Upgrade emails offers FAQ
Sep 12, 2017, 4:49 am
#166
Join Date: Sep 2017
Location: BLR
Programs: EK-Gold, SPG, Amex
Posts: 58
EDIT: Just wanted to add that I have been getting this upgrade offer during OLCI, via the email notification that is sent out when check-in opens up 48 hours before the flight.
Last edited by mannimagus; Sep 13, 2017 at 5:37 am
Nov 14, 2017, 12:40 am
#167
Ambassador: Emirates
Join Date: Jul 2016
Location: UK/AU
Programs: QF P1 + LTS, EK Gold, BAEC Gold, QR Gold, IHG Ambassador
Posts: 1,142
Is this new?
Regardless of whether you have received an email upgrade offer, and provided upgrade availability is not all snapped up before you get to 48h from departure, you will get a second pass at the offer at OLCI.
Regardless of whether you have received an email upgrade offer, and provided upgrade availability is not all snapped up before you get to 48h from departure, you will get a second pass at the offer at OLCI.
Nov 14, 2017, 1:53 pm
#169
Join Date: Nov 2017
Posts: 17
In the last year I flown approximately 24 sectors in J between London and Dubai. As a Gold, I've never once been offered an upgrade at any point other than the "upgrade with cash/miles" option in MMB, only to find that there is never any availability. I once proactively called the phone helpline and I was able to upgrade with miles (39,000 one way) when MMB said nothing was available. I yearn for the day when I'm issued a new boarding pass....
Nov 15, 2017, 5:00 am
#170
Join Date: Nov 2013
Posts: 5,454
In the last year I flown approximately 24 sectors in J between London and Dubai. As a Gold, I've never once been offered an upgrade at any point other than the "upgrade with cash/miles" option in MMB, only to find that there is never any availability. I once proactively called the phone helpline and I was able to upgrade with miles (39,000 one way) when MMB said nothing was available. I yearn for the day when I'm issued a new boarding pass....
Dec 10, 2017, 9:18 am
#171
Join Date: Jan 2016
Location: GLA
Programs: UA Gold, EK Silver, HH Gold, MR Gold
Posts: 41
This is helpful. I've just received an email offer to upgrade GLA-DXB, £373 PP, 2 weeks exactly before we depart. I think this is a decent offer, was going to hold off to see if I get offered the 2nd leg DXB-SYD, I'd rather put £750 into our upgrade for this leg. If it makes no difference at OLCI I can afford to hold off. I assume the flight will be quiet in any case due to the flights over Christmas Eve, Christmas Day. Here's hoping I receive the option at OLCI!
Dec 10, 2017, 9:46 am
#172
Join Date: May 2014
Location: Shetland, uk
Programs: Skywards silver
Posts: 247
This is helpful. I've just received an email offer to upgrade GLA-DXB, £373 PP, 2 weeks exactly before we depart. I think this is a decent offer, was going to hold off to see if I get offered the 2nd leg DXB-SYD, I'd rather put £750 into our upgrade for this leg. If it makes no difference at OLCI I can afford to hold off. I assume the flight will be quiet in any case due to the flights over Christmas Eve, Christmas Day. Here's hoping I receive the option at OLCI!
i think the flight is fully booked in Y, so you might get an op up anyway if your lucky.
Dec 10, 2017, 11:38 am
#173
Join Date: Jan 2016
Location: GLA
Programs: UA Gold, EK Silver, HH Gold, MR Gold
Posts: 41
Just a query and apologies to be bold, would you possibly you have any option to guest into the GLA lounge? I have a current post in the lounge meetup, looking for a sign in for my fiancee. Only on your correspondence that you are in J and on the same flight - that's if you're not travelling with your +1.
Hopefully we get lucky with an op-up DXB-SYD!
Dec 10, 2017, 12:29 pm
#174
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: Economy, mostly :(
Programs: Skywards Gold
Posts: 7,801
Accepted the offer; was hesitant to wait in case the opportunity to sit together disappeared.
Just a query and apologies to be bold, would you possibly you have any option to guest into the GLA lounge? I have a current post in the lounge meetup, looking for a sign in for my fiancee. Only on your correspondence that you are in J and on the same flight - that's if you're not travelling with your +1.
Hopefully we get lucky with an op-up DXB-SYD!
Just a query and apologies to be bold, would you possibly you have any option to guest into the GLA lounge? I have a current post in the lounge meetup, looking for a sign in for my fiancee. Only on your correspondence that you are in J and on the same flight - that's if you're not travelling with your +1.
Hopefully we get lucky with an op-up DXB-SYD!
Dec 10, 2017, 12:52 pm
#175
Join Date: May 2014
Location: Shetland, uk
Programs: Skywards silver
Posts: 247
so unfortunately I cannot guest anyone into the lounge.
once you upgrade with miles to j do you then earn Miles on that sector at the higher earn rate? Or are they just earned at Y rate from the initial booking?
Dec 10, 2017, 12:56 pm
#176
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: Economy, mostly :(
Programs: Skywards Gold
Posts: 7,801
yes that’s correct iam still just a blue member, should hit silver after these flights.
so unfortunately I cannot guest anyone into the lounge.
once you upgrade with miles to j do you then earn Miles on that sector at the higher earn rate? Or are they just earned at Y rate from the initial booking?
Dec 29, 2017, 4:57 am
#178
Join Date: May 2014
Location: Shetland, uk
Programs: Skywards silver
Posts: 247
“Sorry your promotional code is incorrect “
is this really a wrong code? And can anything be done to get a working one?
or is it just saying that because folk beat me to it and all the email upgrade space has been filled?
this has happened on my last two email offers. I even clicked the button on this most recent one within 3 minutes of getting the email.
is this really a wrong code? And can anything be done to get a working one?
or is it just saying that because folk beat me to it and all the email upgrade space has been filled?
this has happened on my last two email offers. I even clicked the button on this most recent one within 3 minutes of getting the email.
Dec 29, 2017, 5:24 am
#179
Join Date: Aug 2017
Location: Manchester/London
Programs: Skywards Plat, Bonvoy Titanium
Posts: 1,226
Accepted the offer; was hesitant to wait in case the opportunity to sit together disappeared.
Just a query and apologies to be bold, would you possibly you have any option to guest into the GLA lounge? I have a current post in the lounge meetup, looking for a sign in for my fiancee. Only on your correspondence that you are in J and on the same flight - that's if you're not travelling with your +1.
Hopefully we get lucky with an op-up DXB-SYD!
Just a query and apologies to be bold, would you possibly you have any option to guest into the GLA lounge? I have a current post in the lounge meetup, looking for a sign in for my fiancee. Only on your correspondence that you are in J and on the same flight - that's if you're not travelling with your +1.
Hopefully we get lucky with an op-up DXB-SYD!
Jan 24, 2018, 9:17 am
#180
Join Date: Jan 2016
Location: GLA
Programs: UA Gold, EK Silver, HH Gold, MR Gold
Posts: 41
On the way home SYD-DXB, a couple in front of us received a bump up at gate as we boarded, as we were Y saver tickets, unfortunately we were at the back end of the op-up queue! Any idea how many pax were op-up'd on this flight? EK415 on 17-Jan-2018.
How did you fair on your flight - did you get bumped up?