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Old Aug 28, 2024 | 9:49 pm
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Wharfe
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Originally Posted by Talay
If I book a return business cash fare for LHR-AUH-BKK and I want to upgrade the LHR-AUH and AUH-LHR legs from business to first, the Etihad website seems to say that this is a simple process of paying a fixed 38,500 points for each leg.

Surely I am missing something here ? Otherwise everyone wanting first would simply check first availability, book business and instantly upgrade, even if 9 months in advance.

What am I missing please ?

What you're missing is that Etihad's deceitfulness.

This is a direct quote from Etihad to me when asking pretty much the same as you, but on Economy to Business upgrade (paid economy, GuestSeat available in Business)
"The miles displayed on our "Miles Calculator" https://www.etihad.com/en-ae/guest/miles-calculator are indicative values and are subject to change."
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