as supermike briefly mentions, i feel that the upgrade for points at the airport (esp. cph) lately has changed the situation somewhat. in my experience it seems that this has made it harder to get the op-ups, as they would know that there's often a few around with heeps of points considering upgrading anyway.. last times flying out of cph i've overheard quite a few disappointed fellow fflyers trying or having tried to get an op-up, but having to "pay" for it if it's gonna happen...

any similar experiences?

cheers.