Mrs. SFO and I are flying JFK-DXB-JNB next week on an F award (AS). Separate PNRs.
JFK-DXB both in F, DXB-JNB only Mrs. SFO in F, me in J as only one Z seat was available.
EK 765 DXB-JNB, 3 Oct
F2 A2, Business and Economy classes: 0 across the board
Seatmap shows 6/8 unassigned F seats, 6 unassigned J seats and 19 blocked seats.
Assuming no more Z seats are released, what are the odds of and best strategy for a DXB-JNB Op Up?
Gold with 6K tier and 25K miles.