I will be flying DXB- AKL on EK406 on 28th March. I used miles to upgrade to J. Having checked Expertflyer it seems that J is completely sold out, so hoping for a chance of an upgrade. I am gold and will be flying with my wife who is Blue but we are on separate PNRs. I know there is no set rule on upgrades, but do you think we'd stand a better chance if joined the PNRs together, or keep them separate, get to the airport early and hope for at least 1 upgrade.
Either way if we stay J it will be fine, it's my wife's first time flying long haul J and she is very excited already.