The Upgrade Email Thread
 

I couldn't find anything like this so please forgive me if it already exists but I thought it might be useful for people to post their upgrade email offers with amount, route, skywards status and if they accepted the offer. I will start!

DXB-JFK Y(saver) Skywards Blue AED 3000.00 still debating ;)

that is a no brainer for that route. ^

It's not bad I suppose - at just above US$800. And given that you couldn't buy the miles (ie you need 57,500 for a one-way based on a Saver fare or 45,000 on a Flex fare), I would probably do it.

Go for it! 14 hour flight, done it on EK J&Y, MH Y (10 years ago), J is definitely worth it IMO.

Just got the email in my inbox a week ago:

DXB-CMB Y(Saver) Skywards Blue AED600.00.

I've gone for it - 0245 departure after 7 hours in Y from LHR, sleeping potential is worth it.

Don't delay this is excellent value.

any links for people who have not received the email?

I don't think that works does it?

It used to, but I think this loophole has been closed.

Hmm.. Will be interesting to see if any Golds ever receive these emails.

Perhaps they will after the new tier is introduced with the current gold benefits and the gold benefits drop back to the current silver ones. New top tier will then not get them.

I know this if off topic but if they give golds silver benefits ie no business check in then I will be really annoyed. 50k tier miles is not easy to achieve when you pay it all yourself!

If any golds get these emails please speak up!

I received one upgrade mail two days ago. The last time this happened was about two years ago. I am gold.

I got an email a couple of weeks ago.

DXB-BOM Y Saver...it was 620 AED for an upgrade to J. Did not go for it. J was pretty open.

Gold member here...

Oh, that's interesting. I was under the impression that Gold members were always excluded from the upgrade emails. I've never got one in my 7 years as gold. What route/ cost is the upgrade?

Was CGK-DXB for 439 USD on Y Flex for today. :D

Interesting: I just booked this date (CGK-DXB / 24th Jan) as I had to chose one as on my planned return no J was available. I changed the booking a few days later (on around the 15th) to another date with a J fare.
Means: The upgrade offer mail was useless as I didn't even had the flight anymore in my itinerary.
Well, ...

Ive never had an upgrade email since I became gold in late 2008. I was silver till then and got them a few times in early 2008

I've never had one... Gold, Silver or Blue :mad:

My parents arrived in dxb today econom saver on to del next week, not first time on ek but blue. Been offered dxb del in j for 670 dirhams each....

In fact, I've never got them ever.

Me neither - not once.:mad:

I had about three or four last year and got one last week for GBP 340 Y to J on a saver fare DXB BKK 30 january. Havnt taken the offer this time though.

Maybe they do know who you are and have decided your not special enough :D

I used to receive a quite a few when I was Blue and then a couple when Silver. Received none as a Gold. I also used to notice that I would receive most of them from MEL to SIN and not on the return, so made me think it was very sector specific...

Will it include lounge access and chauffeur drive at both ends?.If so then its worth it.

They are on the a330... You get lounge not sure about the car will check later, but they have a driver picking them up anyway.

I do feel slightly guilty that my wife and I are going to meet them one day later but flying in f! :p

+1

I have never been blue or silver, only gold, and of course have never received one of these email offers. However, I have only travelled once in Y on EK. Are these only for Y->J?

How come you've never been blue or silver? Don't you need to start with blue before progressing to silver, then gold? Am I missing something?

2 possibilities

1. Status match with another frequent flier program
2. Lots of trips in J or F in a very short period and then joined skywards and miles added to account(I don't know if this is still possible)

Perhaps whimike can explain:)

PM sent

Actually, neither. I started flying Emirates during the crazy sale in December 2011. I bought a ton of F an J tickets ($75k+) and e-mailed EK about getting Gold status since I will be flying them so much. EK USA responded with Gold status before I flew my first flight.

So, I was EK Blue during the few days between me opening an EK account and EK USA making me Gold. However, I have never flown an EK flight being anything other than Gold.

Wowww.^^. Did you mention anything about your status with other FF programs?

That's how! Thanks for the explanation.

So I don't get assaulted for veering somewhat off topic, never been upgraded since flying EK 10 months ago. I do have a question though, how often do 'unconventional' upgrades happen at EK at their outstations? I used to fly with another Middle Eastern airline and would (if there's availability) get upgraded by the Station Managers of the airline at various destinations when I get to speak with them/run into them at check in.

The only places where I've got upgraded consistently is Dubai and airports in India. I have never been upgraded from any airport in the UK in almost 40 flights over the last 5 years.

This is my experience from 2012.

Uk : op up rate 0% ( never had an op up in last 5 years)
Dubai : Op up rate Yto J when flying to India 100% ( but have only done this twice)
Op up rate J to F flying to India 33%
Op up rate Y-J flying to UK. 0%
Op up rate J-F flying to UK 50%

India : Op up rate Y to J flying to DXB 66%
Op up rate J to F flying to DXB. 0%

I couldn't, I didn't have any status with any FF program at the time. My travel went from 4x-6x per year with being ignorant about FF programs to complete insanity, partly fueled by FT, in the past 13 months.

In the past 13 months I became AA EXP (115k EQM), United 1k (185k EQM), AS MVPG 75K (120k EQM), and EK Gold (310k tier miles). earning all of these from BIS flying. I need to cool my heels a bit in 2013!

Wowww.^^. You are every FT'ers dream.:)

By the way I wouldn't be surprised if you say that you get 'land sickness' after all this flying.

Me neither y to j or j to f but I've used emirates since 2007!

Ex man the plane is loaded with golds so I m probably way down the list although I will be gold by the time I next fly from man.

I'm after an upgrade offer for CGK-LGW return any word on offers for the month of February?

I got the email:
I was doing LHR-DXB-BKK (Y)
Offered Y to J on DXB-BKK for AED1800 but didn't take it.
Fortunately they gave it to me anyway at DXB
I am silver.

Got email upgrade offer from Y to C SEZ-DXB €270 and took it.

I got offered to upgrade LGW-DXB next week for around £300, which i took the offer and upgraded, i only purchased the lowest Y fare available at the time.