Originally Posted by
knit-in
The ticket was booked (JFK-DXB-BLR) via Amex Corporate travel. She is flying alone. Since the following day is Mother's day, I thought I could use some Skywards miles from my account for a J to F upgrade. I have a little over 30k, which is enough to upgrade one segment but not both.
Sure. Thanks for clarifying. The JFK-MXP needs to show as a sector to be able to request an upgrade prior to departure.
Regardless, what I would do is:
- Transfer some more AMEX points to EK to bring it up to 54k miles in your account - you could also purchase 25k miles for 1k USD, or transfer from SPG 20k points.
- Change her booking to EK202 (the A380). (do this any way, the flight is emptier).
- Upgrade her on JFK-DXB (there are Z award seats on this flight).
Not only will she get a proper F service, it saves her a layover.