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Nov 12, 2017, 8:17 pm

#541

hakzai

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Are there birthday upgrades for non-MPC members?

Nov 13, 2017, 4:33 am

#542

Guy Betsy

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Quote:

Originally Posted by hakzai

Are there birthday upgrades for non-MPC members?

Nope.

You need to be at least an elite MPC member. Green members don't get it and neither do plain Asia Miles members.

OW elite members are excluded from this upgrade too.

Nov 13, 2017, 7:57 pm

#543

1010101

Join Date: Feb 2011

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Originally Posted by Guy Betsy

Nope.

You need to be at least an elite MPC member. Green members don't get it and neither do plain Asia Miles members.

OW elite members are excluded from this upgrade too.

However if there is space they will upgrade the partners of the birthday boy/girl, regardless of FFP programme.

Nov 16, 2017, 10:54 am

#544

kaffir76

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Originally Posted by FlyPointyEnd

No upgrade on my birthday flight either but I think it was because I was on J and the flight didn't have F. I got a box of chocolates from the Duty Free cart though and a card.

Umm right ..

Aug 9, 2018, 10:19 pm

#545

triplefives

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Would love to hear more recent experiences with birthday upgrades. Surely someone's birthday must have past in the time since last November!

Aug 9, 2018, 10:26 pm

#546

gpia

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Quote:

Originally Posted by triplefives

Would love to hear more recent experiences with birthday upgrades. Surely someone's birthday must have past in the time since last November!

Sure. Have seen it work 3 times this year - always with the offer to also upgrade one companion. Have NEVER not seen it work.

Edit to add: Last experience was end of June

Aug 10, 2018, 4:05 am

#547

SLGO

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Quote:

Originally Posted by gpia

Sure. Have seen it work 3 times this year - always with the offer to also upgrade one companion. Have NEVER not seen it work.

Edit to add: Last experience was end of June

Just curious, does this “benefit” extend to OW elite members of other OW airlines?

Aug 10, 2018, 4:25 am

#548

gpia

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Quote:

Originally Posted by SLGO

Just curious, does this “benefit” extend to OW elite members of other OW airlines?

Pretty sure MPC members only, but have not made the test since I don’t have such travel companions. Not sure if status level is relevant either, but 2 of the 3 mentioned cases were SL only. Not sure about GR. Do a status match, become SL and you’re golden?

Aug 10, 2018, 4:58 am

#549

sxc

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I don’t think CX will get any personal details from you if you are a Oneworld member. So they won’t know your birthday.

Aug 10, 2018, 5:31 am

#550

QRC3288

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Quote:

Originally Posted by SLGO

Just curious, does this “benefit” extend to OW elite members of other OW airlines?

no it doesn't

Aug 10, 2018, 2:23 pm

#551

andersonCooper

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Quote:

Originally Posted by SLGO

Just curious, does this “benefit” extend to OW elite members of other OW airlines?

No.

Aug 11, 2018, 1:07 am

#552

SLGO

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Thanks for the info! So it’s some kind of MPC only benefit, though flying exactly on the birthday may not be always possible.

Aug 11, 2018, 1:20 am

#553

QRC3288

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Quote:

Originally Posted by SLGO

Thanks for the info! So it’s some kind of MPC only benefit, though flying exactly on the birthday may not be always possible.

Correct. It is MPC only. This I know from CX.

Based on anecdotes on here, it seems to be GO and DM only. This I don't know for sure, just reading the forum.

Aug 11, 2018, 3:18 am

#554

Ausriver

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Quote:

Originally Posted by QRC3288

Correct. It is MPC only. This I know from CX.

Based on anecdotes on here, it seems to be GO and DM only. This I don't know for sure, just reading the forum.

I intentionally booked my mum a flight on her birthday next week in Y. She is a SL and the flight at the moment is wide open in all classes. Will report back

Being old Chinese, she doesn't celebrate according to the western calendar birthday anyway, so the birthday on her passport means nothing to her.

Last edited by Ausriver; Aug 24, 2018 at 6:29 pm