Upgrade emails offers FAQ
Jun 23, 2019, 9:21 am
#286
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: Norwich UK.
Programs: Qantas F.F. Asiana club Diamond. Hyatt Gold passport
Posts: 18
Had an upgrade offer today during online check in £118 for BKK to HKG on the 2 Class A380 and took it. Yes only a pretty short flight but what’s £118 for a great experience onboard 😉
Jun 30, 2019, 4:54 am
#287
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: AMS
Programs: Emirates Skywards, UA Mileage Plus, Hilton Gold
Posts: 23
I got 2 emails yesterday. One for my flight 3 July AMS-DXB to upgrade to business for €389 on the 777-300ER. Second email was for my flight on 7 July DXB-SGN (777-300ER) to upgrade for €354. I clicked on the Upgrade button and surprisingly it also showed upgrade prices for HAN-DXB and DXB-AMS, both on 27 July 2019. Prices for those legs are €354 and €389, so same for the return. DXB-AMS is on the A380 which is more interesting than the 777-300ER. Still wondering if the offer at online check-in will be better.
2 years ago in 2017, I had a flight BNE-DXB-LHR. The 'Manage my booking' section on the Emirates website quoted me a rated of €2300 for both legs to upgrade to business. Online check-in gave me an offer of €1200 for both legs.
2 years ago in 2017, I had a flight BNE-DXB-LHR. The 'Manage my booking' section on the Emirates website quoted me a rated of €2300 for both legs to upgrade to business. Online check-in gave me an offer of €1200 for both legs.
Jun 30, 2019, 10:31 am
#288
Join Date: Aug 2017
Location: SAN
Posts: 1,304
Jul 7, 2019, 2:51 am
#289
Join Date: Jan 2015
Location: Dubai
Programs: EK Gold
Posts: 213
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Jul 9, 2019, 6:46 am
#291
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Motherwell, UK
Programs: EK Blue QR Burgundy
Posts: 32
I thought you only got an offer once?
I'll possibly get an offer Later this week from DXB-GLA after our stopover.
Jul 10, 2019, 12:14 am
#292
Join Date: Feb 2018
Programs: Amex Plat, Marriott PP, HH G, GC Jade
Posts: 102
Hi, I’ve an economy flight MXP-DXB on august 2nd and DXB-MRU the day after (2 passengers). Both not booked directly on Emirates website but added to my skywards profile, with my contacts, ….
At -23 days from departure I’ve not received any mail for upgrades offers. I know it’s not so close…but some of you here already received email offers for flights of days after 2-3 august. some
Doing a dummy-booking there’re available:
MXP-DXB:
at least 9 seats in economy (flex or flexplus)
at least 9 seats in business (flex or flexplus)
6 seats in first (flex or flexplus)
DXB-MRU
at least 9 seats in economy (flex or flexplus)
at least 9 seats in business (saver, flex or flexplus)
no first (2 class A380)
Do you think I have any chances to receive an offer? Availlability seams pretty good…!
Any ideas/suggestions?
At -23 days from departure I’ve not received any mail for upgrades offers. I know it’s not so close…but some of you here already received email offers for flights of days after 2-3 august. some
Doing a dummy-booking there’re available:
MXP-DXB:
at least 9 seats in economy (flex or flexplus)
at least 9 seats in business (flex or flexplus)
6 seats in first (flex or flexplus)
DXB-MRU
at least 9 seats in economy (flex or flexplus)
at least 9 seats in business (saver, flex or flexplus)
no first (2 class A380)
Do you think I have any chances to receive an offer? Availlability seams pretty good…!
Any ideas/suggestions?
Jul 10, 2019, 1:17 am
#293
Join Date: Aug 2017
Location: Manchester/London
Programs: Skywards Plat, Bonvoy Titanium
Posts: 1,216
It might be worth while taking on a saver ticket but certainly not on a flex +! I may as well have paid for the J ticket.
Jul 10, 2019, 1:32 am
#294
Join Date: Jan 2015
Location: Dubai
Programs: EK Gold
Posts: 213
It is a rarity to get upgrade 'offers' as gold but I got one two weeks ago for BKK-DXB and it was £355 and I was on a flex + ticket. I also got an 'offer' for the return DXB-BKK and it was £355.
It might be worth while taking on a saver ticket but certainly not on a flex +! I may as well have paid for the J ticket.
It might be worth while taking on a saver ticket but certainly not on a flex +! I may as well have paid for the J ticket.
Had 2 x email offers sent through (mentioned above) but declined.
Have tracked flights over the past week or so on Expert Flyer and 90% have been going out with Y0.
