So - who got a free upgrade this week?
Oct 28, 2018, 11:54 pm
#1651
Join Date: Apr 2015
Location: SYD
Programs: BAEC GGL, HH D, QFF, EB
Posts: 404
After nothing for 2 years and no international upgrades in nearly 3 years, got the beep at the gate for my SYD-SIN. Agent called over her manager as wasn't sure what was happening. The manager was trying to work it out when I saw on her screen that I was moved to 2F.
Oct 29, 2018, 1:23 am
#1652
Join Date: Mar 2014
Programs: BAEC Gold, IHG Spire Elite
Posts: 289
I'm in the lounge right now waiting for my SIN-SYD flight in Y. Being bumped to 2F would be a dream come true right now.
Oct 29, 2018, 2:51 am
#1653
Join Date: Oct 2018
Location: London
Programs: Qantas Platinum, United Premier 1K, HSBC Premier, AVIS President's Club, Marriott Bonvoy Platinum
Posts: 100
I've been upgraded quite a bit on BA and AA (and also on a recent flight with MH). The only Oneworld airline I fly regularly or semi-regularly that has never upgraded me is Qantas and theirs is the program that actually earns me Oneworld Emerald status each year. I'm not sure if there's something about my profile that makes me a target for random upgrades but the regularity with which it happens definitely seems unusual.
Oct 29, 2018, 3:28 am
#1654
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Gloucestershire
Programs: BA Gold (ex-GGL, maybe future Silver), Hilton Diamond
Posts: 6,201
First upgrade in five months as GGL.
FRA-LCY: particularly full due to the cancellation and rebooking of people from last night's cancelled BA913 FRA-LHR (including me).
Rebooked at 10.30 p.m. and got 12A, app updated around 6.30 a.m. This was also the first time I was able to generate my own new boarding pass from the app and into Apple Wallet after the seat change, as well.
FRA-LCY: particularly full due to the cancellation and rebooking of people from last night's cancelled BA913 FRA-LHR (including me).
Rebooked at 10.30 p.m. and got 12A, app updated around 6.30 a.m. This was also the first time I was able to generate my own new boarding pass from the app and into Apple Wallet after the seat change, as well.
Oct 29, 2018, 9:38 am
#1655
Join Date: Sep 2004
Programs: BA Gold
Posts: 458
Friday BA188 EWR-LHR. Upgraded from CW->F at the gate (well it was actually about an hour beforehand as I noticed my seat had changed to 1F on the BA app). A short overnight flight but still welcome, best part was being able to access CRR at LHR as I had a 5 hour layover, so I enjoyed breakfast, lunch and a few glasses of LPGS 
My outbound BA189 was a 4 class 787, operating a 3 class service, and I managed to get an F seat in that service. So not bad getting F both ways (albiet just the F seat on the way out).
My outbound BA189 was a 4 class 787, operating a 3 class service, and I managed to get an F seat in that service. So not bad getting F both ways (albiet just the F seat on the way out).
Nov 6, 2018, 12:24 am
#1657
Join Date: Jun 2016
Location: Lincoln, England
Programs: BAEC Silver, HHonors Silver, Marriott Bonvoy Silver
Posts: 256
This week I had an upgrade from WT+ to CW on the Heathrow-Chicago route on a B747-86J. Noticed the upgrade about four hours before check-in opened. I had been allocated an aisle seat towards the back of the main cabin and then managed to move to the upper deck so really seemed like two upgrades. As always much appreciated
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Nov 6, 2018, 3:42 am
#1658
Join Date: Aug 2010
Programs: BAEC Silver, lots of random hotel schemes...
Posts: 210
Three years gold (thanks FT!), many years silver and the first long haul upgrade last week since I was a lowly blue! Just had the boarding call in GF at ORD on the last evening flight, got a call for me to go to the front desk before heading to the gate. CW to F, which was a result giving me a bit more room to sleep, and pleasing my daughter who really likes a fresh set of F PJs every now and then!
Strangely enough, I was on an AA codeshare ticket, rather than BA which I rather expected would have reduced my chances of an upgrade.
Strangely enough, I was on an AA codeshare ticket, rather than BA which I rather expected would have reduced my chances of an upgrade.
Nov 11, 2018, 6:16 am
#1661
Join Date: Nov 2018
Posts: 5
Pleasantly surprised to be upgraded from CW to First on BA52 yesterday (SEA to LHR). Second free upgrade in my life. Bit surprised, as I am a lowly Bronze status.
Wondering if their algorithms take into account being messed around on the way out? That flight was overbooked, I got downgraded to WT+, then moved back up to CW at the very last minute...
Wondering if their algorithms take into account being messed around on the way out? That flight was overbooked, I got downgraded to WT+, then moved back up to CW at the very last minute...
Nov 11, 2018, 6:31 am
#1662
Join Date: Dec 2017
Programs: BA Gold, Hilton Silver,
Posts: 151
In four years I think had three op ups, two from WTP-CW on LHR-DXB and one on AMS-LHR all on paid tickets. Yet in last couple of years I've flown on more reward tickets. Would say a BA Blue on a revenue ticket be more likely to get upgraded than a BA Gold on a redemption ticket?
Nov 14, 2018, 3:49 am
#1664
Join Date: Oct 2017
Programs: BA Bronze, Marriott LTP
Posts: 125
ET to CE AGP to LHR last week, both Mrs anyuser and me so both very happy. Funnily enough our ET seats remained empty so not sure why. Appeared in app while at the gate and this was a BA holidays booking.
Nov 14, 2018, 6:40 am
#1665
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: Amsterdam, Asia, UK
Programs: IHG RA (Spire), HH Diamond, MR Platinum, SQ Gold, KLM Gold, BAEC Gold
Posts: 5,072
In four years I think had three op ups, two from WTP-CW on LHR-DXB and one on AMS-LHR all on paid tickets. Yet in last couple of years I've flown on more reward tickets. Would say a BA Blue on a revenue ticket be more likely to get upgraded than a BA Gold on a redemption ticket?
I needed to find a last minute 1-way LHR-Asia trip recently, and due to BA's 1-way gouging airfares, I only do 1-way on BA using award. Nothing available not even the usual extra Y awards for GCH only, then 3days out saw/got a Y-Award for GCH hoders only. Received my only ever longhaul BA OpUp on that Y award, (ie non ET-CE) at LHR gate to WTP on that award. Very greatful as was not in an exit Y seat. as ticketted after t-72
On other hand often no OpUps possible for me before that very flight, as typically fly CW in a BA 3-class plane (or sometimes F in 4class) , so can't be opupped anyway on my longhauls.
Have also been in CW and lost the usual 'fly blocked adjacent to a GCH seat to a very happy, alas chatty, non-status wtp-cw opup'd passenger..