Please Post Your EBG Upgrade Successes!
Aug 15, 2008, 11:11 pm
#76
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: ARN
Programs: SK EBG (*G), First Hotels Platinum, Hertz PC, SJ Prio Black
Posts: 115
Here i am sitting in the Air China First Class lounge in PEK, after visiting the Olympic Games. A colleague and I were booked on G eco-fare and according to seatcounter there is plenty of space in eco. At checkin we asked for UG and both of us got it, to C:-). Which is just excellent since my stomach and Montezuma have joined a war against me..
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Aug 16, 2008, 12:57 am
#77
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Åhus, KID/CPH
Programs: EK Platinum, Hertz President's Circle, IHG Spire Elite Royal Ambassador
Posts: 204
Here i am sitting in the Air China First Class lounge in PEK, after visiting the Olympic Games. A colleague and I were booked on G eco-fare and according to seatcounter there is plenty of space in eco. At checkin we asked for UG and both of us got it, to C:-). Which is just excellent since my stomach and Montezuma have joined a war against me..
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Aug 16, 2008, 12:20 pm
#78
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: CPH
Programs: EBG, UA, HHonors, SPG, IC
Posts: 48
Upgrade success SAS
I see many of you have experienced limited success asking for the comp. upgrades so I figured I would post my success story.
I was on a flight from MCO to CPH via New York, while waiting in the lounge in NYC I requested to buy an upgrade to EcoExtra as I usually do when I fly on my own dime. I got the upgrade as always when asking to pay with points on long-haul flights. It so happens that the flight comming in from CPH was delayed and due to weather had to make an unscheduled stop in Boston, so as the time got close to midnight I asked the lounge crew if i could upgrade to C so i could get some decent rest as my whole schedule for the next day was falling apart as we were stranded in NYC. She told me she would check and 10 min later i had seat 1A - and the 10,000 points for the Eco --> EcoExtra upgrade was even returned into my account...
On the other hand when it comes to the supposedly comp. upgrades when you stay at a SAS Raddison hotel... well.. I just recently decided to switch from the Scandic chain to the SAS Raddison due to Scandic discontinue the HHonors program. So far I probably stayed 10 times in Oslo, Stockholm and Copenhagen and not ONCE did I get upgraded to any better room - actually I often end up getting two small beds instead of the requested queensize bed.
I was on a flight from MCO to CPH via New York, while waiting in the lounge in NYC I requested to buy an upgrade to EcoExtra as I usually do when I fly on my own dime. I got the upgrade as always when asking to pay with points on long-haul flights. It so happens that the flight comming in from CPH was delayed and due to weather had to make an unscheduled stop in Boston, so as the time got close to midnight I asked the lounge crew if i could upgrade to C so i could get some decent rest as my whole schedule for the next day was falling apart as we were stranded in NYC. She told me she would check and 10 min later i had seat 1A - and the 10,000 points for the Eco --> EcoExtra upgrade was even returned into my account...
On the other hand when it comes to the supposedly comp. upgrades when you stay at a SAS Raddison hotel... well.. I just recently decided to switch from the Scandic chain to the SAS Raddison due to Scandic discontinue the HHonors program. So far I probably stayed 10 times in Oslo, Stockholm and Copenhagen and not ONCE did I get upgraded to any better room - actually I often end up getting two small beds instead of the requested queensize bed.
Aug 17, 2008, 9:32 am
#79
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Åhus, KID/CPH
Programs: EK Platinum, Hertz President's Circle, IHG Spire Elite Royal Ambassador
Posts: 204
Well, I followed my colleague's theory of never checking in on-line, as late as possible. I checked in at the desk and got the same seat that I saw the system had allocated me on-line, 14H. I got to the gate and got an upgrade from Y to C, 01A. Much apprciated SAS! I hope that I get the same when I travel back IAD-CPH on Friday (in case any nice person at SAS is reading this!)
Aug 17, 2008, 12:39 pm
#80
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: In the skies of the world
Programs: SAS Gold, FB Gold, BA Gold, EY Silver
Posts: 3,167
Good evening from the LH SEN lounge in Frankfurt!
Latest upgrade for me was M->C ARN-LHR in July. Nice to get upgraded but the flight itself was nothing to write home about.
I have very good statistics when it comes to Radisson upgrades, I can mention more Radisson hotels where I have been upgraded than Radisson hotels where I have not been upgraded.
The hotels in the Scandinavian capitals are probably harder though as there are so many EBGs staying in those hotels, in Continental Europe you'll have much better luck, but make sure to ask about it!
