Chance of upgrade on upcoming flight
Hello,
I'm booked onto EK 407 as a Qantas codeshare (QF 8407) this coming Saturday, Sept 1 in economy. The flight looks overbooked in Economy and just a handful of seats in First and Business according to ExpertFlyer: F3 A0 J2 C0 I0 O0 P0 Y0 E0 R0 W0 M0 B0 U0 K0 H0 Q0 L0 T0 V0 X0 I'm booked into K class on Qantas, which I understand translates to Flex Economy category in Emirates-speak. I'm a QF Plat member, which as I understand it places me in the same place as EK Platinum members when it comes to op-ups. Any guesses on likelihood that I might be pleasantly surprised by an upgrade at the gate on arrival in Melbourne (starting the journey in Auckland)? |
Originally Posted by riteshshah
(Post 30134145)
Hello,
I'm booked onto EK 407 as a Qantas codeshare (QF 8407) this coming Saturday, Sept 1 in economy. The flight looks overbooked in Economy and just a handful of seats in First and Business according to ExpertFlyer: F3 A0 J2 C0 I0 O0 P0 Y0 E0 R0 W0 M0 B0 U0 K0 H0 Q0 L0 T0 V0 X0 I'm booked into K class on Qantas, which I understand translates to Flex Economy category in Emirates-speak. I'm a QF Plat member, which as I understand it places me in the same place as EK Platinum members when it comes to op-ups. Any guesses on likelihood that I might be pleasantly surprised by an upgrade at the gate on arrival in Melbourne (starting the journey in Auckland)? |
Originally Posted by skywardhunter
(Post 30133818)
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Originally Posted by skywardhunter
(Post 30134207)
Don't get your hopes up. J2 C0 usually means J is overbooked, too. But always a chance, though better to be pleasantly surprised rather than disappointed
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Originally Posted by m3red
(Post 30134610)
i can guarantee the only seats left are 3 F, Y and J are oversold. |
Thanks for the replies. Can I verify that QF Plats are treated the same as EK Plats when it comes to prioritising upgrades?
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Originally Posted by riteshshah
(Post 30136477)
Thanks for the replies. Can I verify that QF Plats are treated the same as EK Plats when it comes to prioritising upgrades?
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Upgrade given: Y - J
Upgrade location: Check in Route: DXB-BLR Flight number: EK564 Type of ticket: ECONOMY FLEX Date of travel: 21 Aug 2018 Tier status: Gold Tier miles to date: 62,315 Skywards miles balance: 132,000 Number of pax on the same PNR (Including OP): 1 Number of pax upgraded: 1 |
Not EK but thought worthy to post since Fly Dubai moved to using Skywards. First ever upgrade on FZ, not sure if it was sheer luck or due to my Gold status Wife got upgraded too. Anyone else have this happen?
Upgrade given: Y - J Upgrade location: Gate Route: DXB-SLL Flight number: FZ033 Type of ticket: ECONOMY Date of travel: 16 Aug 2018 Tier status: Gold Tier miles to date: 62,315 Skywards miles balance: 132,000 Number of pax on the same PNR (Including OP): 2 Number of pax upgraded: 2 |
Originally Posted by dubaibaby
(Post 30142738)
Not EK but thought worthy to post since Fly Dubai moved to using Skywards. First ever upgrade on FZ, not sure if it was sheer luck or due to my Gold status Wife got upgraded too. Anyone else have this happen?
Upgrade given: Y - J Upgrade location: Gate Route: DXB-SLL Flight number: FZ033 Type of ticket: ECONOMY Date of travel: 16 Aug 2018 Tier status: Gold Tier miles to date: 62,315 Skywards miles balance: 132,000 Number of pax on the same PNR (Including OP): 2 Number of pax upgraded: 2 |
It was FZ metal
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Originally Posted by dubaibaby
(Post 30147146)
It was FZ metal
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Originally Posted by skywardhunter
(Post 30147196)
Zol is askin who issued the ticket, not who was the operating carrier
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Upgrade given: Y - J
Upgrade location: Transfer desk Route: DXB-LON Flight number: EK029 Type of ticket: ECONOMY FLEX Plus Date of travel: 23 Aug 2018 Tier status: Gold Tier miles to date: 67899 Skywards miles balance: 95477 Number of pax on the same PNR (Including OP): 1 Number of pax upgraded: 2 (including my wife who is a Blue member and was on a different PNR). This was a very interesting op-up experience at the transfer desk in DXB. During check in for BLR-DXB, I was given a standby boarding pass for my onward leg DXB-LHR, and was told to re-check upon landing in DXB. I landed in DXB, went straight to the transfer desk and was promptly upgraded to J. Since there were 3 of us travelling on 3 different PNRs and I did not want to be separated, I requested the agent to accommodate all of us in J (I knew was a super long shot, but decided to try anyways). My wife was immediately upped, but my friend who was on a saver ticket was not. The agent then asked me again if I wanted to travel as a group and not split, and I again asked her to re-check if we could all get upped, and if we couldn't all go then we'd decide. She spoke to someone on the phone, hung up and then asked me if we were OK with different seats, to which we said it's fine (naturally we assumed she had upped us all to J, and different seats wouldn't be such a big deal). She re-printed our passes and handed them back, and that's when I noticed she had put us ALL back on economy. At this point, I was cut up because she had not conveyed the final position before re-allocating the seats, and asked her what she had done. She seemed to have realised her mistake and immediately put me back in J, my wife on standby and my friend remained in Y, and asked us to re-check when we were exiting the lounge to board. Sure enough, my wife was confirmed in J with me and my friend had to "slum" it out in Y. Weird experience, a bit of a departure from the normally smooth agents in DXB. |
Originally Posted by mannimagus
(Post 30157904)
Upgrade given: Y - J
Upgrade location: Transfer desk Route: DXB-LON Flight number: EK029 Type of ticket: ECONOMY FLEX Plus Date of travel: 23 Aug 2018 Tier status: Gold Tier miles to date: 67899 Skywards miles balance: 95477 Number of pax on the same PNR (Including OP): 1 Number of pax upgraded: 2 (including my wife who is a Blue member and was on a different PNR). This was a very interesting op-up experience at the transfer desk in DXB. During check in for BLR-DXB, I was given a standby boarding pass for my onward leg DXB-LHR, and was told to re-check upon landing in DXB. I landed in DXB, went straight to the transfer desk and was promptly upgraded to J. Since there were 3 of us travelling on 3 different PNRs and I did not want to be separated, I requested the agent to accommodate all of us in J (I knew was a super long shot, but decided to try anyways). My wife was immediately upped, but my friend who was on a saver ticket was not. The agent then asked me again if I wanted to travel as a group and not split, and I again asked her to re-check if we could all get upped, and if we couldn't all go then we'd decide. She spoke to someone on the phone, hung up and then asked me if we were OK with different seats, to which we said it's fine (naturally we assumed she had upped us all to J, and different seats wouldn't be such a big deal). She re-printed our passes and handed them back, and that's when I noticed she had put us ALL back on economy. At this point, I was cut up because she had not conveyed the final position before re-allocating the seats, and asked her what she had done. She seemed to have realised her mistake and immediately put me back in J, my wife on standby and my friend remained in Y, and asked us to re-check when we were exiting the lounge to board. Sure enough, my wife was confirmed in J with me and my friend had to "slum" it out in Y. Weird experience, a bit of a departure from the normally smooth agents in DXB. |
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