Just come off MEL/DXB/MAN. Managed to upgrade the MEL/DXB long before with miles to F, and still couldn't get the DXB/MAN leg. Spoke with EK in MEL (on phone) as said they'd WL me for DXB/MAN and would be credited miles back against whole journey - Was 71,000 for MEL/DXB and only 82,000 MEL/MAN.
On arrival in Dubai the Skywards desk first said i hadn't been waitlisted, but said there were F seats now, but it would be 39,000 miles for this leg and i couldn't 'combine them all the way from Melbourne'.
Anyone had similar experience?
Seems i wouldn't have been able to use any combined miles once i'd broken the journey in Dubai...is this correct or should i have fought my corner more?
Cheers