Latest upgrade for me was M->C ARN-LHR in July. Nice to get upgraded but the flight itself was nothing to write home about.
The hotels in the Scandinavian capitals are probably harder though as there are so many EBGs staying in those hotels, in Continental Europe you'll have much better luck, but make sure to ask about it!
Aug 26, 2008, 3:19 am
#81
Original Poster
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Oslo & Marbella
Programs: SK*G & Centurion
Posts: 864
Wirelessly posted (Nokia E71: Opera/9.50 (J2ME/MIDP; Opera Mini/4.1.11355/546; U; en))
This summer I visited some friends in Alicante (Spain) and experienced something interesting onboard the "LCC" SK flight down to ALC.
After take off I put on my noise cancelling headphones and doze off for a couple of minutes until someone poked me. I woke up and saw the purser standing next to me smiling and trying to ask me in spanish (I'm spanish; I have a spanish name and I look rather spanish too
) if I was mr robbiedeluxe? I smiled back and replied in norwegian that yes it was me. She started laughing and excused herself for the bad spanish and said she wanted to thank me for flying SK and *A, and that she was going to give me a voucher valid for all food/drink items in today's cloudshop - she also said that I should not hesitate contacting her if I needed anything else (at this point my fellow emergency exit seatmates are all looking and making comments), she then finalized her little speech saying she was happy to have me onboard...
Not bad, eh?
This summer I visited some friends in Alicante (Spain) and experienced something interesting onboard the "LCC" SK flight down to ALC.
After take off I put on my noise cancelling headphones and doze off for a couple of minutes until someone poked me. I woke up and saw the purser standing next to me smiling and trying to ask me in spanish (I'm spanish; I have a spanish name and I look rather spanish too
) if I was mr robbiedeluxe? I smiled back and replied in norwegian that yes it was me. She started laughing and excused herself for the bad spanish and said she wanted to thank me for flying SK and *A, and that she was going to give me a voucher valid for all food/drink items in today's cloudshop - she also said that I should not hesitate contacting her if I needed anything else (at this point my fellow emergency exit seatmates are all looking and making comments), she then finalized her little speech saying she was happy to have me onboard...Not bad, eh?
Aug 26, 2008, 6:45 am
#82
Join Date: May 2003
Location: Göteborg,Sweden
Programs: SK EBG, LH SEN.
Posts: 638
Wirelessly posted (Nokia E71: Opera/9.50 (J2ME/MIDP; Opera Mini/4.1.11355/546; U; en))
This summer I visited some friends in Alicante (Spain) and experienced something interesting onboard the "LCC" SK flight down to ALC.
After take off I put on my noise cancelling headphones and doze off for a couple of minutes until someone poked me. I woke up and saw the purser standing next to me smiling and trying to ask me in spanish (I'm spanish; I have a spanish name and I look rather spanish too) if I was mr robbiedeluxe? I smiled back and replied in norwegian that yes it was me. She started laughing and excused herself for the bad spanish and said she wanted to thank me for flying SK and *A, and that she was going to give me a voucher valid for all food/drink items in today's cloudshop - she also said that I should not hesitate contacting her if I needed anything else (at this point my fellow emergency exit seatmates are all looking and making comments), she then finalized her little speech saying she was happy to have me onboard...
Not bad, eh?
This summer I visited some friends in Alicante (Spain) and experienced something interesting onboard the "LCC" SK flight down to ALC.
After take off I put on my noise cancelling headphones and doze off for a couple of minutes until someone poked me. I woke up and saw the purser standing next to me smiling and trying to ask me in spanish (I'm spanish; I have a spanish name and I look rather spanish too
) if I was mr robbiedeluxe? I smiled back and replied in norwegian that yes it was me. She started laughing and excused herself for the bad spanish and said she wanted to thank me for flying SK and *A, and that she was going to give me a voucher valid for all food/drink items in today's cloudshop - she also said that I should not hesitate contacting her if I needed anything else (at this point my fellow emergency exit seatmates are all looking and making comments), she then finalized her little speech saying she was happy to have me onboard...Not bad, eh?
..never got this treatment, and I do not know when I have my next P class flight, off to LHR today in C...
Aug 26, 2008, 10:37 am
#83
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Alicante, Spain
Programs: SK*G
Posts: 49
But as to previous upgrades, every time M-C on IC flights originating from CPH. No upgrades on europrean cross boarder. But I've decided to ditch SK and go for JK\LH combo on flights from ES to NO.
