Originally Posted by
uclacolumbiaunc
Economy upgrade to business isn't available from LAX to DXB.
????. I assume you mean that seats are not available on the days you want to travel . If you want to be sure that you get to travel J , you should book Y tickets on flights where there is availability for upgrading. Otherwise you have to keep checking and hope that they release more seats for upgrades.
I am also not sure what you mean by saying that there is no Economy upgrade available but at the same time you are complaining of the high fuel surcharge on reward tickets.
Both the business rewards and upgrades from Y to J come from the same pool of seats (D) and therefore there should be Y to J upgrades available on any flight that has a business saver reward availability.