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paffendorf Oct 2, 2019 2:19 pm

Q about upgrade
 
Hello, few weeks ago, a friend of mine used to have some miles expiring and he had no plans to travel.
Therefore he asked me if I wanted to use them and he issued on my name an award tix in business class for a two sectors oneway tix..

Then I had to change the date and I was perfectly able to do that.
I noticed that systems offers the chance to upgrade with 40% discount to F class (actually one sector has availability and it seems you can upgrade just on e leg) but he has no more miles in his account.

First question is: is then possible to upgrade an award tix with miles?
Second question: may I use my account (where I have miles) to upgrade? Or is there a way I can transfer some points (i.e. AMEX MR) to his account?

Thanks in advance.

Zol Oct 2, 2019 5:25 pm


Originally Posted by paffendorf (Post 31587353)
Hello, few weeks ago, a friend of mine used to have some miles expiring and he had no plans to travel.
Therefore he asked me if I wanted to use them and he issued on my name an award tix in business class for a two sectors oneway tix..

Then I had to change the date and I was perfectly able to do that.
I noticed that systems offers the chance to upgrade with 40% discount to F class (actually one sector has availability and it seems you can upgrade just on e leg) but he has no more miles in his account.

First question is: is then possible to upgrade an award tix with miles?
Second question: may I use my account (where I have miles) to upgrade? Or is there a way I can transfer some points (i.e. AMEX MR) to his account?

Thanks in advance.

You can't upgrade an award ticket with miles. You will have to cancel and re-issue in F based on current availability and pricing

paffendorf Oct 3, 2019 2:06 pm

Thanks for the quick reply. Therefore it's just a wrong offer from the website, I suppost. Am I right?

ft101 Oct 4, 2019 3:02 am


Originally Posted by paffendorf (Post 31590982)
Thanks for the quick reply. Therefore it's just a wrong offer from the website, I suppost. Am I right?

Can you give a link to the offer?

paffendorf Oct 4, 2019 12:38 pm

Of course the current reservation is made with EK miles.
https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...cdf5341f6c.png

ft101 Oct 4, 2019 11:29 pm

I think upgrading an award flight is OK, but you can't upgrade a flight that you had already upgraded (Y - J) with miles.

If the upgrade is indeed possible then yes, you can use your miles. Log in as yourself then select manage a booking using your friends name and PNR, or manage a booking first then your login credentials when prompted.


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