LN-KMS
Oct 11, 2009, 3:32 pm
#85
Join Date: Mar 2008
Programs: SAS Diamond, Hilton Diamond, IHG RA Spire
Posts: 423
A little update from the world of op-ups:
SK:
ARN-ORD M --> Y+ (pre-check in - used points to C)
ARN-OSL M --> Y+ (at the gate when boarding)
ORD-ARN M --> C (after check in while waiting in the lounge)
EWR-ARN Y+ --> C (at check in)
LH:
FRA-JFK Y --> C (one of those rare moments when you don't expect it, and the machine just beeps and give you a new seat )
UA:
ALB-ORD Y --> F (approached while waiting in the gate area; "here's your new boarding pass, Sir." - it was the same guy that had checked me in initially)
Also regular Radisson SAS room upgrades, but I have yet to try at a renamed BLU-hotel.
SK:
ARN-ORD M --> Y+ (pre-check in - used points to C)
ARN-OSL M --> Y+ (at the gate when boarding)
ORD-ARN M --> C (after check in while waiting in the lounge)
EWR-ARN Y+ --> C (at check in)
LH:
FRA-JFK Y --> C (one of those rare moments when you don't expect it, and the machine just beeps and give you a new seat
)UA:
ALB-ORD Y --> F (approached while waiting in the gate area; "here's your new boarding pass, Sir." - it was the same guy that had checked me in initially)
Also regular Radisson SAS room upgrades, but I have yet to try at a renamed BLU-hotel.
Oct 12, 2009, 12:27 am
#86
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Norway
Programs: EBG
Posts: 138
I don't recall the dates
but as a EBG I had upgrades on 6 occasions the last years. 4 times for me and my family, upgraded to C-class on US trips, and I have been upgraded from Y to C twice on Europe-US flights.
Lately I had 3 upgrades this year to C-class (from Y+) on europeean flighst as a Pandion. But I have had more flight with NO upgrades to put it that way
Lately I had 3 upgrades this year to C-class (from Y+) on europeean flighst as a Pandion. But I have had more flight with NO upgrades to put it that way
Last edited by VirreVapp; Oct 14, 2009 at 1:59 am
Oct 13, 2009, 4:56 pm
#89
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Sweden
Programs: LH SEN, SK Silver, PC Platinum, FB Platinum, BA
Posts: 35
Not to many upgrades unfortunately with the EBG...
Since -05:
FRA-GOT M => C (LH)
GOT-HEL M => C (Blue1)
VIE-SYD M => C (Austrian, really nice 21h flight!)
CPH-ORD M => Y+ (SK)
FRA-CPH M => C (SK)
Since -05:
FRA-GOT M => C (LH)
GOT-HEL M => C (Blue1)
VIE-SYD M => C (Austrian, really nice 21h flight!)
CPH-ORD M => Y+ (SK)
FRA-CPH M => C (SK)
Oct 14, 2009, 9:24 am
#90
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Copenhagen, Denmark
Programs: SK Eurobonus Diamond (Lifetime Star Gold), Marriott Titanium (Lifetime Platinum)
Posts: 467
Iīve only ever had two upgrades with SK.
The first one was an op-up as an EBS in 2006 on CPH-NRT from M -> Y. It happened after I had settled into my seat and the flight attendant really had to convince me to take the upgrade as I had secured an exit row window seat in M at the time of booking. Once I had accepted the upgrade I really enjoyed my first taste of life up in the front of the plane.
The second was this summer as a EBG under a somewhat sadder situation. One of my close relatives became seriously ill back home while I was on vacation. I therefore had to by a OW ticket at the very last second and fly home the next morning from FRA. At times like this you donīt care about upgrade - just about getting home as fast as possible, so when the machine at boarding spit out a new boarding pass with a M -> C upgrade due to overbooking, I was just glad not to be denied boarding due to the overbooking.
Svantevit
The first one was an op-up as an EBS in 2006 on CPH-NRT from M -> Y. It happened after I had settled into my seat and the flight attendant really had to convince me to take the upgrade as I had secured an exit row window seat in M at the time of booking. Once I had accepted the upgrade I really enjoyed my first taste of life up in the front of the plane.
The second was this summer as a EBG under a somewhat sadder situation. One of my close relatives became seriously ill back home while I was on vacation. I therefore had to by a OW ticket at the very last second and fly home the next morning from FRA. At times like this you donīt care about upgrade - just about getting home as fast as possible, so when the machine at boarding spit out a new boarding pass with a M -> C upgrade due to overbooking, I was just glad not to be denied boarding due to the overbooking.
Svantevit