Please post your Operational Upgrade experiences
Jun 22, 2014 | 8:59 am
#361
Join Date: Nov 2013
Posts: 5,482
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.
Jun 22, 2014 | 10:34 am
#362
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: MAN DXB ✈️
Programs: Skywards Gold
Posts: 6,932
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.
Jun 22, 2014 | 11:21 am
#363
Join Date: Nov 2013
Posts: 5,482
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!
Jun 22, 2014 | 10:05 pm
#364
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: MAN DXB ✈️
Programs: Skywards Gold
Posts: 6,932
Jun 23, 2014 | 12:04 pm
#366
Join Date: May 2010
Programs: UA GS, QR Platinum, Marriott Titanium, Hyatt Globalist, Hilton Diamond, Avis First, Hertz Pres Club
Posts: 113
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
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
Jun 24, 2014 | 7:12 am
#367
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Jersey City, NJ
Programs: BA Silver, EK Silver, VS Gold Hilton Gold, Hyatt Diamond, SPG Gold,
Posts: 326
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?
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?
Jun 24, 2014 | 10:06 am
#368
Join Date: Nov 2013
Posts: 5,482
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.
Jun 25, 2014 | 8:42 pm
#369
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Dubai, UAE
Programs: Skywards Plat, Etihad Gold, Aerosvit Gold, Virgin Silver, AA lifetime Gold, Sirius Gold
Posts: 1,229
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.
Jun 26, 2014 | 12:20 am
#370
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Join Date: Jan 2010
Posts: 10,059
Post 1.
Last post (#365).
You do have a valid point.
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.
Jun 29, 2014 | 7:50 am
#371
Join Date: Jan 2014
Posts: 184
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
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
Last edited by TaipeiWang; Jun 29, 2014 at 8:30 am
Jul 2, 2014 | 2:38 pm
#372
Join Date: Jul 2014
Posts: 1
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 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
Jul 12, 2014 | 10:53 am
#373
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: UK/Mauritius
Programs: EK Skywards silver Miles and Smiles Hilton Honours Hyatt Priority Club Kestrel A
Posts: 682
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,
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,
Jul 12, 2014 | 6:14 pm
#374
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: MAN DXB ✈️
Programs: Skywards Gold
Posts: 6,932
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,
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!
Jul 13, 2014 | 10:55 am
#375
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: UK/Mauritius
Programs: EK Skywards silver Miles and Smiles Hilton Honours Hyatt Priority Club Kestrel A
Posts: 682
Nothing DXB-MRU though but wasn't expecting one - was very surprised with that one!
