Please Post Your Operational Upgrade Experiences - 2015/2016
 

Upgrade given: Y - J

Upgrade location: Gate

Route: BKK-DXB

Flight number: EK385

Type of ticket: Saver

Date of travel: 040115

Tier status: Gold

Tier miles to date: 18,000

Skywards miles balance: 80,000

Number of pax on the same PNR: 1

Upgrade given: Y - J

Upgrade location: Gate

Route: DXB-IAD (77W)

Flight number: EK231

Type of ticket: FLEX

Date of travel: 080115

Tier status: Silver

Tier miles to date: nada (credit all flights to AS)

Skywards miles balance: 300ish (all from starwoods)

Number of pax on the same PNR: 1

That's a damn good op up!

I had a long trip (6 flight segments with EK) and got 3/6 opups!

1.
Upgrade given: Y - J
Upgrade location: Gate
Route: e.g. SIN-MEL
Flight number: EK404
Type of ticket: Saver
Date of travel: 151214
Tier status: Gold
Tier miles to date: 28,000
Skywards miles balance: 1,000
Number of pax on the same PNR: 1
First letter of Last Name: D

2
Upgrade given: Y - J
Upgrade location: Lounge
Route: e.g. SYD-BKK
Flight number: EK419
Type of ticket: Flex
Date of travel: 010115
Tier status: Gold
Tier miles to date: 28,000
Skywards miles balance: 1,000
Number of pax on the same PNR: 1
First letter of Last Name: D

3
Upgrade given: Y - J
Upgrade location: Check-in
Route: e.g. BKK-DXB
Flight number: EK371
Type of ticket: Flex
Date of travel: 070115
Tier status: Gold
Tier miles to date: 28,000
Skywards miles balance: 1,000
Number of pax on the same PNR: 1
First letter of Last Name: D

upgrade given: j-f

location:gate

route:dxb-ord ek235

ticket:flex

date of travel:08jan15

status: platinum

tier mtd:31,500

lifetime mtd:800,000

Upgrade given: J - F
Upgrade location: Check-in
Route: BKK-SYD
Flight number: EK418
Type of ticket: Flex
Date of travel: 11 Jan 15
Tier status: Gold
Tier miles to date: 89,652
Skywards miles balance: 97,609
Number of pax on the same PNR: 1

Upgrade given: J-F
Upgrade location: Check-In
Route: MAN - DXB
Flight number: EK 018
Type of ticket: Gold
Date of travel: 14-Jan-2015
Tier status: Gold
Tier miles: 54k
Skywards miles balance: ~42k
Number of pax on the same PNR: 2
First letter of your surname: T

First ever op up makes me a very happy bunny indeed :D

Well done, very rare to get an op-up out of MAN, even more so at check-in!

Upgrade given: J-F
Upgrade location: Gate
Route: DXB - MAA
Flight number: EK 544
Type of ticket: Saver
Date of travel: 16-Jan-2015
Tier status: Blue
Tier miles:Nil
Skywards miles balance: ~25k
Number of pax on the same PNR: 2
First letter of your surname: B

Mrs M and I lost all status with EK a few years ago and used all of our remains miles just before they were about to expire, to buy goods. I had no expectation of an upgrade in these circumstances so we were pleasantly surprised to be upgraded on the second leg of our Manchester to Madras trip (shame is wasn't the first leg, but I am always grateful for any free upgrades). Now all they have to do is scrap the last 772 which seems to spend all of its time between Kozhikode and Dubai. They have about three weeks before my return flight.

Upgrade given: Y - J

Upgrade location: Gate

Route: e.g. BOM-DXB

Flight number: EK501

Type of ticket: Flexi

Date of travel: 20/01/2015

Tier status: Silver

Tier miles to date: 31,875

Skywards miles balance: 11,000

Number of pax on the same PNR: 1

First letter or Surname: R

Upgrade given: J - F

Upgrade location: Gate

Route: SIN-MEL

Flight number: EK404, booked as QF8404

Aircraft: 77W

Type of ticket: Saver

Date of travel: 26 January 2015

Tier status: QF Platinum

Tier miles to date: 0 on EK

Skywards miles balance: 0 on EK

Number of pax on the same PNR: 1

Last name started with Letter: L

Upgrade given: Y-J

Upgrade location: Check In

Route: DUB - DXB

Flight number: EK 162

Type of ticket: Flex

Date of travel: 31/12/14

Tier status: Silver

No of PAX on PNR: 1

2 travelling companions on a seperate PNR with no status were offered and accepted a cash upgrade at checkin and we all got seats together. Flight was heavily oversold in Y

Upgrade given: J-F

Upgrade location: Check In

Route: IAH-DXB

Flight number: EK 212

Type of ticket: Flex

Date of travel: Don't remember exact date, sometime last month was the last time I was upgraded. I have a pretty good upgrade rate for the most part, but I usually am in F anyway so the few times I'm in J I'm almost always upgraded.

Tier status: IO

No of PAX on PNR: 1

Upgrade given: Y-J

Upgrade location: Gate

Route: DXB - WAW

Flight number: EK 179

Type of ticket: Saver

Date of travel: 23/01/15

Tier status: Gold + Blue

No of PAX on PNR: 2

First letter of your surname: L

both pax upgraded.
few days before gold expired

Upgrade given: Y-J

Upgrade location: Online BP changed - 4 hours before departure

Route: DXB - DEL

Flight number: EK 510

Type of ticket: Saver

Date of travel: 30/01/15

Tier status: Gold

No of PAX on PNR: 1

First letter of your surname: R