The ultimate EK Upgrade battle - follow live for next 60 hours!
Aug 2, 2018, 8:09 am
#34
Join Date: Jul 2013
Programs: AA MM, AA EXP; OW Emerald, EK silver
Posts: 928
Nice to know you were able to upgrade on the lower total mileage. I'm in a similar situation - don't know if it's my imagination but EK seems to be leaving upgrades to the very last moment even on flights with plenty of seats.
Aug 3, 2018, 3:12 am
#36
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Somewhere
Programs: AS MVP, EK Silver, Bonvoy Plat
Posts: 921
Hope you're enjoying the ride and having plenty of Veuve mimosas!
My drink of choice flying now is the Negroni Sbagliato (Negroni but with champagne instead of gin), super tasty and low alcohol.
My drink of choice flying now is the Negroni Sbagliato (Negroni but with champagne instead of gin), super tasty and low alcohol.
Aug 3, 2018, 12:17 pm
#39
Original Poster
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: Economy, mostly :(
Programs: Skywards Gold
Posts: 7,801
It was closer to 6, how long you gonna hold that against me? 
On CPT-DXB and slept like a baby after 5 glasses of a lovely red wine. FLL coming up soon!
Been trying to upload a photo of the meal I had on the fkifli but unfortunately FT doesn't play nice with EK WiFi when it comes to image uploads (though otherwise the WiFi is working great).
If anyone wants to follow my Instagram story of the trip shoot me a PM for my username
On CPT-DXB and slept like a baby after 5 glasses of a lovely red wine. FLL coming up soon!
Been trying to upload a photo of the meal I had on the fkifli but unfortunately FT doesn't play nice with EK WiFi when it comes to image uploads (though otherwise the WiFi is working great).
If anyone wants to follow my Instagram story of the trip shoot me a PM for my username
Aug 3, 2018, 3:28 pm
#40
Original Poster
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: Economy, mostly :(
Programs: Skywards Gold
Posts: 7,801
T-45, sat near the gate, BP for 2K in hand and ready for the culmination of the most effort I've ever out into an upgrade (after a DXB-FRA flight last year for which I booked random hotels in rocket miles to earn the remainder of the miles I needed)
Below my lunch earlier on 773
Below my lunch earlier on 773
Aug 4, 2018, 2:55 am
#41
Ambassador, Emirates
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: LGW / AMS / CPT
Programs: SA KL BA EK
Posts: 4,273
I know you were keen to get into that new J seat, but really.....
Now seriously:
Was it a bus gate? I find the bus gate experience for J (and F) passengers quite underwhelming. I know that on the BP they 'direct' you to arrive rather late at the gate (about 20 minutes later than economy boarding). But usually I still arrive before the J bus is ready and you are asked to sit somewhere at the side of the gate until the bus appears (last week it was a combined J-F bus). The exit from the terminal to the bus is the same for all pax so it would be difficult to organise this differently. But maybe the J (and F) buses could be waiting and the passengers could wait on the bus instead of in the cate area.
Aug 4, 2018, 5:11 am
#42
Original Poster
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: Economy, mostly :(
Programs: Skywards Gold
Posts: 7,801
Sat near the gate at T-45. If I read this correctly, you were sitting near a gate for 45 hours???
I know you were keen to get into that new J seat, but really.....
Now seriously:
Was it a bus gate? I find the bus gate experience for J (and F) passengers quite underwhelming. I know that on the BP they 'direct' you to arrive rather late at the gate (about 20 minutes later than economy boarding). But usually I still arrive before the J bus is ready and you are asked to sit somewhere at the side of the gate until the bus appears (last week it was a combined J-F bus). The exit from the terminal to the bus is the same for all pax so it would be difficult to organise this differently. But maybe the J (and F) buses could be waiting and the passengers could wait on the bus instead of in the cate area.
I know you were keen to get into that new J seat, but really.....
Now seriously:
Was it a bus gate? I find the bus gate experience for J (and F) passengers quite underwhelming. I know that on the BP they 'direct' you to arrive rather late at the gate (about 20 minutes later than economy boarding). But usually I still arrive before the J bus is ready and you are asked to sit somewhere at the side of the gate until the bus appears (last week it was a combined J-F bus). The exit from the terminal to the bus is the same for all pax so it would be difficult to organise this differently. But maybe the J (and F) buses could be waiting and the passengers could wait on the bus instead of in the cate area.
Aug 4, 2018, 11:22 pm
#45
Join Date: Aug 2013
Location: DXB
Programs: EK, AA, DL, UA, SPG, HGP, Amex
Posts: 1,208
Was it a bus gate? I find the bus gate experience for J (and F) passengers quite underwhelming. I know that on the BP they 'direct' you to arrive rather late at the gate (about 20 minutes later than economy boarding). But usually I still arrive before the J bus is ready and you are asked to sit somewhere at the side of the gate until the bus appears (last week it was a combined J-F bus). The exit from the terminal to the bus is the same for all pax so it would be difficult to organise this differently. But maybe the J (and F) buses could be waiting and the passengers could wait on the bus instead of in the cate area.
But let me tell you what's really miserable: disembarking a whole A380 at a remote gate.