Originally Posted by
thijsseh
1. It’s not entirely clear what you mean by ‘was offered a cash upgrade’. I assume it was not the offer one gets sometimes at on line check in. That one is far from guaranteed and if you really want to fly in business, I don’t think you should hold out for that in any way. Yes, those offers are made from time to time, but it is quite unclear who gets them and if / when they are made.
I think he means the email sometimes sent 3 or 4 days ahead of the flight. If that's the case, the email specifically says no lounge and no chauffeur drive and like the check in offer, is far from guaranteed. Also, IME it's only for one flight at a time, although I have had separate emails to make it possible over a full outbound or inbound.