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HelloKittysMum Jul 29, 2013 8:44 am

Upgrade given: Y - J

Upgrade location: Gate

Route: CMB-DXB

Flight number: EK0349

Type of ticket: Saver

Date of travel: 29 07 13

Tier status: Gold

Tier miles to date: 54500

Skywards miles balance: 127000

Number of pax on the same PNR: Single

Skywards DOJ (approx): 01 09 11

And of course the first letter of your surname! G

jackiedada Jul 29, 2013 11:57 pm


Originally Posted by HelloKittysMum (Post 21176014)
Upgrade given: Y - J

Your first op-up, correct? Hopefully first of many more. And that should reduce some of your frustration about the non-status kid next to you getting an upgrade a couple of weeks back.;)

mrhoeson Aug 4, 2013 7:06 am

Upgrade given: Y - J

Upgrade given Gate

Route: DXB - LUN

Flight number: EK713

Type of ticket: Saver,

Date of travel: 040813

Tier status: Gold

Tier miles to date:78375

Skywards miles balance:233262

Number of pax on the same PNR: Single

Skywards DOJ (approx): 05 2015

And of course the first letter of your surname! H

I think only 1 other gold was in J and J was pretty quiet although I didnt look back to see how full economy was. I had just been complaining to my wife last night how I never got am upgade! Just renewed my gold on 31st July so a nice renewal gift ;)

Krzystos Aug 6, 2013 3:58 am

This is not my update, but friend of mine was upgraded.
Two separate tickets with different origins (Europe/Africa)
I was in J, she in Y.
We decided to meet at the airport just on entrance to the gate, had a chat before going to the gate and still chatting we have presented together our boarding passes to gate agent (I was waiting a bit longer so we can board together with other Y paxs). He asked us if we are together. After a short while a friend of mine was given new boarding pass with seat 9K :D (actually she was not aware about it until I told her that she is now in business class). Note: I was not asking for upgrade for her and she was previously not aware that I'm in J.

Route: DXB-GIG
Upgrade location: Gate
Upgrade given: Y - J
Date of travel: JUL13
Tier status: None?
Tier miles to date: 0
Skywards miles balance: 0
Number of pax on the same PNR: Single
First letter of name:N

BTW. J had 100%LF so seat 9K means that probably someone was upgraded to F. On the plane nice pax changed a seat so we were able to sit together.

lucky day:) and I'm really grateful for that guy at the gate.

Aquitania Aug 6, 2013 1:51 pm

Upgrade given: Y - F

Upgrade location: Check-in

Route: NRT-DXB

Flight number: EK319

Type of ticket: Saver

Date of travel: 04082013

Tier status: iO

Tier miles to date: 89,700

Skywards miles balance: 1,092,451

Number of pax on the same PNR: Single

Skywards DOJ (approx): 2002

extramileage Aug 6, 2013 9:30 pm

Upgrade given: Y - J

Upgrade location: Check-in*

Route: DXB-JFK

Flight number: EK201

Type of ticket: flex

Date of travel: 082013

Tier status: Gold

Tier miles to date: 40k

Skywards miles balance: 375k

Number of pax on the same PNR: Single

Skywards DOJ (approx): 2008

* OLCI at T-23hrs. Opted for mobile boarding pass - showed Y seat. While on way to airport, refreshed BP and J seat appeared. Wakes you up better than espresso!

jackiedada Aug 7, 2013 12:38 am


Originally Posted by Aquitania (Post 21225649)
Upgrade given: Y - F

OK, so that's one significant benefit of iO - never had that in so many years of flying EK.

NeatStuff Aug 7, 2013 12:39 am


Originally Posted by Aquitania (Post 21225649)

Skywards miles balance: 1,092,451

What are you doing with 1 MILLION+ miles?!!!!

ft101 Aug 7, 2013 12:45 pm


Originally Posted by extramileage (Post 21227894)
Date of travel: 082013

????

jackiedada Aug 7, 2013 1:29 pm


Originally Posted by ft101 (Post 21231645)
????

August, 2013 perhaps...

ft101 Aug 7, 2013 1:32 pm


Originally Posted by jackiedada (Post 21231903)
August, 2013 perhaps...

I guessed that, but didn't think we'd reached the 20th yet.

jackiedada Aug 7, 2013 1:36 pm


Originally Posted by ft101 (Post 21231925)
I guessed that, but didn't think we'd reached the 20th yet.

oh, I thought that was 2013 not as 08-20-13 - maybe the op didn't want to post the exact date of travel...

m3red Aug 7, 2013 2:11 pm


Originally Posted by jackiedada (Post 21228500)
OK, so that's one significant benefit of iO - never had that in so many years of flying EK.

I've heard of y to j then j to f at the gate but rare, this is exceptional

extramileage Aug 7, 2013 3:49 pm


Originally Posted by jackiedada (Post 21231946)
maybe the op didn't want to post the exact date of travel...

... yes. Sorry for the confusion.

MarkLHR Aug 10, 2013 4:04 am

Upgrade given: J - F

Upgrade location: Lounge

Route: LHR-DXB

Flight number: EK8

Type of ticket: Flex

Date of travel: 29 07 13

Tier status: Gold

Tier miles: 73000

Number of pax on the same PNR: single (travelling with colleague (gold) who was upgraded too plus 2 other pax)

first letter of your surname: S (colleague D)


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