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Originally Posted by m3red
(Post 23076217)
Depending on the route he'd also have a pretty slim chance of an op up as a solver member. There are usually tens of golds on every flight in j.
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Originally Posted by eternaltransit
(Post 23076447)
Agreed, the only station I regularly see silvers and blues op-upped Y-J or J-F is BKK (BKK-DXB that is)...! That is of course, pre-coup when loads were strong.
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Originally Posted by m3red
(Post 23076857)
I'm in j on 26 July bkk dxb there aren't many in j on the seat map! Probably be the quietest 380 flight I've ever done.
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Originally Posted by eternaltransit
(Post 23077133)
Is that 375, 373 or 385? 385 is usually the busiest - but definitely post coup the loads have dropped dramatically. Come 26th July it might be busy again however!
Hoping it gets busier! |
Originally Posted by m3red
(Post 23079727)
375 ...
Hoping it gets busier! |
Upgrade given: J - F
Upgrade location: Gate Route: DXB - SFO Flight number: EK 225 Type of ticket: Flex Date of travel: 22-Jun-14 Tier status: Plat Number of pax on the same PNR: 1 |
Originally Posted by eternaltransit
(Post 23076200)
I suppose the answer is how much you care about the extras such as chauffeur drive, perhaps 10kg if it's the first sector and if ex-DXB, F lounge access. If you are only after the seat, you can wait until you are on board - if you don't get the op-up you can then use points to upgrade as you are a silver: assuming F isn't full already. If you absolutely must guarantee it, then by all means use the miles.
Additionally, are you going to want to use the points any other time, for a redemption or other sector, or is this a one off trip? |
Originally Posted by Droch
(Post 23087015)
Flights are DXB-JFK. Used expert flyer and only 2 of the F seats are blocked or taken. Its 45K points to upgrade to first now. Her ticket is a refundable J ticket. She is flying JFK-DXB-DEL a few times a year and will be gold after this trip. I'm figuring with the high number of points needed with emirates to book a F reward ticket its better for me to transfer my points to Alaska and book through them, and use her points to get her F on some of her flights. Is 45k the normal needed for an upgrade? I know its not the best redemption but its a 13 hr flight and I figure all this back and forth she deserves a better class of travel.
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It seems to me that this thread is moving away from a single place to report on upgrades given and relevant data to a more general Q and A thread concerning upgrades... but then again perhaps that is just me. Personally I think that it needs to come back to what it was set up for. Thanks.
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Originally Posted by Zol
(Post 20080745)
As suggested by fellow members, we thought it might be useful to have a thread focusing on OP-UP experiences. Maybe with all this data, we can get to the bottom of this upgrade saga. Therefore, please post your experiences below the in the prescribed format:
Originally Posted by mrtdxb
(Post 23097389)
It seems to me that this thread is moving away from a single place to report on upgrades given and relevant data to a more general Q and A thread concerning upgrades... but then again perhaps that is just me. Personally I think that it needs to come back to what it was set up for. Thanks.
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Upgrade given: y to c
Route: TPE - DXB Flight number: 367 Type of ticket: saver Date of travel: 6/29/2014 Tier status: Gold Tier miles to date: 86,000.00 Skywards miles balance: 12,500.00 Number of pax on the same PNR: 1 Family/Last Name Letter: D Skywards Joining Date: March 2013 I love Taiwanese tour groups |
Upgrade given: Y - J
Upgrade location: Gate Route: DXB-BKK Flight number: EK374 Type of ticket: Saver Date of travel: 010714 Tier status: Silver Tier miles to date: 36500 Skywards miles balance: 49500 Number of pax on the same PNR: Single Skywards DOJ (approx): 121012 |
Upgrade given: Y to J
Upgrade location: Gate Route: MAN-DXB Flight number: EK 020 Type of ticket: Saver Date of travel: 08 July 2014 Tier status: Silver Number of pax on the same PNR: 2 My first op up in 9 months - thought I was in the bad books as I used to get frequent op ups, |
Originally Posted by daisymay2
(Post 23184756)
Upgrade given: Y to J
Upgrade location: Gate Route: MAN-DXB Flight number: EK 020 Type of ticket: Saver Date of travel: 08 July 2014 Tier status: Silver Number of pax on the same PNR: 2 My first op up in 9 months - thought I was in the bad books as I used to get frequent op ups, 2 silvers to j can't happen that often from man. Well done! |
Originally Posted by m3red
(Post 23186282)
I've never had an op up from man although I'm generally in j anyway.
2 silvers to j can't happen that often from man. Well done! Nothing DXB-MRU though but wasn't expecting one - was very surprised with that one!:) |
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