I've been incredibly lucky on my recent trips with EK!!!

Upgrade Given: Y-J

Upgrade location: Check-in counter in MAN, lounge in DXB

Route: MAN-DXB and MAN-BOM

Flight number: EK 18 and EK 504

Type of ticket: Flex Y

Date of travel: July

Tier status: Gold

Tier miles to date: 45,000

Skywards miles balance: 63,425

Number of pax on the same PNR: Only me

Skywards DOJ (approx): 2006

Last Name begins with: K

My return was from PVG and was upgraded in the lounge for the PVG-DXB sector.

2 weeks later (August), I flew from MAN-DXB, DXB-KHI, LHE-DXB, DXB-MAN. Was upgraded to J from MAN-DXB, LHE-DXB and DXB-MAN. Had a FLEX Y ticket.

In SEP, I flew from MAN-DXB and got upgraded at check-in. Had a SAVER Y ticket.

Had a good streak of OPUP's recently. Just when I think it's time I changed carrier, EK do something to make me stay put.