Upgrade at check in
Apr 8, 2014, 10:59 am
#1
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Location: MAN DXB ✈️
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Upgrade at check in
So I finally managed to use some points for an upgrade yesterday.
I was hoping for an op up as they told me they were overbooked by 3 and under by 6 in j. The check in lady asked if I'd like to use miles and I duly did. I got to the desk where I had to pay the air passenger duty and they were touting the rest go the seats off at £417. J ended up going out full y with some seats left and f 6/14.
I guess it shows d class is not high up on ek's agenda anymore when they have people queuing to pay £400 for one leg in j.
On the way out ek17 there were 16 golds in j and 7 plats one of whom was upgraded to the last seat in f... Man is definitely status heavy!
I was hoping for an op up as they told me they were overbooked by 3 and under by 6 in j. The check in lady asked if I'd like to use miles and I duly did. I got to the desk where I had to pay the air passenger duty and they were touting the rest go the seats off at £417. J ended up going out full y with some seats left and f 6/14.
I guess it shows d class is not high up on ek's agenda anymore when they have people queuing to pay £400 for one leg in j.
On the way out ek17 there were 16 golds in j and 7 plats one of whom was upgraded to the last seat in f... Man is definitely status heavy!
Apr 8, 2014, 12:09 pm
#2
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: United Kingdom
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Im flying out on EK 16 on the 10th. Have been trying to get a D seat but no availability so far. Looks as if J is packed. Its going to be th back of the aircraft for me this time.
On the other hand my DXB-DEL upgrade was sorted yesterday. I was constantly checking for the upgrade as I prefer getting a 2 to 2.5 hr sleep in the aircraft rather than staying awake before reaching DEL. I had set up an alert on Expertflyer . I was doing a manual check on Expertflyer and found a seat yesterday morning. The Expertflyer alert came into my inbox a full 6 hours later ( by which time the seat could have gone). I can see why they cannot do a check every second but doing once every 6 hours does not seem great IMHO.
On the other hand my DXB-DEL upgrade was sorted yesterday. I was constantly checking for the upgrade as I prefer getting a 2 to 2.5 hr sleep in the aircraft rather than staying awake before reaching DEL. I had set up an alert on Expertflyer . I was doing a manual check on Expertflyer and found a seat yesterday morning. The Expertflyer alert came into my inbox a full 6 hours later ( by which time the seat could have gone). I can see why they cannot do a check every second but doing once every 6 hours does not seem great IMHO.
Apr 8, 2014, 2:03 pm
#3
Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: Scotland, Spain
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I'm confused. Do you just have to pay the APD if it's Ex-UK? I've upgraded with miles from the CMB checkin desk and DXB and never had to pay anything. Seems crazy.
Apr 8, 2014, 2:36 pm
#4
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Apr 8, 2014, 2:46 pm
#5
Join Date: May 2010
Location: BOM
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Yes, came in as a rude shock when we were checking in for our return flight to BOM. Had upgraded months before and no mention of APD until at check-in counter at MAN. Was a good excuse to get rid of all my GBP though, and then some more...
Last edited by jackiedada; Apr 8, 2014 at 3:08 pm
Apr 8, 2014, 3:10 pm
#6
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Apr 8, 2014, 9:58 pm
#8
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I'd been waiting for an alert on Ef for weeks, no availability at all.
It was a flex ticket too, seems like ek will only give seats at the last minute and as a last resort.
Premium travel ex uk is extremely busy these days.
It was a flex ticket too, seems like ek will only give seats at the last minute and as a last resort.
Premium travel ex uk is extremely busy these days.
Apr 9, 2014, 1:19 pm
#9
Join Date: Aug 2013
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I was trying to use miles for an upgrade from Y to J recently on a flight from europe to DXB.
No luck with D class opening up despite EF alert setup, no luck with op up as Y was open and no luck at check-in as J checked in full.
I gave it one last try on board - J was still full, but F wasn't... so I did a double upgrade and flew the F suite home!
Too bad I ate my face off in the lounge in anticipation of the Y trip home.
No luck with D class opening up despite EF alert setup, no luck with op up as Y was open and no luck at check-in as J checked in full.
I gave it one last try on board - J was still full, but F wasn't... so I did a double upgrade and flew the F suite home!
Too bad I ate my face off in the lounge in anticipation of the Y trip home.
Apr 9, 2014, 1:56 pm
#10
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I was trying to use miles for an upgrade from Y to J recently on a flight from europe to DXB.
No luck with D class opening up despite EF alert setup, no luck with op up as Y was open and no luck at check-in as J checked in full.
I gave it one last try on board - J was still full, but F wasn't... so I did a double upgrade and flew the F suite home!
Too bad I ate my face off in the lounge in anticipation of the Y trip home.
No luck with D class opening up despite EF alert setup, no luck with op up as Y was open and no luck at check-in as J checked in full.
I gave it one last try on board - J was still full, but F wasn't... so I did a double upgrade and flew the F suite home!
Too bad I ate my face off in the lounge in anticipation of the Y trip home.
That's pretty cool.
Apr 9, 2014, 4:05 pm
#11
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: MAN
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...... I had set up an alert on Expertflyer . I was doing a manual check on Expertflyer and found a seat yesterday morning. The Expertflyer alert came into my inbox a full 6 hours later ( by which time the seat could have gone). I can see why they cannot do a check every second but doing once every 6 hours does not seem great IMHO.
Apr 10, 2014, 3:04 am
#14
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Apr 10, 2014, 4:25 am
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