Originally Posted by
ukdoctor
EK does not charge any extra fee other than approx £69 per person as excess APD. You dont wven have to pay it if you upgrade in the reverse direction (i.e DXB to UK)
You said that they asked for 32500 miles per person plus cash. This confirms that you are on a saver ticket ( flex tickets need only 25000 miles for a upgrade in that sector).
Most saver economy tickets are not upgradable prior to check in. I suspect that the rate you have been quoted might include the change fee from saver to flex plus the excess APD.????
The other possibility is that you/ agent is quoting the cash upgrade fee for the UK to Dubai sector???. Are you sure that there are saver reward/ upgrade seats available for that flight?
Yeah, I was checking expertflyer for
MAN-DXB on 8/8/14 (afternoon flight)
BHX-DXB on 9/8/14 (evening flight)
Both showed upgrade seats available. So I phoned them to find out the cost. The woman said £75 per person date change penalty and then around £250 per person for upgrade with 32500 miles to pay also.
As I say, I was so surprised at the price, I thought it must be a mistake, that's why I posted here.
If everyone is saying it should be different, I will call to clarify....