Upgrade emails offers FAQ
Feb 17, 2019, 5:07 am
#256
Ambassador: Emirates Airlines
Original Poster
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Manchester, UK
Posts: 18,600
EK usually sends upgrade offers via email depending on availability..etc. These upgrades, however, come without neither lounge access nor chauffer. If your ticket is a revenue one( i.e. you have’t used miles to book it) then you can upgrade via EK’s website using miles or cash. If you do so then you will get the chauffer as well as the lounge access.
Apr 30, 2019, 5:44 am
#257
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Melbourne
Posts: 101
Got an upgrade email for both my mom and nephew (different PNR due to different return date) for $450 from SIN-MEL leg.. not sure it's worth it, as it's only business class during the flight, other options (baggage allowance, priority check in, lounge access and etc) are the same as the ticket originally bought...
Apr 30, 2019, 5:22 pm
#258
Join Date: Apr 2018
Posts: 61
Got an upgrade email for both my mom and nephew (different PNR due to different return date) for $450 from SIN-MEL leg.. not sure it's worth it, as it's only business class during the flight, other options (baggage allowance, priority check in, lounge access and etc) are the same as the ticket originally bought...
May 4, 2019, 2:15 am
#259
Join Date: Aug 2017
Location: Manchester/London
Programs: Skywards Plat, Bonvoy Titanium
Posts: 1,221
Back on a flight BKK to LHR in a couple of days, having arrived in BKK by other means I am on a one way ticket. I had to purchase a Flex + ticket at a cost of £850 (the EK site was showing it was the last seat and is now sold out).
I have just received an miles upgrade offer... 25,000 miles for BKK-DXB or 14481 THB. Has any one ever received this as a gold member? It is the first upgrade offer I had had in years.
Seeing as I am on such an expensive economy ticket I am going to politely decline and hope for the Op up as the flight appears to be oversold. (All flights appear to be sold out departing on the 7th from BKK last time I checked!)
I have just received an miles upgrade offer... 25,000 miles for BKK-DXB or 14481 THB. Has any one ever received this as a gold member? It is the first upgrade offer I had had in years.
Seeing as I am on such an expensive economy ticket I am going to politely decline and hope for the Op up as the flight appears to be oversold. (All flights appear to be sold out departing on the 7th from BKK last time I checked!)
May 4, 2019, 4:12 am
#260
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: DUB / DXB
Programs: EK Gold, BA Gold
Posts: 2,471
Back on a flight BKK to LHR in a couple of days, having arrived in BKK by other means I am on a one way ticket. I had to purchase a Flex + ticket at a cost of £850 (the EK site was showing it was the last seat and is now sold out).
I have just received an miles upgrade offer... 25,000 miles for BKK-DXB or 14481 THB. Has any one ever received this as a gold member? It is the first upgrade offer I had had in years.
Seeing as I am on such an expensive economy ticket I am going to politely decline and hope for the Op up as the flight appears to be oversold. (All flights appear to be sold out departing on the 7th from BKK last time I checked!)
I have just received an miles upgrade offer... 25,000 miles for BKK-DXB or 14481 THB. Has any one ever received this as a gold member? It is the first upgrade offer I had had in years.
Seeing as I am on such an expensive economy ticket I am going to politely decline and hope for the Op up as the flight appears to be oversold. (All flights appear to be sold out departing on the 7th from BKK last time I checked!)
May 4, 2019, 4:20 am
#261
Join Date: Aug 2017
Location: Manchester/London
Programs: Skywards Plat, Bonvoy Titanium
Posts: 1,221
May 4, 2019, 4:36 am
#262
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Melbourne
Posts: 101
we did upgraded mom's ticket, and did get priority boarding (not check in coz the 1st flight still economy)
she did enjoyed and managed to get some sleep and even commented it's better than SQ business class :-)
another plus points, nephew got to sit in business class (with mom) for an hour before landing .. :-)
she did enjoyed and managed to get some sleep and even commented it's better than SQ business class :-)
another plus points, nephew got to sit in business class (with mom) for an hour before landing .. :-)
May 6, 2019, 6:35 pm
#263
Join Date: Aug 2017
Location: Manchester/London
Programs: Skywards Plat, Bonvoy Titanium
Posts: 1,221
The gamble paid off, this time the Op-up came at check in - I asked for extra legroom and the lady completely ignored me and printed my boarding pass, handed it to me and said I think you will prefer this to extra legroom...
Jun 12, 2019, 9:46 am
#264
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Motherwell, UK
Programs: EK Blue QR Burgundy
Posts: 32
EK Upgrade Offer
I've been offered an upgrade on 2 sectors to J between GLA-BKK next month.
I'm not sure whether to choose GLA-DXB or DXB-BKK. Both are on the A380 with the first sector a day/evening flight and second an overnight/morning flight.
I understand there is no limo or lounge access but BKK airport is apparently having issues with a new fingerprint reader and J will give us fast track passes.
What would you do? Thanks
I'm not sure whether to choose GLA-DXB or DXB-BKK. Both are on the A380 with the first sector a day/evening flight and second an overnight/morning flight.
I understand there is no limo or lounge access but BKK airport is apparently having issues with a new fingerprint reader and J will give us fast track passes.
