Originally Posted by
petey2428
Has anyone had any luck upgrading at the airport? Have a two segment flight booked using NH miles and the first segment is in economy. Due to T-96 hours rule, I can no longer see award tickets for my departure day, but yesterday I still saw 7 open seats in J. Given that I am already paying for J in miles for my first segment, wondering if there’s a slim chance where I could upgrade at the airport. Somehow, the BKK>TYO segment is really difficult to land using miles. Thanks!
Last time I flew NH7, I was in PE class and I got upgraded to J randomly. I checked my online booking on BART, and it showed business class. I went to business class check in, and they stated that Y was over sold so they bumped some Y people to PE, which lead to me and 1 other person getting bumped to J because it was oversold. I don't know how it happened, I have no status and this was an award ticket. So, maybe book the busiest days? I was in 25C and the other person was in 25A, so maybe they just started at 25A and kept moving? IDK.
That said, I'm pretty certain they won't let you cash or mile upgrade an award. You might be able to do a change maybe, if J award inventory comes available.