Upgrade?
Aug 3, 2014 | 11:12 pm
#17
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: Durban, South Africa | LHR
Programs: Emirates Skywards Gold | South African Airways Voyager Gold
Posts: 863
As a gold, my op-up rate has been 0%. As a minor it is just a given that EK will not give you an op-op (at least in my experience).
This rate is by doing well over 400k miles on EK in 2.5 years - 25 DUR-LHR returns to date, 5 DUR-SEA(-YVR), and other holiday flying to places like JED/MRU/SYD/CAI/BEI/BOM/SIN etc.
Good luck. It really would be a miracle like others have said earlier.
This rate is by doing well over 400k miles on EK in 2.5 years - 25 DUR-LHR returns to date, 5 DUR-SEA(-YVR), and other holiday flying to places like JED/MRU/SYD/CAI/BEI/BOM/SIN etc.
Good luck. It really would be a miracle like others have said earlier.
Aug 4, 2014 | 12:00 am
#18
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: cbr
Programs: QF WP (OWE) / LTG (LT OWS) | Hyatt Globalist
Posts: 4,971
I'm batting on 33% for J to F upgrades out of 6 segments so far this year. Not sure if being Qantas Platinum (flying QF Coded/QF Ticketed itinerary) helps, or maybe there's some truth to the first letter of your last name thing.
One op-up (first ever flight on EK metal) was at the gate and I did notice a couple of empty seats in J, last minute no show's perhaps?. The other was in the lounge when I asked (as I was headed to the gate) if the flight was looking very full.
One op-up (first ever flight on EK metal) was at the gate and I did notice a couple of empty seats in J, last minute no show's perhaps?. The other was in the lounge when I asked (as I was headed to the gate) if the flight was looking very full.