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Mar 6, 2014, 12:52 am

#286

ft101

Join Date: Jan 2010

Posts: 9,307

Quote:

Originally Posted by EK788

We'll first I asked the lounge dragon if my pre-selected exit row seat was confirmed.

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

Mar 6, 2014, 6:23 am

#287

EK788

Join Date: Dec 2013

Location: Accra

Programs: Skywards Gold, TK Elite +, Hilton Diamond

Posts: 222

Quote:

Originally Posted by ft101

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.

Mar 6, 2014, 12:25 pm

#288

jamjaruk

Join Date: Sep 2013

Posts: 338

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

Mar 10, 2014, 7:28 am

#289

otterbob

Join Date: Dec 2013

Location: EWR

Programs: UA Plat; EK Gold

Posts: 9

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.

Mar 10, 2014, 9:53 am

#290

m3red

Join Date: Aug 2012

Location: MAN DXB ✈️

Programs: Skywards Gold

Posts: 6,831

Quote:

Originally Posted by otterbob

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

Mar 10, 2014, 12:10 pm

#291

jackiedada

Join Date: May 2010

Location: BOM

Programs: EK Plat, HHonors Gold

Posts: 2,883

Quote:

Originally Posted by m3red

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.

Mar 10, 2014, 11:02 pm

#292

otterbob

Join Date: Dec 2013

Location: EWR

Programs: UA Plat; EK Gold

Posts: 9

Quote:

Originally Posted by m3red

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

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....

Mar 11, 2014, 8:43 am

#293

iluvairlines

Join Date: Jul 2011

Posts: 309

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

Mar 11, 2014, 9:12 pm

#294

otterbob

Join Date: Dec 2013

Location: EWR

Programs: UA Plat; EK Gold

Posts: 9

Quote:

Originally Posted by iluvairlines

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.

Mar 12, 2014, 1:25 am

#295

ft101

Join Date: Jan 2010

Posts: 9,307

Quote:

Originally Posted by otterbob

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?

Mar 12, 2014, 1:50 am

#296

Ozziebob

Join Date: Aug 2008

Location: Åhus, KID/CPH

Programs: EK Platinum, Hertz President's Circle, IHG Spire Elite Royal Ambassador

Posts: 204

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

Mar 12, 2014, 3:30 am

#297

otl

Join Date: Mar 2014

Posts: 6

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

Mar 12, 2014, 6:28 pm

#298

otterbob

Join Date: Dec 2013

Location: EWR

Programs: UA Plat; EK Gold

Posts: 9

Quote:

Originally Posted by ft101

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.

Mar 15, 2014, 5:14 am

#299

weeklyflyer77

Join Date: Mar 2014

Posts: 14

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

Mar 19, 2014, 7:52 pm

#300

HelloKittysMum

Join Date: Oct 2011

Location: UK

Programs: Emirates Silver, BA, Flying Blue, Virgin, IHG

Posts: 950

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)

Last edited by HelloKittysMum; Mar 23, 2014 at 7:40 am