Dec 28, 2017, 12:45 pm
Last edit by: Zol
Please post your 2018 Operational Upgrade Experiences in this thread.
Around the middle of 2016, Emirates modified their Operational Upgrade Policy favouring type of ticket over status holders, giving non status passengers on Flex and Flex Plus tickets an advantage over (for example) Silver members on a Saver ticket. During the latter half of 2016, less Op Ups were reported but we would still like to hear when they happen.
Link to the 2017 thread: https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/emir...ost-here.html#
Please use the following format for ease of reading and of course, discussion is still welcome.
Example:
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 (Including OP): 1
Number of pax upgraded: 1
Safe & Happy Travels and May The Upgrade Gods Look Upon You.
Saltire74
Around the middle of 2016, Emirates modified their Operational Upgrade Policy favouring type of ticket over status holders, giving non status passengers on Flex and Flex Plus tickets an advantage over (for example) Silver members on a Saver ticket. During the latter half of 2016, less Op Ups were reported but we would still like to hear when they happen.
Link to the 2017 thread: https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/emir...ost-here.html#
Please use the following format for ease of reading and of course, discussion is still welcome.
Example:
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 (Including OP): 1
Number of pax upgraded: 1
Safe & Happy Travels and May The Upgrade Gods Look Upon You.
Saltire74
Your Operational Upgrades Experience 2018 - Please Post Here
Feb 7, 2018 | 12:18 pm
#16
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: UK
Programs: BA Executive Club, Emirates Skywards
Posts: 75
Upgrade given: J - F
Upgrade location: Gate
Route: DXB-CMB
Flight number: EK654
Type of ticket: BUSINESS SAVER
Date of travel: 18th-Jan-2018
Tier status: Blue
Tier miles to date: 5000
Number of pax on the same PNR (Including OP): 2
Number of pax upgraded: 2
Upgrade location: Gate
Route: DXB-CMB
Flight number: EK654
Type of ticket: BUSINESS SAVER
Date of travel: 18th-Jan-2018
Tier status: Blue
Tier miles to date: 5000
Number of pax on the same PNR (Including OP): 2
Number of pax upgraded: 2
Last edited by Bobcat901; Feb 8, 2018 at 8:32 am Reason: Correction to ticket type
Feb 9, 2018 | 4:33 pm
#17
Join Date: Jan 2016
Location: GLA
Programs: UA Gold, EK Silver, HH Gold, MR Gold
Posts: 41
Nice one! Second flight? and bagged an op-up for 2. Good news!
Feb 10, 2018 | 7:10 am
#18
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: UK
Programs: BA Executive Club, Emirates Skywards
Posts: 75
Yes, second flight. Very unexpected but welcome all the same.
Feb 18, 2018 | 6:26 pm
#19
Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: Italy or UAE
Programs: Sixt Diamond, QR Plat, HH Diamond
Posts: 452
I have not had much good to say about EK in recent months, so it was a pleasant surprise after a "dry" 2 days of business meetings in Male to get upgraded
Upgrade given: Y to J
Upgrade location: Gate
Route: Male to Dubai
Flight number: 11PM flight
Type of ticket: Y Flex
Date of travel: 16th-Jan 18
Tier status: Gold
Tier miles to date: 20k
Number of pax on the same PNR - 1
Number of pax upgraded: 1
Upgrade given: Y to J
Upgrade location: Gate
Route: Male to Dubai
Flight number: 11PM flight
Type of ticket: Y Flex
Date of travel: 16th-Jan 18
Tier status: Gold
Tier miles to date: 20k
Number of pax on the same PNR - 1
Number of pax upgraded: 1
Last edited by #1son; Feb 26, 2018 at 9:27 am
Feb 24, 2018 | 12:35 pm
#20
Join Date: Feb 2018
Location: Down the back somewhere
Programs: EK Platinum
Posts: 3
Op-Up Criteria?
If this posting delights the many golds out there... youre welcome! 😉
Recently on a CDG-DXB (A380) in Y (sadly my default location), as passengers boarded it appeared there was an over-allocation in Y by one (passenger list was apparently incorrect).
I was on the front exit row and listened to a full conversation between purser and the section supervisor - as there was two seats available in J, the purser said she will be upgrading one passenger to balance things in Y. The supervisor asked who and the purser gave the seat number of the lucky recipient (row behind me), stated his name, followed by Gold. I caught sight of the passengers gold status on his ticket as he gleefully gathered his luggage and relocated upstairs.
