Originally Posted by
EK004 Regular
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.
From my own experience, booking FLEX vs SAVER wont impact of affect your op-up availability. I only book Flex because I hate the whole half rate tier miles and reward miles. Ok, I may not "need" them, but it's beside the point. And many times, the differential between the Flex and Saver fare is minimal (on the routes I fly)
If I was you, and I know this would have extended your trip, I would have gone DXB-SIN-MEL. You used miles to handle the LHR to DXB leg, you may have struggled to clear the DXB-SIN leg (very elite heavy) but you would have been in a very good position op-up wise between SIN and MEL.