Originally Posted by
desertone
Emirates dont want you to upgrade I feel. They place all kinds of difficulties in front of you to prevent it. Changing rules about when and how to upgrade. I was told to wait to 24 hours prior to departure, now told all seats are gone. Getting irate!! Last chance is at check in. I will me even more irate if I find empty seats in biz on the flight.
As long as is availability in D class, you can upgrade from economy to business and as long as there is availabilty in Z class from business to 1st
No rules have changed on it. If there is no D/Z availbility then that is just unfortunate. You can always check before booking whether there is upgrade availbility if getting the higher cabin is key
They do not make it hard, very easy to do online or book by phone and can get all sorted out in 1 go; buy ticket and get upgrade completed
If there are empty seats in business on departure then c'est la vie; if you want guaranteed business class, then EK does sell business class tickets