Originally Posted by
Sdcorreia
Done. Booked through TA on outbound in Y and U on inbound. Checked Auto Upgrade option and no avail for now, excepting last inbound flight (dxblis) that is now upgraded.
Anyone have experience in miles upgrade at check in or onboard?
Shall I uncheck auto-upgrade and wait for op-up? Will op-up happen despite the auto check in option?
Appreciate your experienced feedback.
Op-ups take place even when there is no upgrade availability, the one will not affect the other. At check-in or onboard you can upgrade based on space available and do not depend on upgrade availability, so this may be an option if you are unable to upgrade in advance.
If the leg into DXB on the return becomes available you can call EK (or in this case you'd probably need to deal with the TA) do process the upgrade for the difference in miles for the entire segment upgrade vs paying the cost of two one ways (individual upgrades of AAA-DXB + DXB-BBB is higher than AAA-BBB via DXB as a single upgrade, EK call centre can reverse the earlier upgade, hold the inventory and process the entire upgrade for the lower combined cost).