Jan 1, 2019, 10:39 pm
Last edit by: Zol
Please post your 2019 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 2018 thread: https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/emir...post-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: 06/09/18
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
Co-Moderator
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 2018 thread: https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/emir...post-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: 06/09/18
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
Co-Moderator
Your Operational Upgrade Experiences 2019 - Please Post Here
Aug 9, 2019, 5:51 pm
#91
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: DUB / DXB
Programs: EK Gold, BA Gold
Posts: 2,471
I dont want to list the route in case it gets anyone in trouble, but wanted to get your thoughts on something i witnessed today..
Checking in i was told flight was oversold in all cabins except F and there were 4 standbys so there was a likelihood of Op Up to F for me (i was on Business Flex Plus and im Gold). I thought nothing more of it until at the gate when i remembered what the checkin agent had said and was waiting to see if i got the magic beep on boarding pass scan. It didnt happen, and no big deal, was happy with the business class seat that i had paid for. However boarding through F overheard 3 passengers in F seats openly discussing with the captain who was saying hi to them (obviously friends) about how surprised they were to be given F seats on standby.
My deduction from this is that rather than do op ups, the flight controller decided to put the standby pax in F?
Checking in i was told flight was oversold in all cabins except F and there were 4 standbys so there was a likelihood of Op Up to F for me (i was on Business Flex Plus and im Gold). I thought nothing more of it until at the gate when i remembered what the checkin agent had said and was waiting to see if i got the magic beep on boarding pass scan. It didnt happen, and no big deal, was happy with the business class seat that i had paid for. However boarding through F overheard 3 passengers in F seats openly discussing with the captain who was saying hi to them (obviously friends) about how surprised they were to be given F seats on standby.
My deduction from this is that rather than do op ups, the flight controller decided to put the standby pax in F?
Aug 9, 2019, 7:03 pm
#92
Join Date: Aug 2017
Location: Toronto
Programs: OneWorld, Aeroplan,StarAlliance
Posts: 29
That doesn’t smell right to me
Aug 10, 2019, 12:39 am
#94
Join Date: Dec 2006
Posts: 83
Aug 10, 2019, 5:24 am
#95
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: Economy, mostly :(
Programs: Skywards Gold
Posts: 7,801
I dont want to list the route in case it gets anyone in trouble, but wanted to get your thoughts on something i witnessed today..
Checking in i was told flight was oversold in all cabins except F and there were 4 standbys so there was a likelihood of Op Up to F for me (i was on Business Flex Plus and im Gold). I thought nothing more of it until at the gate when i remembered what the checkin agent had said and was waiting to see if i got the magic beep on boarding pass scan. It didnt happen, and no big deal, was happy with the business class seat that i had paid for. However boarding through F overheard 3 passengers in F seats openly discussing with the captain who was saying hi to them (obviously friends) about how surprised they were to be given F seats on standby.
My deduction from this is that rather than do op ups, the flight controller decided to put the standby pax in F?
Checking in i was told flight was oversold in all cabins except F and there were 4 standbys so there was a likelihood of Op Up to F for me (i was on Business Flex Plus and im Gold). I thought nothing more of it until at the gate when i remembered what the checkin agent had said and was waiting to see if i got the magic beep on boarding pass scan. It didnt happen, and no big deal, was happy with the business class seat that i had paid for. However boarding through F overheard 3 passengers in F seats openly discussing with the captain who was saying hi to them (obviously friends) about how surprised they were to be given F seats on standby.
My deduction from this is that rather than do op ups, the flight controller decided to put the standby pax in F?
Perhaps what the check-in agent meant was there are 3 standby pax for F but should the flight end up fill with confirmed pax and op-ups be required then you'd be getting one. But as the lower classes weren't full in the end then no need for op-ups and the standby pax could travel.
Remember, there's no entitlement to op-ups.
Aug 10, 2019, 5:27 am
#96
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: Economy, mostly :(
Programs: Skywards Gold
Posts: 7,801
forget it, JNB and CPT are notoriously hard for op-ups. Though being flex+ helps the route is fill of business travellers who buy flex plus because loads are high and also full of Plats who all trump you. I'm Gold and always fly on y flex and fly cpt-dxb or vice versa around 16 times a year and have never received an op-up
Aug 20, 2019, 3:25 pm
#97
Join Date: May 2014
Location: Dubai
Programs: Emirates Skywards Gold, Qatar Airways
Posts: 25
No upgrades in a couple of years and then two almost in a row...
Upgrade given: J - F
Upgrade location: Boarding pass on the app changed while in lounge; I then went to the desk to get a new paper one (just to be sure...)
