Yeah your 100% right ,,, thanks for the sound advise

Best of luck, let us know how it all pans out ^

At man thereis an ek desk opposite the check in area which is where you have to pay for any upgrade fees or costs. I'd go to that desk if it exists first, then if you get a j seat you can then go to the j check in :)

Same with DUR - there is a small counter where you are to pay for upgrades, albeit it is a distance away from check in.

Good luck.
:)

fingers crossed

Hey guys I'm new to this website and wanted to ask if does anybody know if emirates sends those upgrade emails if and only you book with them or you can book with some other website and still get them?

Just checked on line to see what the price is like to upgrade - its crazy - 1495.50 euros. Hope its a lot cheaper at check in :(

Hmm ....doesn't seem in the least bit attractive.

That would buy a night of luxury - for two people - at a Burj Al Arab suite (or any number of other high-end properties) where you could happily 'recover' post-flight from any perceived discomforts of Y class travel .....

I know its crazy and the J section is 3/4 empty by the sounds of things - It makes commercial sense to maybe try sell same at the last minute at a discount to get more income. Maybe they wont put same on their website but do a half decent upgrade cost at the desk.

On the face of it, yes it would seem to make commercial sense.

But with emphasis on the word seem ......

There is a fine balance between getting enough people to book J class tickets at full revenue (ie well in advance of departure date); and creating an impression (and I mean in general ..... not just in relation to any one specific flight) that heavily discounted seats will be available at last minute/check-in - a scenario which would then encourage a certain proportion of pax who might normally pay full fare in J to instead book Y and then sit tight & hope for some sort of upgrade 'deal'

I'm certainly not saying that the boffins who work in the weird & wonderful world of yield management always get the mix 100% right. But there is obviously pressure on them to do so most of the time, simply because the alternative spells doom for an airline.

If you join Emirates Skywards, you'll be able to subscribe to email offers and newsletters.

As to what offers you receive largely depends on your FF status and the type of booking you've made (e.g. Gold, Y flight, LHR - DXB).

It is about an 8 hour flight and I have been blessed in the past that the Y class were full in high season ( there was only one flight per day at that time) and the company paid for J class. Now there are two flights per day and plenty of seats.

Anyway I wont moan and just get on with it and enjoy the Y class

bon Voyage

Good attitude porsche911 ^

Given a free choice, we all know whereabouts in the plane we would sit ; but worth remembering I guess that on most flights Y class is the 'default cabin' for around 85% or so of pax (or even 100% depending on aircraft/sector !) - all of whom manage to survive ......

As subject2load alludes to, it would be commercial suicide to offer cheap upgrades in a predictable way, as it would destroy normal business class revenue.

AFAIK most airlines, including Emirates, only offer cheap upgrades when Economy is overbooked and Business has empty seats. They'll try to sell upgrades to some punters (often infrequent customers so as not to erode revenue) to try and make some extra revenue from the situation. They'll also open up miles upgrade availability to get frequent fliers to spend miles. If there aren't enough takers then they'll have to op-up passengers for free, usually in order of status (or, in the case of Emirates in the past, in alphabetic surname order).

So unless economy is oversold then a cheap upgrade offer is a rare beast.

I think the poster was asking if the booking method (ie direct or indirect) affects whether or not upgrade emails are sent.

Your post may be accurate but doesn't answer what was asked.