Originally Posted by
kq747
IIRC you should earn the original ticketed amount. Emirates upgrade book into D class. As an aside, $790 is the lowest amount i've heard of for USA-DXB upgrade email offer. Usually $1000 is the standard amount but might have something to do with the new fare bucket introduced this week that mirrors the email upgrade offer.
Email upgrade offers book into P bucket. The amount does not change when time passes on. But once P bucket is sold out, the offer is no longer available to you, so one waits at one’s peril! If you think it’s worth it, take it. If not, then just move on.
And yes, on an EK ticket email upgrade you get the Skywards for the original ticket, not anything more. I presume it’s the same for tickets originating elsewhere, but I have no experience with that. Finally, no lounge access and no chauffeur drive.