Originally Posted by
Pandor
Just looking at booking an outright award redemption in J but the surcharges are mental. It’ll cost me 145,000 miles plus almost 1000 euros on top for a return ticket. Last year, I managed the same route for 90,000 miles plus 250ish euros. 🤣
Because of this, I’m thinking of booking Y flex using cash and then upgrading for 39000 miles each way, of course depending on availabilty.
My question: if I was successful in upgrading from Y to J using this method, would EK also ask me for extra cash, be it due to taxes (premium cabin) or surcharges?
Yes you have to pay surcharges on top. The only way to get around it is to upgrade onboard which is ok on a quiet flight with plenty of seats options but obviously a risk. Plus you get caught out here using more miles if your journey is more than one leg.