Please post your Operational Upgrade experiences
Oct 11, 2013, 4:55 am
#211
Join Date: May 2010
Location: BOM
Programs: EK Plat, HHonors Gold
Posts: 2,883
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Oct 11, 2013, 8:30 pm
#212
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Dubai, UAE
Programs: Skywards Plat, Etihad Gold, Aerosvit Gold, Virgin Silver, AA lifetime Gold, Sirius Gold
Posts: 1,229
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.
Oct 15, 2013, 12:41 pm
#213
Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: UK
Programs: Emirates Silver, BA, Flying Blue, Virgin, IHG
Posts: 950
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 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.
Oct 16, 2013, 8:08 am
#214
Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: Scotland, Spain
Programs: Skywards Gold, Amex Plat, SkyTeam Silver
Posts: 1,166
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
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
Oct 17, 2013, 1:45 pm
#215
Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: CDG
Programs: A bit of this and a bit of that
Posts: 777
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...
Oct 17, 2013, 11:14 pm
#216
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: LPB
Programs: Skywards Gold, Miles & More, SPG, Marriott
Posts: 410
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)!
Oct 18, 2013, 1:46 am
#217
Join Date: May 2010
Location: BOM
Programs: EK Plat, HHonors Gold
Posts: 2,883
I would say chances are absolutely minimal for pax without status.
Oct 20, 2013, 3:32 am
#218
Join Date: Jan 2013
Programs: DL, UA
Posts: 596
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
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
Oct 20, 2013, 3:49 am
#219
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: MAN DXB ✈️
Programs: Skywards Gold
Posts: 6,831
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
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
Oct 20, 2013, 9:18 am
#220
Join Date: Jan 2013
Programs: EK Gold, EY Gold, HHonours Gold, BAEC Silver
Posts: 160
Oct 20, 2013, 9:56 am
#221
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: GLA
Programs: EK Blue :-( BAEC
Posts: 82
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 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.
Oct 20, 2013, 10:00 am
#222
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: GLA
Programs: EK Blue :-( BAEC
Posts: 82
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!
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!
Oct 20, 2013, 11:19 am
#223
Join Date: Jan 2013
Programs: DL, UA
Posts: 596
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.
Oct 20, 2013, 12:09 pm
#224
Join Date: Jan 2013
Programs: EK Gold, EY Gold, HHonours Gold, BAEC Silver
Posts: 160
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.
Oct 21, 2013, 12:34 am
#225
Join Date: Jan 2013
Programs: DL, UA
Posts: 596
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!