As of last night my flight is +20 in Y - so hoping the op-up gods are looking upon me favorably
Jul 10, 2019, 3:00 am
#295
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: DUB / DXB
Programs: EK Gold, BA Gold
Posts: 2,471
Hi, I’ve an economy flight MXP-DXB on august 2nd and DXB-MRU the day after (2 passengers). Both not booked directly on Emirates website but added to my skywards profile, with my contacts, ….
At -23 days from departure I’ve not received any mail for upgrades offers. I know it’s not so close…but some of you here already received email offers for flights of days after 2-3 august. some
Doing a dummy-booking there’re available:
MXP-DXB:
at least 9 seats in economy (flex or flexplus)
at least 9 seats in business (flex or flexplus)
6 seats in first (flex or flexplus)
DXB-MRU
at least 9 seats in economy (flex or flexplus)
at least 9 seats in business (saver, flex or flexplus)
no first (2 class A380)
Do you think I have any chances to receive an offer? Availlability seams pretty good…!
Any ideas/suggestions?
At -23 days from departure I’ve not received any mail for upgrades offers. I know it’s not so close…but some of you here already received email offers for flights of days after 2-3 august. some
Doing a dummy-booking there’re available:
MXP-DXB:
at least 9 seats in economy (flex or flexplus)
at least 9 seats in business (flex or flexplus)
6 seats in first (flex or flexplus)
DXB-MRU
at least 9 seats in economy (flex or flexplus)
at least 9 seats in business (saver, flex or flexplus)
no first (2 class A380)
Do you think I have any chances to receive an offer? Availlability seams pretty good…!
Any ideas/suggestions?
Jul 10, 2019, 3:02 am
#296
Join Date: Jan 2010
Posts: 9,304
It is a rarity to get upgrade 'offers' as gold but I got one two weeks ago for BKK-DXB and it was £355 and I was on a flex + ticket. I also got an 'offer' for the return DXB-BKK and it was £355.
It might be worth while taking on a saver ticket but certainly not on a flex +! I may as well have paid for the J ticket.
It might be worth while taking on a saver ticket but certainly not on a flex +! I may as well have paid for the J ticket.
Jul 10, 2019, 3:35 am
#297
Join Date: Feb 2018
Programs: Amex Plat, Marriott PP, HH G, GC Jade
Posts: 102
I think its highly unlikely as you have 2 things going against you. You didnt book direct with emirates, and none fo the flights are sold out. These upgrade offers tend to start getting sent out when a flight is getting close to sold out. I cant recall any reports of offers being sent to people who booked with a travel agent or not on emirates directly
Well, last December on a DXB-MXP that I booked directly and my girlfriend not…I received an email a couple of days before the departure while she doesn’t received anything! …but during online check-in she received the same offer! Sooo…maybe it could be the same here?!?
Jul 10, 2019, 11:05 am
#299
Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: Georgia, USA
Programs: DL Diamond, UA Silver, AV
Posts: 126
Not a regular EK flier here (I think I've been on EK twice in the past decade, in Y)
Upcoming work trip has a leg from DXB to LIS. Got an email for an upgrade to biz for about 500 USD. Offer valid for the next 72 hrs. It's a 777-300ER. Given that I didn't pay for the (discount coach) ticket, seems intriguing enough to consider, to get to experience EK's business class (even with the old angled flats). Expert Flyer shows the cabin about 1/4 full ... wonder why they're giving upgrades over a month out? Any chance of the offer coming down?
Upcoming work trip has a leg from DXB to LIS. Got an email for an upgrade to biz for about 500 USD. Offer valid for the next 72 hrs. It's a 777-300ER. Given that I didn't pay for the (discount coach) ticket, seems intriguing enough to consider, to get to experience EK's business class (even with the old angled flats). Expert Flyer shows the cabin about 1/4 full ... wonder why they're giving upgrades over a month out? Any chance of the offer coming down?
Jul 10, 2019, 11:23 am
#300
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: Economy, mostly :(
Programs: Skywards Gold
Posts: 7,801
Not a regular EK flier here (I think I've been on EK twice in the past decade, in Y)
Upcoming work trip has a leg from DXB to LIS. Got an email for an upgrade to biz for about 500 USD. Offer valid for the next 72 hrs. It's a 777-300ER. Given that I didn't pay for the (discount coach) ticket, seems intriguing enough to consider, to get to experience EK's business class (even with the old angled flats). Expert Flyer shows the cabin about 1/4 full ... wonder why they're giving upgrades over a month out? Any chance of the offer coming down?
Upcoming work trip has a leg from DXB to LIS. Got an email for an upgrade to biz for about 500 USD. Offer valid for the next 72 hrs. It's a 777-300ER. Given that I didn't pay for the (discount coach) ticket, seems intriguing enough to consider, to get to experience EK's business class (even with the old angled flats). Expert Flyer shows the cabin about 1/4 full ... wonder why they're giving upgrades over a month out? Any chance of the offer coming down?
