Op Up for Redemption ticket
Aug 14, 2018, 8:46 am
#1
Original Poster
Join Date: Aug 2018
Location: Bangalore
Programs: EK-Gold, BA-Silver, SQ-Gold, Vistara-Gold
Posts: 5
Op Up for Redemption ticket
Sorry if this has been answered already, I searched but could not find a relevant post.
I have bought a flex plus Y ticket using my skyward miles. From a op up perspective, does it count the same as if I had paid for it? Or the system give preference to paid customers.
I have bought a flex plus Y ticket using my skyward miles. From a op up perspective, does it count the same as if I had paid for it? Or the system give preference to paid customers.
Aug 14, 2018, 9:41 am
#2
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: MAN DXB ✈️
Programs: Skywards Gold
Posts: 6,831
treated the same as a revenue ticket
Aug 17, 2018, 3:16 am
#4
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Join Date: Aug 2018
Location: Bangalore
Programs: EK-Gold, BA-Silver, SQ-Gold, Vistara-Gold
Posts: 5
As an op up? Or upgrade using miles
For this trip I bought Y Flex Plus using skywards redemption and then upgraded using miles to J (cheaper than buying J using miles). All done online. I called for some changes and the agent helped me with some potential changes as well.
It does say I cannot pay for an upgrade using money.
For this trip I bought Y Flex Plus using skywards redemption and then upgraded using miles to J (cheaper than buying J using miles). All done online. I called for some changes and the agent helped me with some potential changes as well.
It does say I cannot pay for an upgrade using money.
Aug 17, 2018, 7:35 am
#5
Ambassador, Emirates
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: LGW / AMS / CPT
Programs: SA KL BA EK
Posts: 4,272
As an op up? Or upgrade using miles
For this trip I bought Y Flex Plus using skywards redemption and then upgraded using miles to J (cheaper than buying J using miles). All done online. I called for some changes and the agent helped me with some potential changes as well.
It does say I cannot pay for an upgrade using money.
For this trip I bought Y Flex Plus using skywards redemption and then upgraded using miles to J (cheaper than buying J using miles). All done online. I called for some changes and the agent helped me with some potential changes as well.
It does say I cannot pay for an upgrade using money.
Aug 18, 2018, 1:05 am
#6
Moderator: Emirates Skywards and Qatar Airways Privilege Club
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: 12R/30L
Programs: EK Gold|EY Gold|Bonvoy Ambassador| IHG Plat|HHonors Diamond
Posts: 2,818
As an op up? Or upgrade using miles
For this trip I bought Y Flex Plus using skywards redemption and then upgraded using miles to J (cheaper than buying J using miles). All done online. I called for some changes and the agent helped me with some potential changes as well.
It does say I cannot pay for an upgrade using money.
For this trip I bought Y Flex Plus using skywards redemption and then upgraded using miles to J (cheaper than buying J using miles). All done online. I called for some changes and the agent helped me with some potential changes as well.
It does say I cannot pay for an upgrade using money.
Aug 19, 2018, 9:45 pm
#7
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Join Date: Aug 2018
Location: Bangalore
Programs: EK-Gold, BA-Silver, SQ-Gold, Vistara-Gold
Posts: 5
I booked a long time back so I cant recall the exact calculations- but what you say maybe right- it might have been the money I had to pay which was much higher if I book J vs book Y and upgrade.
Aug 23, 2018, 2:27 pm
#8
Join Date: Feb 2016
Programs: MM, EK, HH, etc.
Posts: 381
As Plat had a Y plus ticket last year that I had upgraded to J with miles. At the gate I was op-upped from J to F. I do realize this was not a straightforward award ticket type, but would nevertheless suggest to me that op-upping an award ticket is not out of the question either.
Aug 23, 2018, 7:01 pm
#9
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Join Date: Aug 2018
Location: Bangalore
Programs: EK-Gold, BA-Silver, SQ-Gold, Vistara-Gold
Posts: 5
As Plat had a Y plus ticket last year that I had upgraded to J with miles. At the gate I was op-upped from J to F. I do realize this was not a straightforward award ticket type, but would nevertheless suggest to me that op-upping an award ticket is not out of the question either.