What would you do? Thanks
Jun 12, 2019, 11:37 am
#265
Join Date: Aug 2017
Posts: 1,610
Route: Seattle to Dubai, on the 777. Originally booked an economy saver ticket U class (which earns me 50% on alaska miles, so approx 3000 alaska miles).
Just got an email upgrade offer for $790 (one-way) - if I take it, will it change the ticket fareclass to earn the higher rate of 225% alaska miles on any business fareclass (approx 15000 alaska miles)? How can I make sure of this before committing? The price is only justifiable to me if I get the extra miles otherwise its a bit out of my budget. Also I've flown emirates/other business class before many times so its not that much of a wow-factor for me anymore, plus i'm pretty short so overall economy seat is ... fine. But ofcourse having a mostly-flat bed for a 14 hour flight is nice, just not $790 nice.
Also, this email offer is about 2 weeks out. If I wait till 48 hours and try to upgrade at checkin, from people's experience are the email offers higher or lower than the checkin offers?
Just got an email upgrade offer for $790 (one-way) - if I take it, will it change the ticket fareclass to earn the higher rate of 225% alaska miles on any business fareclass (approx 15000 alaska miles)? How can I make sure of this before committing? The price is only justifiable to me if I get the extra miles otherwise its a bit out of my budget. Also I've flown emirates/other business class before many times so its not that much of a wow-factor for me anymore, plus i'm pretty short so overall economy seat is ... fine. But ofcourse having a mostly-flat bed for a 14 hour flight is nice, just not $790 nice.
Also, this email offer is about 2 weeks out. If I wait till 48 hours and try to upgrade at checkin, from people's experience are the email offers higher or lower than the checkin offers?
Jun 12, 2019, 12:36 pm
#266
Join Date: Aug 2017
Location: SAN
Posts: 1,306
I've been offered an upgrade on 2 sectors to J between GLA-BKK next month.
I'm not sure whether to choose GLA-DXB or DXB-BKK. Both are on the A380 with the first sector a day/evening flight and second an overnight/morning flight.
I understand there is no limo or lounge access but BKK airport is apparently having issues with a new fingerprint reader and J will give us fast track passes.
What would you do? Thanks
I'm not sure whether to choose GLA-DXB or DXB-BKK. Both are on the A380 with the first sector a day/evening flight and second an overnight/morning flight.
I understand there is no limo or lounge access but BKK airport is apparently having issues with a new fingerprint reader and J will give us fast track passes.
What would you do? Thanks
Thanks
TD
Jun 12, 2019, 1:57 pm
#267
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Motherwell, UK
Programs: EK Blue QR Burgundy
Posts: 32
Offer from GLA-DXB was £379pp and DXB-BKK was £284pp. Flights are 25th and 26thJuly.
Offers were via email.
Offers were via email.
Last edited by motherwell1991; Jun 12, 2019 at 1:59 pm Reason: additional info
Jun 12, 2019, 2:07 pm
#268
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Boston, MA
Programs: EK Gold, A3 *G, AB Gold, Jetblue Mosaic
Posts: 1,386
Route: Seattle to Dubai, on the 777. Originally booked an economy saver ticket U class (which earns me 50% on alaska miles, so approx 3000 alaska miles).
Just got an email upgrade offer for $790 (one-way) - if I take it, will it change the ticket fareclass to earn the higher rate of 225% alaska miles on any business fareclass (approx 15000 alaska miles)? How can I make sure of this before committing? The price is only justifiable to me if I get the extra miles otherwise its a bit out of my budget. Also I've flown emirates/other business class before many times so its not that much of a wow-factor for me anymore, plus i'm pretty short so overall economy seat is ... fine. But ofcourse having a mostly-flat bed for a 14 hour flight is nice, just not $790 nice.
Also, this email offer is about 2 weeks out. If I wait till 48 hours and try to upgrade at checkin, from people's experience are the email offers higher or lower than the checkin offers?
Just got an email upgrade offer for $790 (one-way) - if I take it, will it change the ticket fareclass to earn the higher rate of 225% alaska miles on any business fareclass (approx 15000 alaska miles)? How can I make sure of this before committing? The price is only justifiable to me if I get the extra miles otherwise its a bit out of my budget. Also I've flown emirates/other business class before many times so its not that much of a wow-factor for me anymore, plus i'm pretty short so overall economy seat is ... fine. But ofcourse having a mostly-flat bed for a 14 hour flight is nice, just not $790 nice.
Also, this email offer is about 2 weeks out. If I wait till 48 hours and try to upgrade at checkin, from people's experience are the email offers higher or lower than the checkin offers?
Jun 12, 2019, 2:48 pm
#269
Ambassador, Emirates
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: LGW / AMS / CPT
Programs: SA KL BA EK
Posts: 4,267
IIRC you should earn the original ticketed amount. Emirates upgrade book into D class. As an aside, $790 is the lowest amount i've heard of for USA-DXB upgrade email offer. Usually $1000 is the standard amount but might have something to do with the new fare bucket introduced this week that mirrors the email upgrade offer.
And yes, on an EK ticket email upgrade you get the Skywards for the original ticket, not anything more. I presume it’s the same for tickets originating elsewhere, but I have no experience with that. Finally, no lounge access and no chauffeur drive.
