Wait for an Op-Up or try with Miles?
Sep 30, 2019 | 12:22 pm
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Wait for an Op-Up or try with Miles?
I’m just about to fly out of EDI for AKL. I’m in J to DXB courtesy of a discounted miles upgrade from Y. EK448 from DXB to AKL tomorrow (1 Oct) is apparently heavily oversold in Y and J is full - lots of staff on the flight by all accounts (still some seats in F though). I’m Skywards Gold on a FlexPlus Y ticket, should I request an upgrade to J using miles in DXB, or simply sit tight and see if an Op-Up comes my way? All thoughts most welcome....
Sep 30, 2019 | 12:33 pm
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I’m just about to fly out of EDI for AKL. I’m in J to DXB courtesy of a discounted miles upgrade from Y. EK448 from DXB to AKL tomorrow (1 Oct) is apparently heavily oversold in Y and J is full - lots of staff on the flight by all accounts (still some seats in F though). I’m Skywards Gold on a FlexPlus Y ticket, should I request an upgrade to J using miles in DXB, or simply sit tight and see if an Op-Up comes my way? All thoughts most welcome....
more chance if you volunteer to use miles but gold and flex plus would put you quite high on the list - depends on how many seats are left and how many platinum on board
Sep 30, 2019 | 12:41 pm
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It just under 16 hours from DXB to AKL, so J would trump Y, even @ 63k miles for the upgrade.
Sep 30, 2019 | 12:49 pm
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keep checking the mobile Bp as you may be lucky - if you have a long layover then go to the skywards desk and ask them to waitlist you for a j miles upgrade - this will then be processed or not when the flight closes as t-1
Sep 30, 2019 | 12:59 pm
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I’ve got just under three and a half hours in DXB, so will see what the mobile BP does when I land and get into the lounge.
Sep 30, 2019 | 1:01 pm
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Hmm, they are still selling Y seats (Y7 - B7). It’s J1 and as per the seat map all J seats are allocated.
So if Y is oversold (which it may be) they’ll have to upgrade J to F.
Not sure how many Plars there will in Y be on that flight, they are the only ones trumping you.
Difficult call. If it was me and I was ‘miles rich’ I would spend them as 16 hours in Y is too awful to contemplate. But on the other hand you have booked it, so you are obviously game for it.
If there are no op upgrades, you probably won’t get a ‘space available’ miles upgrade so you might not even have that choice in reality. So hold out for op up, I guess.
Hope this make sense.....
So if Y is oversold (which it may be) they’ll have to upgrade J to F.
Not sure how many Plars there will in Y be on that flight, they are the only ones trumping you.
Difficult call. If it was me and I was ‘miles rich’ I would spend them as 16 hours in Y is too awful to contemplate. But on the other hand you have booked it, so you are obviously game for it.
If there are no op upgrades, you probably won’t get a ‘space available’ miles upgrade so you might not even have that choice in reality. So hold out for op up, I guess.
Hope this make sense.....
Sep 30, 2019 | 1:07 pm
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Hmm, they are still selling Y seats (Y7 - B7). It’s J1 and as per the seat map all J seats are allocated.
So if Y is oversold (which it may be) they’ll have to upgrade J to F.
Not sure how many Plars there will in Y be on that flight, they are the only ones trumping you.
Difficult call. If it was me and I was ‘miles rich’ I would spend them as 16 hours in Y is too awful to contemplate. But on the other hand you have booked it, so you are obviously game for it.
If there are no op upgrades, you probably won’t get a ‘space available’ miles upgrade so you might not even have that choice in reality. So hold out for op up, I guess.
Hope this make sense.....
So if Y is oversold (which it may be) they’ll have to upgrade J to F.
Not sure how many Plars there will in Y be on that flight, they are the only ones trumping you.
Difficult call. If it was me and I was ‘miles rich’ I would spend them as 16 hours in Y is too awful to contemplate. But on the other hand you have booked it, so you are obviously game for it.
If there are no op upgrades, you probably won’t get a ‘space available’ miles upgrade so you might not even have that choice in reality. So hold out for op up, I guess.
Hope this make sense.....
Sep 30, 2019 | 8:43 pm
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If a miles upgrade is available, my motto is Miles = Certainty. Then the tension goes out of it all.
My advice, with 16 hours in Y ahead as a real possibility, spend the miles and relax.
My advice, with 16 hours in Y ahead as a real possibility, spend the miles and relax.
Sep 30, 2019 | 9:59 pm
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Thanks for the advice folks - it's very much appreciated!
I'm in the A lounge at DXB now - have wait-listed for an upgrade using miles after refreshing my mobile BP on arrival into DXB from EDI this morning - currently at T-2, so I might know if I'm upstairs on the BIG Bird in around an hour or so....
I'm in the A lounge at DXB now - have wait-listed for an upgrade using miles after refreshing my mobile BP on arrival into DXB from EDI this morning - currently at T-2, so I might know if I'm upstairs on the BIG Bird in around an hour or so....
Sep 30, 2019 | 10:02 pm
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Thanks for the advice folks - it's very much appreciated!
I'm in the A lounge at DXB now - have wait-listed for an upgrade using miles after refreshing my mobile BP on arrival into DXB from EDI this morning - currently at T-2, so I might know if I'm upstairs on the BIG Bird in around an hour or so....
I'm in the A lounge at DXB now - have wait-listed for an upgrade using miles after refreshing my mobile BP on arrival into DXB from EDI this morning - currently at T-2, so I might know if I'm upstairs on the BIG Bird in around an hour or so....
Oct 1, 2019 | 2:46 am
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Hey, it’s a 1st world problem, right? Y completely full as well!
Only 13 hours left to AKL, plus an extra hour on Air Lamb Chop to WLG afterwards, just for good measure....
Only 13 hours left to AKL, plus an extra hour on Air Lamb Chop to WLG afterwards, just for good measure....
Oct 1, 2019 | 7:12 am
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