Upgrade J to F with miles
Sep 6, 2022, 4:55 am
#16
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: PVG
Programs: BA Gold, TK E+, ex AA EXP
Posts: 510
Sep 6, 2022, 8:54 am
#19
Join Date: Dec 2009
Posts: 147
I was able to get my outbound flight sfo-dxb upgraded to F the other day for 2 pax. Once again auto upgrade didn't work, but I have been checking religiously multiple time a day for the last few weeks and the other night the upgrade showed available and I booked it. It became available at just under 5 days out. My J ticket was a business saver award. I had upgraded my connection a few weeks back so now I'm gonna fight it out with customer service to try and get the discounted redemption rate and 30k miles returned. I've heard people have mixed results with this, but can't hurt to ask.
Sep 6, 2022, 9:35 am
#20
Ambassador, Emirates
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: LGW / AMS / CPT
Programs: SA KL BA EK
Posts: 4,273
I was able to get my outbound flight sfo-dxb upgraded to F the other day for 2 pax. Once again auto upgrade didn't work, but I have been checking religiously multiple time a day for the last few weeks and the other night the upgrade showed available and I booked it. It became available at just under 5 days out. My J ticket was a business saver award. I had upgraded my connection a few weeks back so now I'm gonna fight it out with customer service to try and get the discounted redemption rate and 30k miles returned. I've heard people have mixed results with this, but can't hurt to ask.
Sep 6, 2022, 12:30 pm
#22
Join Date: May 2009
Location: SFO
Programs: UA Plat *G/DL Plat/Marriott Ti/WoH Glob
Posts: 141
I was able to get my outbound flight sfo-dxb upgraded to F the other day for 2 pax. Once again auto upgrade didn't work, but I have been checking religiously multiple time a day for the last few weeks and the other night the upgrade showed available and I booked it. It became available at just under 5 days out. My J ticket was a business saver award. I had upgraded my connection a few weeks back so now I'm gonna fight it out with customer service to try and get the discounted redemption rate and 30k miles returned. I've heard people have mixed results with this, but can't hurt to ask.
Sep 6, 2022, 12:54 pm
#23
Join Date: Dec 2009
Posts: 147
Sep 6, 2022, 3:28 pm
#24
Ambassador, Emirates
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: LGW / AMS / CPT
Programs: SA KL BA EK
Posts: 4,273
Sep 7, 2022, 4:24 pm
#25
Join Date: Dec 2009
Posts: 147
If at first you don't succeed try and try again. I started with asking for the reduced mileage rate on twitter to which they replied it couldn't be done so I called them today and asked to speak to the skywards miles department regarding my rewards booking. The person I spoke with didn't question me at all and 5 minutes later the 31,200 mile difference between upgrading each leg separately and the discounted through rate were in my account.
Sep 8, 2022, 12:50 am
#26
Ambassador, Emirates
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: LGW / AMS / CPT
Programs: SA KL BA EK
Posts: 4,273
If at first you don't succeed try and try again. I started with asking for the reduced mileage rate on twitter to which they replied it couldn't be done so I called them today and asked to speak to the skywards miles department regarding my rewards booking. The person I spoke with didn't question me at all and 5 minutes later the 31,200 mile difference between upgrading each leg separately and the discounted through rate were in my account.
Sep 23, 2022, 11:55 pm
#27
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Somewhere
Programs: AS MVP, EK Silver, Bonvoy Plat
Posts: 921
Also, another data point to add... I recently flew DXB-JFK in J, and found out that at-airport mileage upgrades are prioritized by status. Perhaps it was like this in the past, but I've always gotten my upgrades at the airport. This time I failed... and P2 was served
Oct 1, 2022, 4:21 pm
#28
Join Date: Jan 2014
Posts: 104
I flew DXB-LHR today on a Business Saver redemption and asked for upgrade using miles at checkin. This was denied and I had to ask the Skywards agent in the lounge. I was then told we’d be waitlisted according to status and therefore unlikely to clear as I’m a ‘blue’. She said to go back to desk one hour before departure. We did and to my surprise both my wife and I were upgraded to F so the system does work! Although I always thought you could claim an available seat at checkin rather than being waitlisted. Posting in case it helps someone in a similar position…
Oct 1, 2022, 5:31 pm
#29
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: MIA and VRN
Programs: SEN LH Hyatt Globalist AA EXP
Posts: 612
I flew DXB-LHR today on a Business Saver redemption and asked for upgrade using miles at checkin. This was denied and I had to ask the Skywards agent in the lounge. I was then told we’d be waitlisted according to status and therefore unlikely to clear as I’m a ‘blue’. She said to go back to desk one hour before departure. We did and to my surprise both my wife and I were upgraded to F so the system does work! Although I always thought you could claim an available seat at checkin rather than being waitlisted. Posting in case it helps someone in a similar position…
Oct 2, 2022, 12:49 am
#30
Join Date: Jan 2014
Posts: 104
got notification of our upgrade via the Emirates app as it changed our digital boarding pass.