Please post your Operational Upgrade experiences
Aug 29, 2013, 4:23 am
#181
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: hongkong
Programs: skywards gold
Posts: 62
Upgrade Given: Y-J
Upgrade location: Check in
Route: BKK - HK
Flight number: EK-384
Type of ticket: Saver Y
Date of travel: 22/08/2013
Tier status: Gold
Tier miles to date: 15000 approx
Skywards miles balance:20000 approx
Number of pax on the same PNR: Single
Skywards DOJ (approx): 2005
Last Name begins with: M
Comment: Y full a long time before departure date so I thought id get upgraded. On the HK - BKK route they have increased the J fares by 30% and the F fares by 60% over the past couple of years whilst keeping the Y fare competitively low filling the Y seats with groups of mainly mainland Chinese tourists. I used to buy J or F seats on this route but they are now too high and because there are not many status passengers in Y, I often get upgrades on this route anyway.
Upgrade location: Check in
Route: BKK - HK
Flight number: EK-384
Type of ticket: Saver Y
Date of travel: 22/08/2013
Tier status: Gold
Tier miles to date: 15000 approx
Skywards miles balance:20000 approx
Number of pax on the same PNR: Single
Skywards DOJ (approx): 2005
Last Name begins with: M
Comment: Y full a long time before departure date so I thought id get upgraded. On the HK - BKK route they have increased the J fares by 30% and the F fares by 60% over the past couple of years whilst keeping the Y fare competitively low filling the Y seats with groups of mainly mainland Chinese tourists. I used to buy J or F seats on this route but they are now too high and because there are not many status passengers in Y, I often get upgrades on this route anyway.
Aug 31, 2013, 2:46 pm
#182
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: London
Posts: 611
Upgrade Given: J - F
Upgrade location: On the bridge
Route: MAA-DXB
Flight number: EK 547
Type of ticket: Flex J
Date of travel: Aug 25
Tier status: Platinum
Tier miles to date: 150k
Skywards miles balance: 480k
Number of pax on the same PNR: Single
Skywards DOJ (approx): 2010
Last Name begins with: D
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Upgrade Given: J - F
Upgrade location: At the gate (was #5 of 6 upgraded to F)
Route: JFK-DXB
Flight number: EK 202
Type of ticket: Flex J
Date of travel: Aug 29
Tier status: Platinum
Tier miles to date: 163k
Skywards miles balance: 500k
Number of pax on the same PNR: Single
Skywards DOJ (approx): 2010
Last Name begins with: D
Upgrade location: On the bridge
Route: MAA-DXB
Flight number: EK 547
Type of ticket: Flex J
Date of travel: Aug 25
Tier status: Platinum
Tier miles to date: 150k
Skywards miles balance: 480k
Number of pax on the same PNR: Single
Skywards DOJ (approx): 2010
Last Name begins with: D
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Upgrade Given: J - F
Upgrade location: At the gate (was #5 of 6 upgraded to F)
Route: JFK-DXB
Flight number: EK 202
Type of ticket: Flex J
Date of travel: Aug 29
Tier status: Platinum
Tier miles to date: 163k
Skywards miles balance: 500k
Number of pax on the same PNR: Single
Skywards DOJ (approx): 2010
Last Name begins with: D
Aug 31, 2013, 10:34 pm
#183
Join Date: May 2010
Location: BOM
Programs: EK Plat, HHonors Gold
Posts: 2,883
Sep 1, 2013, 9:40 pm
#185
Join Date: Jul 2011
Programs: SQ KF
Posts: 81
just curious regarding this: Lots of friends have received opups Y to C on KUL-DXB, en-route to LHR/MAN (no opups on DXB-LHR/MAN AFAIK). all are just students with no status/skywards blue. already 5 that I know of this past week. Just a case of Emirates being really generous?
Sep 1, 2013, 10:32 pm
#186
Moderator, Trip Reports
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Denver, CO
Programs: UA GS-2MM, Marriott Ambassador
Posts: 3,715
just curious regarding this: Lots of friends have received opups Y to C on KUL-DXB, en-route to LHR/MAN (no opups on DXB-LHR/MAN AFAIK). all are just students with no status/skywards blue. already 5 that I know of this past week. Just a case of Emirates being really generous?
Sep 2, 2013, 7:47 am
#187
Join Date: Jul 2011
Programs: SQ KF
Posts: 81
I've seen this happen quite a few times ex SIN as well (to MEL). My simple take on this is that the staff are working hard to get the flight out and often will take the closest to them to op-up. Often students are at the airport early, have backpacks which many do not require checking in, so they are easy to deal with.
