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flieduk Oct 10, 2025 7:31 am

J to F Upgrade Issues
 
I upgrade GLA-DXB J to F recently. It was an email offer.

However, I did not get a confirmation email. I have checked the App and asked for a new ticket/itinerary to be emailed and the upgrade has been applied.

I need an invoice/receipt for the additional payment. Any idea how to get that?

On another note, what is the F part of the lounge like in Glasgow? If I want to use it do I have to pay the full F lounge fee or can I just pay an "upgrade" fee to upgrade my lounge access from J to F.

Last question, will I get the F dining experience with my upgrade ticket or is it a J meal?

IntrepidAfrican2 Oct 10, 2025 7:44 am


Originally Posted by flieduk (Post 37364898)
I upgrade GLA-DXB J to F recently. It was an email offer.

However, I did not get a confirmation email. I have checked the App and asked for a new ticket/itinerary to be emailed and the upgrade has been applied.

I need an invoice/receipt for the additional payment. Any idea how to get that?

On another note, what is the F part of the lounge like in Glasgow? If I want to use it do I have to pay the full F lounge fee or can I just pay an "upgrade" fee to upgrade my lounge access from J to F.

Last question, will I get the F dining experience with my upgrade ticket or is it a J meal?

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In order:
  1. Contact the airline using the chat function and they should be able to send the new ticket with the revised fare. You should also be able to send on to yourself on MMB.
  2. There are no separate F sections at outstation lounges. Only DXB has dedicated F lounges / sections.
  3. You will get the full F experience. That said, the onboard F menu is typically the J with one or two additional options depending on the route.

thijsseh Oct 10, 2025 8:37 am


Originally Posted by IntrepidAfrican2 (Post 37364928)
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In order:
  1. Contact the airline using the chat function and they should be able to send the new ticket with the revised fare. You should also be able to send on to yourself on MMB.
  2. There are no separate F sections at outstation lounges. Only DXB has dedicated F lounges / sections.
  3. You will get the full F experience. That said, the onboard F menu is typically the J with one or two additional options depending on the route.

#3: I agree, but maybe the OP is referring to the caviar? Have no fear, you will get your caviar!

flieduk Oct 11, 2025 3:00 am


Originally Posted by IntrepidAfrican2 (Post 37364928)
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In order:
  1. Contact the airline using the chat function and they should be able to send the new ticket with the revised fare. You should also be able to send on to yourself on MMB.
  2. There are no separate F sections at outstation lounges. Only DXB has dedicated F lounges / sections.
  3. You will get the full F experience. That said, the onboard F menu is typically the J with one or two additional options depending on the route.


Thanks. on #1, I did re-send the itinerary to myself which gives me the ticket but it only shows the original price not the upgrade price. Any idea?

flieduk Oct 11, 2025 3:03 am


Originally Posted by thijsseh (Post 37365024)
#3: I agree, but maybe the OP is referring to the caviar? Have no fear, you will get your caviar!

Thanks in fairness, I have little experience on Emirates and done little research. No experience of F!

Does F include Meet and Greet or will I need to book Marhaba for that?

IntrepidAfrican2 Oct 11, 2025 3:31 am


Originally Posted by flieduk (Post 37366470)
Thanks. on #1, I did re-send the itinerary to myself which gives me the ticket but it only shows the original price not the upgrade price. Any idea?

That’s odd. Contact via phone / chat.

thijsseh Oct 11, 2025 3:42 am


Originally Posted by flieduk (Post 37366474)
Thanks in fairness, I have little experience on Emirates and done little research. No experience of F!

Does F include Meet and Greet or will I need to book Marhaba for that?

I think that if your final destination is Dubai, you have to make your own way to immigration and luggage retrieval.
If you have an onward connection, there will be someone with a sign showing your name who will take you to the F lounge.

JudeS Oct 11, 2025 10:35 am


Originally Posted by thijsseh (Post 37366504)
I think that if your final destination is Dubai, you have to make your own way to immigration and luggage retrieval.
If you have an onward connection, there will be someone with a sign showing your name who will take you to the F lounge.

Maybe or maybe not!! Didn’t work for me the two times last year that I managed F all the way to Australia and back!! Hopefully it will work for the OP.

flieduk Oct 11, 2025 1:09 pm


Originally Posted by JudeS (Post 37366968)
Maybe or maybe not!! Didn’t work for me the two times last year that I managed F all the way to Australia and back!! Hopefully it will work for the OP.

Final destination for me is Dubai. So looks like I will need to book Marhaba to get meet and greet!

thijsseh Oct 12, 2025 8:59 am


Originally Posted by flieduk (Post 37367232)
Final destination for me is Dubai. So looks like I will need to book Marhaba to get meet and greet!

If your think you need an escort, that would be the way to do it. But there is a priority lane at Dubai immigration and the airport id not difficult to navigate so I would not consider it essential.

thijsseh Oct 12, 2025 9:06 am


Originally Posted by JudeS (Post 37366968)
Maybe or maybe not!! Didn’t work for me the two times last year that I managed F all the way to Australia and back!! Hopefully it will work for the OP.

Interesting! It has worked for me since they started that service (caveat: I travel J more often than F).
The advantages are a) the golf cart to transit security if you land a long walk away and b) being taken through transfer security quickly even though there is no priority lane any more.
I once was offered a ride although I was in J: father with three well behaved kids in J, mother was in F, so got the golf cart treatment. The family got loaded onto the cart and suggested to the escort and the driver that I (sort of elderly) should hop on as well.


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