Let me be clear, Im not disgruntled and certainly wont lose any sleep over this as I believe if you pay for Y you get Y etc, but I am curious on the current criteria for op-ups as I am Platinum, was on a Flex-Plus ticket, travelling alone, sat in exit row. Im taking a wild, wild guess that it may have been my exit row seat that prevented what would have been a most welcome promotion?
Ive further noticed that in 9 months as Platinum I have not had a single op-up compared to a previous near 30-40% hit-rate as gold. I typically fly on EK 4-8 times a month and several of those have been full (in Y at least).
Any explainable insight on current policy? Was this just one of those days when the upgrade fairies were having a bad day or am I somehow blacklisted? 🤷🏻.♂️
Recently on a CDG-DXB (A380) in Y (sadly my default location), as passengers boarded it appeared there was an over-allocation in Y by one (passenger list was apparently incorrect).
I was on the front exit row and listened to a full conversation between purser and the section supervisor - as there was two seats available in J, the purser said she will be upgrading one passenger to balance things in Y. The supervisor asked who and the purser gave the seat number of the lucky recipient (row behind me), stated his name, followed by Gold. I caught sight of the passengers gold status on his ticket as he gleefully gathered his luggage and relocated upstairs.
Let me be clear, Im not disgruntled and certainly wont lose any sleep over this as I believe if you pay for Y you get Y etc, but I am curious on the current criteria for op-ups as I am Platinum, was on a Flex-Plus ticket, travelling alone, sat in exit row. Im taking a wild, wild guess that it may have been my exit row seat that prevented what would have been a most welcome promotion?
Ive further noticed that in 9 months as Platinum I have not had a single op-up compared to a previous near 30-40% hit-rate as gold. I typically fly on EK 4-8 times a month and several of those have been full (in Y at least).
Any explainable insight on current policy? Was this just one of those days when the upgrade fairies were having a bad day or am I somehow blacklisted? 🤷🏻.♂️
Feb 26, 2018 | 8:34 am
#21
Ambassador, Emirates
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: LGW / AMS / CPT
Programs: SA KL BA EK
Posts: 4,847
Upgrade given: Y - J
Upgrade location: Gate
Route: DXB-BOM
Flight number: EK506
Type of ticket: Economy Flex
Date of travel: 24 Feb 18
Tier status: Silver
Tier miles to date: 48000
Once again, not me but the missus. Twice in 6 weeks. And she'll be gold when she gets back from BOM to CPT.
Upgrade location: Gate
Route: DXB-BOM
Flight number: EK506
Type of ticket: Economy Flex
Date of travel: 24 Feb 18
Tier status: Silver
Tier miles to date: 48000
Once again, not me but the missus. Twice in 6 weeks. And she'll be gold when she gets back from BOM to CPT.
Feb 26, 2018 | 8:46 am
#22
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: Economy, mostly :(
Programs: Skywards Gold
Posts: 7,791
Upgrade given: Y - J
Upgrade location: Gate
Route: DXB-BOM
Flight number: EK506
Type of ticket: Economy Flex
Date of travel: 24 Feb 18
Tier status: Silver
Tier miles to date: 48000
Once again, not me but the missus. Twice in 6 weeks. And she'll be gold when she gets back from BOM to CPT.
Upgrade location: Gate
Route: DXB-BOM
Flight number: EK506
Type of ticket: Economy Flex
Date of travel: 24 Feb 18
Tier status: Silver
Tier miles to date: 48000
Once again, not me but the missus. Twice in 6 weeks. And she'll be gold when she gets back from BOM to CPT.
Feb 26, 2018 | 8:56 am
#23
Ambassador, Emirates
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: LGW / AMS / CPT
Programs: SA KL BA EK
Posts: 4,847
Feb 26, 2018 | 9:27 am
#24
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: Economy, mostly :(
Programs: Skywards Gold
Posts: 7,791
Loads mean nothing on those flights but yeah I've got my favourite window seta lined up so not too fussed...
