EK415 - SYD - DXB, 773, 14hr 30 flight. Y -> J for $AUD773 ($US810).
EK5 - DXB - LHR, 388, 7hr30 flight. Y -> J for AED 2569 ($US700).

I'm skywards blue. Am thinking it's not worth it at this stage.

EK415 is a good deal imo.

I'd do both.

Thanks. That answers if it's a good deal or not. Now to decide (as a student) whether to spend this unbudgeted money.

Just do ek415 then ;)

I would do EK415, longer flight. EK5 is a daytime hop, palatable in Y.

I'm doing EK415 in Y in July. Was hoping it would be around $500-600 for the upgrade. Hmm... still good value I suppose.

Do they send out the email fairly early? Or just a few days before?

I have had them sent to me from 2 weeks out, to 2 days out.

Thanks. Do you need to be a Skywards member as well? Currently they only have my QFF number on file

Some of my friends have had it sent to them w/o being a Skywards member.

I'm not too sure, I haven't had the chance to put my QFF number on an EK booking yet ;)

I was too slow and now it says "Sorry, there are insufficient seats on the class and route."

Any chance that it will open up if people change flights? If so, what fare class do I need to monitor? Expert flyer is currently showing: J4, C4, I0, O0. And seat map shows 4 seats free. 9 days out from the flight.

EK432 - DXB - SIN, 77W, 7hr 30 flight. Y -> J for 2990 AED

No J class miles and chauffer drive of course. Definitely not worth it. By paying this amount extra both ways I could have gone in confirmed J.