Using Miles to Upgrade DXB - LON
Apr 12, 2011 | 4:37 am
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Using Miles to Upgrade DXB - LON
I want to use miles to upgrade to Business from Dubai to London (either Gatwick or Heathrow, preferably LHR) in the first/second week of June.
I still haven't booked flights... are there certain flights on the DXB-LON sector that are easier to upgrade using miles than ? I've heard doing this on the 0745 EK1 Heathrow run is nearly impossible nowadays...how about the 8am flight to Gatwick, or others?
I'd love to get on the A380, or if not, then the B777-300ERs with the latest Business class product.
Thanks
I still haven't booked flights... are there certain flights on the DXB-LON sector that are easier to upgrade using miles than ? I've heard doing this on the 0745 EK1 Heathrow run is nearly impossible nowadays...how about the 8am flight to Gatwick, or others?
I'd love to get on the A380, or if not, then the B777-300ERs with the latest Business class product.
Thanks
Apr 12, 2011 | 5:35 am
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All 12 of the 777-300s in the fleet have been re-furbished and now sport new Lie-flats in J.
Apr 12, 2011 | 6:39 am
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Apr 12, 2011 | 7:15 am
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If you are comparing to the 77Ws used to LHR then the J & Y product are the same but for F the 77W have the Private-Suites while the 773 have Skycruisers. In addition the 77Ws have the ICE Digital WS while the 773 has regular ICE.
Apr 13, 2011 | 2:14 am
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Just called Skywards, they said no availability on EK1 and EK3, this is for first week of June. The guy did say it's still early and the seats might not have been released.
I have a feeling though that there probably won't be availability on these flights anyway because they are A380.
Should I book EK 3 (afternoon A380 flight) or EK 29 (late morning 77W) to maximise my chances?
I have a feeling though that there probably won't be availability on these flights anyway because they are A380.
Should I book EK 3 (afternoon A380 flight) or EK 29 (late morning 77W) to maximise my chances?
Apr 13, 2011 | 5:05 am
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I did the same upgrade in February on EK 1.
Submitted my request through Skywards well in advance, wasn't untill about 48-36 hours before departure that I received an e-mail saying I had been successfull. They hold the seats to see if they can sell them first before releasing them for upgrade, which is fair enough.
Bit of a gamble, but worth it if you get J on the A380. As they say up to you.
Regards
Submitted my request through Skywards well in advance, wasn't untill about 48-36 hours before departure that I received an e-mail saying I had been successfull. They hold the seats to see if they can sell them first before releasing them for upgrade, which is fair enough.
Bit of a gamble, but worth it if you get J on the A380. As they say up to you.
Regards
Apr 13, 2011 | 5:52 am
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Originally Posted by ta10 View Post
Problem is EK005 (late afternoon dep to LHR) has the standard B777-300 with the old style business class..
Problem is EK005 (late afternoon dep to LHR) has the standard B777-300 with the old style business class..
http://data.flight24.com/flights/ek5/
You can then cross reference the aircraft against Emirates777's excellent information here:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/emira...-emirates.html
FYI - In last two weeks, EK005 has been operated by a B777-300 with lie-flats, except of 6th April (B777-300ER with lie-flats), and 4th April when A6-EBJ was deployed with the dreaded "Deep Reclining Comfort" in J. Pretty good odds if past performance is anything to go by!
Apr 13, 2011 | 3:57 pm
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IMO the best way to predict the most likely metal on a particular route is to check what equipment has historically flown that route as the info on ek.com's "Services by Flight" are only indicative. This seems to be a good source for this data:
http://data.flight24.com/flights/ek5/
You can then cross reference the aircraft against Emirates777's excellent information here:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/emira...-emirates.html
FYI - In last two weeks, EK005 has been operated by a B777-300 with lie-flats, except of 6th April (B777-300ER with lie-flats), and 4th April when A6-EBJ was deployed with the dreaded "Deep Reclining Comfort" in J. Pretty good odds if past performance is anything to go by!
http://data.flight24.com/flights/ek5/
You can then cross reference the aircraft against Emirates777's excellent information here:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/emira...-emirates.html
FYI - In last two weeks, EK005 has been operated by a B777-300 with lie-flats, except of 6th April (B777-300ER with lie-flats), and 4th April when A6-EBJ was deployed with the dreaded "Deep Reclining Comfort" in J. Pretty good odds if past performance is anything to go by!
Useful site, never knew that existed.. thanks.
I decided to go for EK029 instead of EK1 or EK3. Been in biz on the A380 before anyway, and I think Ill have more of a chance of an upgrade on the EK029.
The summer exodus out of Dubai begins roughly around the period of my flight... ill be checking religiously for availability
