Lucky you!^ Quite a few people people would be envious of your op-up streak (a certain Mr T. listening ;))....

Haha - thank you JD. I try not to be envious and remain as Zen as possible focusing instead on hoping that I will at least get the class of service I have paid for and not be treated to an aircraft downgrade. This works ... well most of the time at least ... in keeping my BP normal.

Upgrade given: Y - J

Upgrade location: Gate

Route: DXB-SGN

Flight number: EK392

Type of ticket: Saver

Date of travel: 15/10/2013

Tier status: Gold

Tier miles 42500

Skywards miles:132000

Number of pax on the same PNR: one

Date of joining: Sept 2011

Surname initital: G

Lots of people were upgraded in queue in front of me- only 2 class plane and J was full. Old plane (can't remember what it was) with reclining seat. Bloke next to me who had paid €3-4000 for Germany to SGN eeturn was not happy with hard product.

Upgrade given: J - F

Upgrade location: Gate,

Route: e.g. GLA-DXB

Flight number: EK28

Type of ticket: Saver

Date of travel: 14 / 10 / 13

Tier status: Gold

Skywards miles balance: 95,000

Number of pax on the same PNR: Single

Skywards DOJ (approx): 2006

And of course the first letter of your surname! W

flying EZE-DXB in January (i assume there's not many people doing that route on the J or F classes). We are 5 pax, flying Business class. Do you think there's any chance of getting an upgrade to F? First time flying EK so...

I doubt it, especially not the whole group. The route is apparently status heavy, so first time flyers have a low chance of op-ups.

I'm flying EZE-DXB in Jan too. The flights I'm looking at are already more than half full in J and F (only 3 seats available)!

I would say chances are absolutely minimal for pax without status.

on behalf of family:

Upgrade given: Y - F (not a typo!)
Upgrade location: pre-OLCI
Route: LHR-SYD
Flight number: EK002/EK414
Type of ticket: Saver
Date of travel: 171013
Tier status: non-member
Tier miles to date: none
Skywards miles balance: none
Number of pax on the same PNR: 2
Skywards DOJ (approx): n/a

I think you need to explain this one!

I think said "family member" may be spouting bovine faeces.

Upgrade given: Y - J

Upgrade location: Check in

Route: GLA-DXB

Flight number: EK028

Type of ticket: Saver

Date of travel: 12/10/13

Tier status: Silver

Tier miles to date: 60,000+

Skywards miles balance: 4,500

Number of pax on the same PNR: 2

And of course the first letter of your surname! M

Check in steward said there were 20+ op-up's for gold and silver for the flight it was full, quite a few families with kids, noticed "the dad's" had gold luggage tags.

Upgrade given: Y - J

Upgrade location: Check in

Route: DXB-GLA

Flight number: EK025

Type of ticket: Saver

Date of travel: 19/10/13

Tier status: Silver

Tier miles to date: 60,000+

Skywards miles balance: 8,000

Number of pax on the same PNR: 2

And of course the first letter of your surname! M

This was the return leg of our outward bound journey so a double up-grade. Chek-in steward didn't even tell us, just printed our boarding cards and handed them to me. It was then i noticed 6 E and F, yipee!

Think what you want. They hardly could manufacture a story that also enabled them to have a shower! The facts are what they are and this thread is, as I understood, is designed to reflect the varied nature of OP-UPs. Lucky or fluked it or whatever - they were fortunate I will grant them, but please don't accuse me of lying.

Apologies, I wasn't actually accusing you of anything. I was tongue in cheek suggesting that said family member may have been mistaken/exaggerrating etc. As M3RED said, more detail definitely required on this one as its practically unheard of to recieve a double upgrade, as well as non skywards status recieving an upgrade, combine the two and you have to understand why people are intrigued.

Please post your Operational Upgrade experiences - 2013
 

I am as intrigued as you. despite it being family I am still a little mystified. I wish I had more of a story or the magic wand they waved to get so lucky but I think it was just a freak incidence and I only wish for the same to happen to me in future!