Last minute miles upgrade
Jul 14, 2018, 3:47 am
#1
Original Poster
Join Date: Jun 2018
Programs: EK Gold
Posts: 30
Last minute miles upgrade
I'm in DXB lounge awaiting EK5. There's one seat left in F and I want it. They apparently have started a waiting list and once the check-in closes will decide who gets it, based on FF status I'm told. Fingers crossed yet again...
Jul 14, 2018, 3:50 am
#2
Original Poster
Join Date: Jun 2018
Programs: EK Gold
Posts: 30
I've been onto EK for the past few days, that one seat has remained unsold all the while but they won't release it until last moment. An interesting experience, never had it go to the wire like this before.
Jul 14, 2018, 4:43 am
#3
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: MAN DXB ✈️
Programs: Skywards Gold
Posts: 6,826
very commn on busy flights these days - annoying if you do not have f lounge access and they give you the card at the gate
Jul 15, 2018, 12:41 am
#5
Original Poster
Join Date: Jun 2018
Programs: EK Gold
Posts: 30
Well, I managed to score at the end of extra time. Result 4-A, and a nice drop of P2 to celebrate. But M3RED is right, no F lounge even though I surrendered the same number of points, no priority bag, and no S Class on arrival at LHR. Will have to think again before repeating this process.
Jul 15, 2018, 1:46 am
#6
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: MAN DXB ✈️
Programs: Skywards Gold
Posts: 6,826
Well, I managed to score at the end of extra time. Resuhult 4-A, and a nice drop of P2 to celebrate. But M3RED is right, no F lounge even though I surrendered the same number of points, no priority bag, and no S Class on arrival at LHR. Will have to think again before repeating this process.
s-class transfer isn’t a given though anyway.
Jul 17, 2018, 7:28 am
#7
Join Date: Sep 2015
Location: Orange Beach Alabama
Posts: 28
I apologize in advance if this is a dumb question. Can blue skywards members upgrade with miles at the gate ? I know that blue cannot onboard, but I was unsure about the gate.
We are waiting on seats to open up on an almost empty F cabin. We fly out on the 23rd, and a representative told me to call back Thursday. However, it sounds like we don't have much chance of EK opening those seats up prior to arriving at the airport.
We are waiting on seats to open up on an almost empty F cabin. We fly out on the 23rd, and a representative told me to call back Thursday. However, it sounds like we don't have much chance of EK opening those seats up prior to arriving at the airport.
Jul 17, 2018, 7:32 am
#8
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: Economy, mostly :(
Programs: Skywards Gold
Posts: 7,801
I apologize in advance if this is a dumb question. Can blue skywards members upgrade with miles at the gate ? I know that blue cannot onboard, but I was unsure about the gate.
We are waiting on seats to open up on an almost empty F cabin. We fly out on the 23rd, and a representative told me to call back Thursday. However, it sounds like we don't have much chance of EK opening those seats up prior to arriving at the airport.
We are waiting on seats to open up on an almost empty F cabin. We fly out on the 23rd, and a representative told me to call back Thursday. However, it sounds like we don't have much chance of EK opening those seats up prior to arriving at the airport.
Jul 17, 2018, 10:22 am
#10
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: MAN DXB ✈️
Programs: Skywards Gold
Posts: 6,826
I apologize in advance if this is a dumb question. Can blue skywards members upgrade with miles at the gate ? I know that blue cannot onboard, but I was unsure about the gate.
We are waiting on seats to open up on an almost empty F cabin. We fly out on the 23rd, and a representative told me to call back Thursday. However, it sounds like we don't have much chance of EK opening those seats up prior to arriving at the airport.
We are waiting on seats to open up on an almost empty F cabin. We fly out on the 23rd, and a representative told me to call back Thursday. However, it sounds like we don't have much chance of EK opening those seats up prior to arriving at the airport.
Jul 17, 2018, 11:59 am
#12
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: MAN DXB ✈️
Programs: Skywards Gold
Posts: 6,826
Jul 17, 2018, 12:28 pm
#14
Join Date: Jan 2016
Location: New York
Programs: EK Platinum, AA EXP, Marriott Platinum, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 1,137
So IAH can only upgrade you on the IAH-DXB. For DXB-BKK you’ll need to try at DXB.
My only experience with this is JFK and DXB. DXB they made us wait until check in closed to clear the upgrade in the lounge.
JFK they took the request at check in, and processed them and called my name to pick up new boarding pass in the lounge about 1.5 hrs before departure. Not sure how it’ll work at IAH since they don’t have their own lounge, might be same process though.
btw, has it always been procedure that blue members could upgrade at airport? I thought it was silver and above only?