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Dec 17, 2023, 1:58 pm

#2476

infrequentflytalker

Join Date: Dec 2023

Posts: 70

Quote:

Originally Posted by DXB2745

Upgraded this morning from LGW>NCE from ET to CE. In flight manager came to my seat after boarding complete. Relatively quiet flight.

Out of curiosity, is this something they're told they can do at their discretion or are some just excellent at providing service?

Dec 17, 2023, 2:17 pm

#2477

DXB2745

Join Date: Dec 2022

Posts: 780

Quote:

Originally Posted by infrequentflytalker

Out of curiosity, is this something they're told they can do at their discretion or are some just excellent at providing service?

I really don’t know. I’ve had one long haul “at seat” upgrade in Sept and then this one in Nov. On a flight to HKG the other week, a guy was upgraded to WTP so that a family of three could have a middle row to themselves (the guy upgraded was by himself in the row and was asked if he’d like to move)

perhaps Can I help you can help us? Pardon the pun…

I would imagine that the IFM is empowered to make the decision themselves.

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Dec 18, 2023, 9:22 am

#2478

AleTrail

Join Date: Jan 2018

Location: NCL

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Munich to LHR last Saturday, myself and my good lady (both GCH) were asked if we'd like to move up to CE away from a ET cabin filled with a returning school trip.
Very much appreciated.
(By the way, the 'Lounge World' lounge in MUC was great)

Dec 19, 2023, 4:07 am

#2479

Mict

Join Date: Mar 2015

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Opposite of an upgrade on BA174 (JFK-LHR) last week, downgraded from CW to WTP, flight heavily oversold

Ended up on UA out of EWR instead

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Dec 19, 2023, 4:12 am

#2480

Genius1

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Mict

Opposite of an upgrade on BA174 (JFK-LHR) last week, downgraded from CW to WTP, flight heavily oversold

Ended up on UA out of EWR instead

Don't forget to claim original routing credit from BA, and double dip with UA!

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Dec 19, 2023, 7:17 am

#2481

CKBA

Join Date: Apr 2015

Location: US/UK - and elsewhere

Programs: BA Gold

Posts: 2,563

WT+ to CW on today's BWI-LHR with Mrs CKBA. I was watching a couple of blocked seats in CW over the last few days... and hey presto, at OLCI those were our new seats :-)

Dec 22, 2023, 5:42 am

#2482

Butts

Join Date: Dec 2019

Programs: BA Silver

Posts: 573

BA1441 EDI-LHR today 10C to 1F -lovely jubbly even if it was an hour late !!

Last edited by Butts; Dec 22, 2023 at 6:09 am

Dec 22, 2023, 6:02 am

#2483

trickshot

Join Date: Jun 2013

Location: Paris / London / Elsewhere

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BA387 BRU-LHR Y to CE yesterday 21/12. Probably an unexpected bonus of the flight suddenly being rammed with Eurostar refugees.

Dec 22, 2023, 6:42 am

#2484

woobl

Join Date: Oct 2014

Programs: BAEC Gold

Posts: 324

Once again my mother got an upgrade from WTP to CW on BA107 yesterday. Second time this year - she's silver. I really must travel with her more...!

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Dec 25, 2023, 11:47 am

#2485

Sophoclefr

Join Date: Mar 2015

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Posts: 690

Quote:

Originally Posted by woobl

Once again my mother got an upgrade from WTP to CW on BA107 yesterday. Second time this year - she's silver. I really must travel with her more...!

For the first time and after 15 years as a member of BAEC (of which 6 or 7 as Gold) I was upgraded (WTP to CW) on a long haul flight 2 days ago…
And it was on BA107!

Dec 25, 2023, 12:06 pm

#2486

Foofighter69

Join Date: Oct 2014

Programs: BA GGL, Hilton Diamond, IHG Diamond

Posts: 819

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sophoclefr

For the first time and after 15 years as a member of BAEC (of which 6 or 7 as Gold) I was upgraded (WTP to CW) on a long haul flight 2 days ago…
And it was on BA107!

WTP on some A380 routes is a very good place to be for an Op Up - esp with Silver or higher status.

Dubai is one of those routes, in my experience.

Dec 25, 2023, 12:12 pm

#2487

Foofighter69

Join Date: Oct 2014

Programs: BA GGL, Hilton Diamond, IHG Diamond

Posts: 819

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sophoclefr

For the first time and after 15 years as a member of BAEC (of which 6 or 7 as Gold) I was upgraded (WTP to CW) on a long haul flight 2 days ago…
And it was on BA107!

WTP on some A380 routes is a very good place to be for an Op Up - esp with Silver or higher status.

Dubai is one of those routes, in my experience.

YVR used to be another good route. I was once sat in CW surrounded by people also from WTP. The CSD shared the intel: the whole cabin (65W) were upgraded to J. Never seen it before or since. As a data point, I booked with avios the day before into WTP - there were at least 9 avios seats for sale in WTP yet the whole cabin was occupied according to EF!

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Dec 25, 2023, 12:57 pm

#2488

DXB2745

Join Date: Dec 2022

Posts: 780

Quote:

Originally Posted by Foofighter69

WTP on some A380 routes is a very good place to be for an Op Up - esp with Silver or higher status.

Dubai is one of those routes, in my experience.

yes agrees regards DXB. Upgraded in Sept from Y to W both ways

Dec 28, 2023, 3:56 pm

#2489

iturnleft

Join Date: Oct 2023

Location: London

Programs: BAEC Gold

Posts: 2

Y-CE today on the BA2545 AMS-LGW. Seat changed from 12C to 1A in the app about 6 hours before the flight. club went out 6/18 with all 6 upgraded from ET. don't like row 1 on the Gatwick a320 but the crew were lovely and we had a great laugh! lovely flight

Dec 28, 2023, 9:03 pm

#2490

OGG flyer

Join Date: Jun 2018

Programs: BA, Avis, Amex

Posts: 414

Quote:

Originally Posted by sunshinebob

The reason I ask is that I did not. In fact I have not had one on any airline ever despite many hundreds of flights over the last 51 years..

If you did get one this week please let me know where from/to, what class and how smug did you feel.. It won't make me feel any happier stuck down here in Y with the great unwashed but it would be nice to know someone gets one.

SunshineBob.

I joined BA Exec 13 years ago or so,and had ZERO upgrades. Not even to CE (which I would not count as an upgrade anyway,as it's just economy seat on a short flight) .