Can't upgrade only one leg of a flight?
Jul 27, 2011, 12:46 pm
#1
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Can't upgrade only one leg of a flight?
Hi all - I'm flying Emirates for the first time travelling in economy LAX - DAR on Aug 14th. Given that the LAX - DXB is almost 16 hours I called to see if I could pay to upgrade to J. The rep tells me that I can't upgrade only one leg and would have to upgrade both LAX - DXB & DXB - DAR for $4,700 which I'm obviously not going to do.
Can anyone tell whether this is correct?
Can anyone tell whether this is correct?
Jul 27, 2011, 1:31 pm
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Hi all - I'm flying Emirates for the first time travelling in economy LAX - DAR on Aug 14th. Given that the LAX - DXB is almost 16 hours I called to see if I could pay to upgrade to J. The rep tells me that I can't upgrade only one leg and would have to upgrade both LAX - DXB & DXB - DAR for $4,700 which I'm obviously not going to do.
Can anyone tell whether this is correct?
Can anyone tell whether this is correct?
Jul 27, 2011, 7:36 pm
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Yes, this is standard, and if you search on the forum you'll find this covered extensively. Apart from a special offer, miles or an onboard/ check in upgrade, you would be re-ticketing the itinerary in which case individual segments cannot be upgraded as a fare doesn't exist for that. You end up paying the fare difference in that case.