Route: DXB - ICN
Flight number: EK322
Type of ticket: Flex Plus
Date of travel: 06/08/19
Tier status: Gold
Tier miles to date: ~ 50k
Skywards miles balance: ~ 190k
Number of pax on the same PNR (Including OP): 1
Number of pax upgraded: 1
Upgrade given: J - F
Upgrade location: Gate (no change to the mobile boarding pass unlike a few days earlier, which I thought was odd)
Route: DXB - PRG
Flight number: EK139
Type of ticket: Flex
Date of travel: 09/08/19
Tier status: Gold
Tier miles to date: ~ 58k
Skywards miles balance: ~ 212k
Number of pax on the same PNR (Including OP): 1
Number of pax upgraded: 1
Upgrade given: J - F
Upgrade location: Boarding pass on the app changed while in lounge; I then went to the desk to get a new paper one (just to be sure...)
Route: DXB - ICN
Flight number: EK322
Type of ticket: Flex Plus
Date of travel: 06/08/19
Tier status: Gold
Tier miles to date: ~ 50k
Skywards miles balance: ~ 190k
Number of pax on the same PNR (Including OP): 1
Number of pax upgraded: 1
Upgrade given: J - F
Upgrade location: Gate (no change to the mobile boarding pass unlike a few days earlier, which I thought was odd)
Route: DXB - PRG
Flight number: EK139
Type of ticket: Flex
Date of travel: 09/08/19
Tier status: Gold
Tier miles to date: ~ 58k
Skywards miles balance: ~ 212k
Number of pax on the same PNR (Including OP): 1
Number of pax upgraded: 1
Aug 22, 2019, 12:32 am
#98
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: London
Posts: 610
Scored a rare upgrade yesterday, that too on the only flight with F on the LGW route (EK11 no longer has F, I believe it's the same with EK9).
Upgrade given: J - F
Upgrade location: Gate
Route: DXB - LGW
Flight number: EK15
Type of ticket: Saver (O)
Date of travel: 21 Aug 19
Tier status: Gold
Tier miles to date: 61k
Skywards miles balance: 239k
Number of pax on the same PNR (Including OP): 1
Number of pax upgraded: 1
Most of my EK travel these days is in O or I class, so upgrades are a rare beast.
Upgrade given: J - F
Upgrade location: Gate
Route: DXB - LGW
Flight number: EK15
Type of ticket: Saver (O)
Date of travel: 21 Aug 19
Tier status: Gold
Tier miles to date: 61k
Skywards miles balance: 239k
Number of pax on the same PNR (Including OP): 1
Number of pax upgraded: 1
Most of my EK travel these days is in O or I class, so upgrades are a rare beast.
Aug 22, 2019, 9:26 am
#99
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: Economy, mostly :(
Programs: Skywards Gold
Posts: 7,801
First time ever out of or into CPT! Saw the load a few hours ahead and Y was over by 16 and only 1 Plat and 7 Golds in Y total
Upgrade given: Y-J
Upgrade location: mobile BP updated in lounge
Route: CPT - DXB
Flight number: EK771
Type of ticket: Flex
Date of travel: 22 Aug 2019
Tier status: Gold
Tier miles to date: 68000
Skywards miles balance: 500
Number of pax on the same PNR (Including OP): 1
Number of pax upgraded: 1
Was assigned a middle but saw a blocked window and sweet talked my way into it at the lounge entrance. My middle was quickly taken by another op-up
Upgrade given: Y-J
Upgrade location: mobile BP updated in lounge
Route: CPT - DXB
Flight number: EK771
Type of ticket: Flex
Date of travel: 22 Aug 2019
Tier status: Gold
Tier miles to date: 68000
Skywards miles balance: 500
Number of pax on the same PNR (Including OP): 1
Number of pax upgraded: 1
Was assigned a middle but saw a blocked window and sweet talked my way into it at the lounge entrance. My middle was quickly taken by another op-up
Aug 22, 2019, 10:14 pm
#100
Join Date: Aug 2008
Programs: Skywards Platinum
Posts: 490
Flying Accra to Dubai on Sept 4 - Platinum member ......... What are the chances I get bumped up from J to F?
Aug 22, 2019, 11:19 pm
#101
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: Economy, mostly :(
Programs: Skywards Gold
Posts: 7,801
Aug 22, 2019, 11:25 pm
#102
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Nairobi
Programs: EK Platinum, QR Gold, LH Gold, Hilton Gold, Marriott Bonvoy Gold, Priority Pass, Global Entry
Posts: 183
Beautiful! Congrats
Aug 23, 2019, 5:21 pm
#104
Join Date: Jul 2017
Location: AU
Programs: EK platinum, ET, SAS
Posts: 542
As a matter of interest, how are you able to determine the numbers of booked/checked in pax with a particular tier status? I'm amazed that's possible.
Aug 23, 2019, 9:19 pm
#105
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: Economy, mostly :(
Programs: Skywards Gold
Posts: 7,801