Birthday Upgrade?
Aug 3, 2010, 9:54 pm
#61
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Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: Cebu, Philippines / Vancouver, Canada
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The identification code for upgrade on CX is printed in the boarding pass.
So, you could recognize which is "Operational Upgrade" or "Birthday Upgrade".
Please confirm the stub of the boarding pass.
ID-code is printed on on a right edge of boading pass.
I --- OP-UG
V --- Birthday UG
M --- Some special UG ??
So, you could recognize which is "Operational Upgrade" or "Birthday Upgrade".
Please confirm the stub of the boarding pass.
ID-code is printed on on a right edge of boading pass.
I --- OP-UG
V --- Birthday UG
M --- Some special UG ??
Aug 4, 2010, 12:43 am
#62
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: San Francisco
Programs: QF Platinum, Former CX Diamond, TG Gold, HH Diamond, IHG Spire Ambassador, Amex Platinum
Posts: 173
The identification code for upgrade on CX is printed in the boarding pass.
So, you could recognize which is "Operational Upgrade" or "Birthday Upgrade".
Please confirm the stub of the boarding pass.
ID-code is printed on on a right edge of boading pass.
I --- OP-UG
V --- Birthday UG
M --- Some special UG ??
So, you could recognize which is "Operational Upgrade" or "Birthday Upgrade".
Please confirm the stub of the boarding pass.
ID-code is printed on on a right edge of boading pass.
I --- OP-UG
V --- Birthday UG
M --- Some special UG ??
Aug 4, 2010, 12:45 am
#63
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Join Date: Dec 2004
Programs: CX Green, QF Platinum, BAEC Silver, Hyatt Glob
Posts: 10,780
Well I can confirm that the trip I took 2 days after my birthday did not get an upgrade, but the 2 trips I took a week before my birthday did get an upgrade, and an upcoming trip about 5 days after my birthday is currently slated for upgrade according to online checkin.
Aug 4, 2010, 7:44 pm
#68
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Hong Kong
Programs: CX, UA, Shangri-La, Hyatt, Starwood
Posts: 7,708
The identification code for upgrade on CX is printed in the boarding pass.
So, you could recognize which is "Operational Upgrade" or "Birthday Upgrade".
Please confirm the stub of the boarding pass.
ID-code is printed on on a right edge of boading pass.
I --- OP-UG
V --- Birthday UG
M --- Some special UG ??
So, you could recognize which is "Operational Upgrade" or "Birthday Upgrade".
Please confirm the stub of the boarding pass.
ID-code is printed on on a right edge of boading pass.
I --- OP-UG
V --- Birthday UG
M --- Some special UG ??
Aug 4, 2010, 8:13 pm
#69
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: JAPAN
Programs: CX Gold
Posts: 23
Aug 4, 2010, 8:35 pm
#70
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: JAPAN
Programs: CX Gold
Posts: 23
Please refer as follows,
(Sorry, written in chinese language)
http://blog.xuite.net/kib29163/kib29163/34796794
The owner of that blog is a Taiwanese, perhaps.
He traveled Japan from Taiwan via Hongkong just on his birthday.
That blog shows us a boarding pass printed in ID-code "V", at CX520(HKG-NRT) on 31 May.
According to his blog, he got Upgrade(Y->C) at the boarding gate in HK airport.
At that time, CX's staff said to him "Happy Birthday!"
So, I was sure that CX presented him "Birthday Upgrade".
To tell the truth, I got those information from TEPPEI's blog.
But, I hesitate to show the URL of his blog, because almost people can't understand what he writes in Japanese.
Aug 4, 2010, 8:40 pm
#71
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Sydney
Programs: JL Sapphire, Aegean Gold, Accor Platinum, HHonours Gold
Posts: 785
I never got any anniversary upgrades as SL.
I'm starting to feel the same: maybe they are more willing to do it for DM and GO and not for SL. Although it could also be the J is full and there's no place to upgrade you to.
Also, I wonder how high of priority does these anniversary/birthday upgrades are? I mean if there's DM, GO on board and overbooked Y do they upgrade the DM/GO first or anniversary/birthday people first? My suspicion is DM/GO first (unless of course you're DM/GO AND having anniversary/birthday)
I'm starting to feel the same: maybe they are more willing to do it for DM and GO and not for SL. Although it could also be the J is full and there's no place to upgrade you to.
Also, I wonder how high of priority does these anniversary/birthday upgrades are? I mean if there's DM, GO on board and overbooked Y do they upgrade the DM/GO first or anniversary/birthday people first? My suspicion is DM/GO first (unless of course you're DM/GO AND having anniversary/birthday)
Aug 4, 2010, 8:57 pm
#72
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Hong Kong
Programs: CX Diamond (OW Emerald), former SQ Krisflyer Gold
Posts: 2,527
I = Miles credited for original class
V = Miles credited for upgraded class in some cases (like on my 10th anniversary, I was upgraded and had Club Miles credited for the upgraded class)
Aug 13, 2010, 12:00 am
#73
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Hong Kong
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Aug 13, 2010, 1:49 am
#74
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: Singapore
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