Feb 27, 2018 | 9:04 pm
#25
Join Date: Feb 2018
Location: Sydney
Programs: Skywards Silver
Posts: 4
Upgrade given: Y - J
Upgrade location: Check-in
Route: BKK-SYD
Flight number: EK418
Type of ticket: Y Flex
Date of travel: 31 Jan 18
Tier status: Silver
Tier miles to date: 22k
Cabin was quite full, only 3 empty Y seats at T-3 OLCI. Arrived T-55min due to BKK traffic and was happy enough to get through with my checked bag but was pleasantly surprised I was op-up'd and promptly ran to the gate.
Upgrade location: Check-in
Route: BKK-SYD
Flight number: EK418
Type of ticket: Y Flex
Date of travel: 31 Jan 18
Tier status: Silver
Tier miles to date: 22k
Cabin was quite full, only 3 empty Y seats at T-3 OLCI. Arrived T-55min due to BKK traffic and was happy enough to get through with my checked bag but was pleasantly surprised I was op-up'd and promptly ran to the gate.
Mar 4, 2018 | 7:35 am
#26
Ambassador, Emirates
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: LGW / AMS / CPT
Programs: SA KL BA EK
Posts: 4,847
Upgrade given: Y - J
Upgrade location: Gate
Route: BOM-DXB
Flight number: EK509
Type of ticket: Y Flex+
Date of travel: 3 March 2018
Tier status: Silver
Tier miles to date: 48K (before the flight)
Once again the gods smiled on mrs t!
Third upgrade in the last 6 Y sectors (starting Jan 18).
Now she is Gold, so the upgrades will probably stop
.But anyway, next trip booked is in J Saver so little or no potential (CPT/DXB/AMS - LGW/DXB/CPT)
Upgrade location: Gate
Route: BOM-DXB
Flight number: EK509
Type of ticket: Y Flex+
Date of travel: 3 March 2018
Tier status: Silver
Tier miles to date: 48K (before the flight)
Once again the gods smiled on mrs t!
Third upgrade in the last 6 Y sectors (starting Jan 18).
Now she is Gold, so the upgrades will probably stop
.But anyway, next trip booked is in J Saver so little or no potential (CPT/DXB/AMS - LGW/DXB/CPT)
Mar 4, 2018 | 10:38 am
#27
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: Economy, mostly :(
Programs: Skywards Gold
Posts: 7,791
Upgrade given: Y - J
Upgrade location: Gate
Route: BOM-DXB
Flight number: EK509
Type of ticket: Y Flex+
Date of travel: 3 March 2018
Tier status: Silver
Tier miles to date: 48K (before the flight)
Once again the gods smiled on mrs t!
Third upgrade in the last 6 Y sectors (starting Jan 18).
Now she is Gold, so the upgrades will probably stop .But anyway, next trip booked is in J Saver so little or no potential (CPT/DXB/AMS - LGW/DXB/CPT)
Upgrade location: Gate
Route: BOM-DXB
Flight number: EK509
Type of ticket: Y Flex+
Date of travel: 3 March 2018
Tier status: Silver
Tier miles to date: 48K (before the flight)
Once again the gods smiled on mrs t!
Third upgrade in the last 6 Y sectors (starting Jan 18).
Now she is Gold, so the upgrades will probably stop
.But anyway, next trip booked is in J Saver so little or no potential (CPT/DXB/AMS - LGW/DXB/CPT)
Mar 4, 2018 | 10:42 am
#28
Ambassador, Emirates
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: LGW / AMS / CPT
Programs: SA KL BA EK
Posts: 4,847
Theoretically yes, of course. But I have read so many stories from people where the upgrades stopped after reaching gold that I am wondering. No real cause and effect of course! Just my cynical mind.... Or my warped sense of humour. 😜🙄
Mar 4, 2018 | 10:50 am
#29
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: Economy, mostly :(
Programs: Skywards Gold
Posts: 7,791
I'm still doing ok on upgrades, I had a 12 month period of no upgrades but looks like SPMLs screwed them up for me, since I'm back to the "Emirates Meal" upgrades are back. About 50% success rate on DXB-India routes
Mar 5, 2018 | 10:26 pm
#30
Join Date: Dec 2016
Programs: Emirates Skywards Gold, Jet Airways JetPrivilege Platinum
Posts: 88
I was on EK570 today (6th March), Y was 295/304 and there were still quite a few op-ups? How did that happen? J went 41/42 until last minute a service inspector came onboard and F was 4/8