Courtesy Upgrades for EuroBonus Diamond & Pandion
Mar 11, 2019, 4:00 pm
#121
Join Date: Feb 2018
Location: Denmark
Programs: EBD (*G) & Delta Gold Medallion (STE+)
Posts: 158
Suprised to hear this. It doesn't work for me at all, just last friday in an half empty plus cabin, there was someone in the middle seat. From his look at the middle seat, I'm guessing he didn't even specifically choose the seat himself. He moved, but this has been my experience multiple times.
As for courtesy upgrades - that's only relevant for long haul, right?
Mar 12, 2019, 1:41 pm
#122
Join Date: Mar 2014
Programs: *G
Posts: 461
I am EBG and have about 60-70 intra Europe segments/year, all in Go. Soft blocking almost always works for me and I am rarely sat next to anyone exept on fully booked flights of course. Even on almost full flights it works to an extent that keeps surprising me.
As for courtesy upgrades - that's only relevant for long haul, right?
As for courtesy upgrades - that's only relevant for long haul, right?
And it might be my fault then, as most of my recent flights I have paid for plus
Mar 13, 2019, 1:27 pm
#123
Join Date: Apr 2014
Location: Oslo
Programs: EBD
Posts: 20
Uhm, have I misunderstood something or isn't soft blocking supposed to be a Diamond benefit? Several Diamonds here posting they don't see it that much but a Gold that is not supposed to have it experience it all the time? Myself I have had Diamond for several years, have had some free middle seats, but also not, difficult to be sure why.
Mar 15, 2019, 4:58 am
#126
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: Koala Lemur
Programs: SK EBD LTG (*G)
Posts: 2,447
True, soft blocking on short haul seems to work quite well and the free drink benefit is nice. Also I can’t complain about the irops handling, that’s where SK really works well and status seems to help.
Also true is that in general you shouldn expect an upgrade and expect to travel in the class of service booked. BUT if an airline advertises a benefit which says „courtesy upgrade for our Diamond members on every second flight of space is available“, the I expect them to honor that. Which they clearly do not as I was on lots of flights with available space and didn’t get the upgrades.
Also true is that in general you shouldn expect an upgrade and expect to travel in the class of service booked. BUT if an airline advertises a benefit which says „courtesy upgrade for our Diamond members on every second flight of space is available“, the I expect them to honor that. Which they clearly do not as I was on lots of flights with available space and didn’t get the upgrades.
Soft block works pretty well for me on most other flights, which usually have some capacity free in the cabin.
Mar 15, 2019, 9:33 am
#127
Original Poster
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: AGH
Posts: 5,979
Yes, do not understand why they do not fly bigger birds to WAW. Also they cut rotations to WRO and GDN if I'm not mistaken. Didn't fly a lot to WRO and GDN the last two years but now starting again and have the impression some of the direct SK flights I previously used are gone. Crazy as these flights are also full all the time.
Mar 28, 2019, 5:02 am
#129
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: SJJ/AMS
Posts: 4,647
Yes, do not understand why they do not fly bigger birds to WAW. Also they cut rotations to WRO and GDN if I'm not mistaken. Didn't fly a lot to WRO and GDN the last two years but now starting again and have the impression some of the direct SK flights I previously used are gone. Crazy as these flights are also full all the time.
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Mar 28, 2019, 7:04 am
#130
Original Poster
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: AGH
Posts: 5,979
It needs to be a 117 ticket issued by SK or EuroBonus. EuroBonus tickets do not qualify buy the rules but I have heard of the odd upgrade on award tickets as well.
Mar 31, 2019, 6:00 am
#134
Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: Hong Kong SAR
Programs: OZ & BA Gold, HHonors Diamond, Marriott & Accor Plat
Posts: 295