Sep 2, 2013, 8:25 am
#188
Moderator, Trip Reports
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Denver, CO
Programs: UA GS-2MM, Marriott Ambassador
Posts: 3,715
Sep 2, 2013, 8:42 am
#189
Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: DXB :) or NCE
Programs: Platinum : Amex | Gold : EK Bonvoy Carlson Hilton
Posts: 303
One of my colleague has been upgraded with his wife:
Upgrade Given: J - F
Upgrade location: Check-in counter
Route: VIE-DXB
Flight number: EK 126
Type of ticket: Saver J
Date of travel: August
Tier status: Blue
Tier miles to date: 5k
Skywards miles balance: 10k
Number of pax on the same PNR: Two
Skywards DOJ (approx): 2012
Last Name begins with: V
Upgrade Given: J - F
Upgrade location: Check-in counter
Route: VIE-DXB
Flight number: EK 126
Type of ticket: Saver J
Date of travel: August
Tier status: Blue
Tier miles to date: 5k
Skywards miles balance: 10k
Number of pax on the same PNR: Two
Skywards DOJ (approx): 2012
Last Name begins with: V
Sep 4, 2013, 10:01 pm
#190
Join Date: Sep 2013
Programs: Emirates
Posts: 1
Ive been upgraded about 5 times over the last month, all traveling with partner who is blue
Status: Platinum
Tier miles YTD - 270k
Upgrades, Eco to business for the following:
DXB - Athens
BCN - DXB
DXB - Seychelles
DXB - Colombo
CMB - SIN
Status: Platinum
Tier miles YTD - 270k
Upgrades, Eco to business for the following:
DXB - Athens
BCN - DXB
DXB - Seychelles
DXB - Colombo
CMB - SIN
Sep 6, 2013, 10:00 pm
#191
Join Date: Jul 2012
Posts: 58
Upgrade given Y - J
Upgrade location Lounge
Route CMB DXB
EK651
7th Sept
Saver
Tier status me gold wife blue
Tier miles to date 86k 15k
Skywards miles 270k 89k
No of pax 2 (separate PNR)
DOJ Skywards 2010
Last letter of surname H
We had checked a few days prior to check in and knew the flight was overbooked by 13 in Y. Nothing was mentioned at check in but my wife is a pretty nervous flyer so she decided to ask the lady at the lounge counter how their upgrade process worked. She said there was a process but before she said what it was she said OK that's you both into business so she wasnt too bothered about what the process was!
Tickets were booked separately under diff PNRs but we had called to link them together as soon as we booked.
Wife was very happy as her first upgrade even though its just a short flight which makes an easy life for me!
Upgrade location Lounge
Route CMB DXB
EK651
7th Sept
Saver
Tier status me gold wife blue
Tier miles to date 86k 15k
Skywards miles 270k 89k
No of pax 2 (separate PNR)
DOJ Skywards 2010
Last letter of surname H
We had checked a few days prior to check in and knew the flight was overbooked by 13 in Y. Nothing was mentioned at check in but my wife is a pretty nervous flyer so she decided to ask the lady at the lounge counter how their upgrade process worked. She said there was a process but before she said what it was she said OK that's you both into business so she wasnt too bothered about what the process was!
Tickets were booked separately under diff PNRs but we had called to link them together as soon as we booked.
Wife was very happy as her first upgrade even though its just a short flight which makes an easy life for me!
Sep 11, 2013, 10:40 am
#192
Join Date: Apr 2005
Programs: Eurostar Carte Blanche, SBB-CFF-FFS GA-AG, SNCF Grand Voyageur LeClub
Posts: 7,836
How likely is opup on this one from Business to First:
EK 1 DXB-LHR, 12 Sep, F4 A3//All Business classes 0//high Ecos 3
Seatmap shows 5 free seats in F, 2-3 free seats in J
Platinum status with >350k tier miles
EK 1 DXB-LHR, 12 Sep, F4 A3//All Business classes 0//high Ecos 3
Seatmap shows 5 free seats in F, 2-3 free seats in J
Platinum status with >350k tier miles
Last edited by San Gottardo; Sep 11, 2013 at 10:50 am
Sep 11, 2013, 10:55 am
#193
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: MAN DXB ✈️
Programs: Skywards Gold
Posts: 6,831
Probably quite good depending on y being oversold by a few
Sep 11, 2013, 12:29 pm
#194
Join Date: May 2010
Location: BOM
Programs: EK Plat, HHonors Gold
Posts: 2,883
All the best. On my last JFK-DXB flight, it showed F4 A0 but no opup as F went out full due to few people in J using miles for upgrades.
Sep 11, 2013, 9:45 pm
#195
Join Date: Apr 2005
Programs: Eurostar Carte Blanche, SBB-CFF-FFS GA-AG, SNCF Grand Voyageur LeClub
Posts: 7,836
It worked.
Upgrade given J-F
Upgrade location Gate
Route DXB-LHR
EK001
12th Sept
Saver
Tier status Platinum
Tier miles to date approx. 350k
Skywards miles approx. 370k
No of pax 1
DOJ Skywards 2009
Last letter of surname V
The night before on expertflyer:
F4 A3//All Business classes 0//high Ecos 3
Seatmap shows 5 free seats in F, 2-3 free seats in J
The morning of departure on expertflyer:
F4 A3 // All business classes 6 // all Ecos 0
Seatmap shows 5 free seats in F, no free seats in J
Upgrade given J-F
Upgrade location Gate
Route DXB-LHR
EK001
12th Sept
Saver
Tier status Platinum
Tier miles to date approx. 350k
Skywards miles approx. 370k
No of pax 1
DOJ Skywards 2009
Last letter of surname V
The night before on expertflyer:
F4 A3//All Business classes 0//high Ecos 3
Seatmap shows 5 free seats in F, 2-3 free seats in J
The morning of departure on expertflyer:
F4 A3 // All business classes 6 // all Ecos 0
Seatmap shows 5 free seats in F, no free seats in J