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Old Oct 11, 2023 | 12:53 am
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sqyf
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Originally Posted by tm84
When I flew SIN to SYD and SYD to SIN in March on QF2/1 I wasn’t successful with either flight in an upgrade from Y to J (QF plat). When I looked the A330 flights went out with J seats free. I now need to fly LHR - SIN (stop) - SYD and then return with a stop in SIN again. I’m booking multi city and this is over Xmas/NY. I always think the A380 has more chance or do people think book the A330 flights?
Hello tm84! A few additional data points for you:

I recent flew several QF sectors, SIN-MEL on QF36 (787-9), MEL-PER on QF781 (A330) and QF1 SYD-SIN (A380). I am QF Gold, and all flights took place in Sep 2023.

- On QF36 SIN-MEL, I was booked in PEY and requested, but did not receive, a points upgrade to J.

- On QF781, MEL-PER, I requested a points upgrade from Y to J, and it was confirmed a day prior to my flight.

- For QF1, SYD-SIN, I was booked in PEY, and requested a points upgrade, which could not be confirmed in advance, but I had checked the option to allow upgrades at the airport. At check-in, I was given a PEY boarding pass, but verbally told I would be flying in business. At the gate, my boarding pass was swapped for a J boarding pass. This was a mid-week flight -- maybe odds are better on those.

So out of 3 flights where I requested point upgrades, 2 out of the 3 upgrade requests came through, including QF1 SYD-SIN PEY to J.

If you're interested, I'm writing this up in a Trip Report here (It's a work in progress -- I haven't reached the A380 segment yet, but the 787 and A330 segments are done). Cheers.
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