I can only quote from my own experience, but premium loads ex MEL to SIN are rarely full. Y is or can be very high, which pushes op-ups to Golds/Silvers. My op up rates out of SIN would be 3 times that of MEL, but because of the high Aussie dollar, EK loads of late have been very very solid ex MEL.

My take on the upgrade emails is that something within the res system identifies you are a relatively new Skywards member (or Blue) and triggers it. I've not received many upgrade emails as a Gold but received 3-4 as a Blue

I also think that the system triggers the emails when Y is oversold and sends out the offers to try and recoup some revenue before the op-ups have to occur, but I think there is no real system or process. Its hit and miss. No doubt B747 will chime in shortly and wave his arms about EK's revenue management system :)

I know someone who got the offer as Silver, having been a member for a few years. The strange part was that the seat map looked empty in Y and busy in J, made me wonder why they were sending it out.

I've never received one myself though, but I don't remember the last time I was on EK and there were unsold seats in J.

Received the first such e-mail after almost a year as gold (and an other as silver) for EK086 ZRH/DXB last weekend.

And that's the logic that led me to a not-so-pleasant 6-hour flight in Y :D

I've been furiously entering this code for my upcoming JFK-DXB flight. Showing 7s in all classes but no luck yet!

7s in all classes is not a good sign. Ideally you'd need to have C7Y0 for the upgrade offer to be sent out.

When do you need to fill in this code?

I fly in July, can I fill it in now, or need to wait?

I never ever got an upgrade offer even though I am flying a hell lot. But I do everything through my TA - might this be the issue?

I don't think so. I have booked (previously) through my TA, and now directly.

Have never gotten an email like this.

But I am to understand that the upgrades are mostly Y>J, and not J>F ?

From my own experience, I have only ever received the upgrade emails from Y-J and for those bookings they were always booked online.

That's pretty much how the upgrade system works in any case, from what I have seen.

EK regularly upgrades Y>J (in fact, I would say it happens most of the time - at least on the route that I am on), but J>F is rare.

Thanks.

The fact that you haven't received one on a TA booking doesn't mean they don't send them out. I don't know the answer but it does seem to be quite random.

I've never been sent an upgrade email for bookings made on emirates site.
The few times I've had upgrade offers was when I booked through expedia. (all
J or the occasional F).I've made my first Y booking on the EK website so fingers crossed.:D

Silly question.... Does your TA enter your email address on he booking? If not, that could be your issue :)

Wouldn't that be on the Skywards profile anyway?

Slaps head... of course :)