Hi there, sorry to hijack thread, I was looking to upgrade flight EK 038 BHX - DXB on 11 August.

About 2 weeks ago, I rang Emirates who said there were more than 6 seats available for miles upgrade. It was also showing up in my 'manage booking' section.

I was waiting for my credit card miles to come through, which they have now, but when I looked, I cannot see miles upgrade option.

Looking at expert flyer, business class has 8 seats just blocked, apart from 2 confirmed occupied seats, the cabin is completely open.

Am I right that the blocked 8 seats is by Emirates rather than passengers?

Otherwise where did the 6+ upgrades go?

If that's right, will these come back on or have I missed the window? How can I find out more?