How do you pre-select an exit row? I thought that was another no-no.

So did I before I called and asked. They wouldn't let me from JFK - DXB but they had no trouble doing it for me from DXB - ACC.

Rather surprised that my father who is on Blue Emirates Card, economy ticket.. got a free upgrad on his Dubai to Islamabad leg.

Upgrade given: J - F
Upgrade location: Gate inside BCL
Route: DXB - HYD
Flight number: EK 524
Type of ticket: Saver
Date of travel: 01/02/2014
Tier status: Gold
Tier miles: ~55k
Skywards miles balance: ~90k
First letter of your surname: K

This was a few weeks ago. The more I read this thread, the more surprised I am in retrospect.

Why? India is often status light and heavily oversold in y...

Mostly true except for BOM, where F still has reasonable demand. I've 0 fare paying pax in F at BLR quite often with the crew running a J service in F with status pax being moved to the F cabin to make way for y-j op-ups.

That's true -- my experience with this flight is usually that J is also often full, and as a baseline gold on a Saver fare I didn't necessarily fit the profile based on whatever criteria seem to drive the process. Was my first op-up to F, though, so hardly complaining....

Otterbob, what are the services on this flight (DXB-HYD) in J and F?

This flight was on a 77W -- F had the larger clamshell-style seats, widescreen IFE, and a somewhat larger mini-bar (comparing to the A380 in J here). A purser plus 2 FAs for 8 seats in F made for unusually attentive service -- but otherwise I don't think the offering was all that distinct from what you'd encounter in J.

This being relatively short-haul, the seats in J are the older style typically, with the fold-out video screens in some cases. I'm certain I've flown this sector in J aboard an Airbus before as well.

I don't understand this configuration. I thought the 77W 3-Class Fleet was all now suites in F.

If it's Skycruisers it would be a 773 or 772 and there would be 12 of them.

Or have I picked up something wrong?

Upgrade given: Y - J

Upgrade location: Lounge

Route: DXB - DEL

Flight number: EK 510

Type of ticket: Flex

Date of travel: 11/03/2014

Tier status: Plat

Tier miles 60k

Skywards miles balance: 120k

First letter of your surname: W

Upgrade given: Y - J

Upgrade location: Check-in

Route: HAM - DXB

Flight number: EK 061

Type of ticket: Flex

Date of travel: 02/02/2014

Tier status: Gold

Tier miles 65k

Skywards miles balance: 50k

First letter of your surname: L

No, you're right -- 2-2-2 configuration, so 12 seats, and therefore must've been a 772. Not sure how I misremembered that, but this is what happens posting weeks after the fact.

Upgrade given: Y - J

Upgrade location: Gate

Route: KHI - DXB

Flight number: EK 601

Type of ticket: Saver

Date of travel: 14/03/2014

Tier status: Silver

Tier miles 31k

Skywards miles balance: 31k

First letter of your surname: M

My first op-up after turning silver last month, the flight was overbooked in Y

Upgrade given: Y-J

Upgrade location: Gate

Route: e.g. DXB-CMB

Flight number: EK650

Type of ticket: Saver,

Date of travel: 18/03/2014

Tier status: Gold

Tier miles to date: 29000

Skywards miles balance: 170,000

Number of pax on the same PNR: Single

Skywards DOJ (approx): Sept 2011

And of course the first letter of your surname! G


My boss (diff PNR, Silver, surname C) was also oppupped at gate and couple sat next to me had skywards but no status and also opupped. J was full with quite a lot of opups (people gloating / waving to their mates who were carrying on to Y)