK406. I took a gamble and booked the flex Y tickets, as it’s not business but for vacation. I then upgraded the UK to DXB legs using miles. Now, my hope was that being Gold, and buying Flex tickets I ‘should’ be towards the top of the list for upgrades, not expected but just as an experiment. I also thought I should be in line with one of those upgrade emails which has been written so often about on here.

Well its almost 24hrs until we board and Y on the DXB to MEL is wide open, at least 9 seats and the seat map on EF shows loads of room.
I believe the expression rhymes with ‘clucking bell’

Still, having just returned from Atlanta with Delta in their ‘Business Elite’ class, I will never moan about EK again.

Delta are a complete shower of sh*te.