Birthday Upgrade
Mar 18, 2019, 3:12 am
#1
Original Poster
Join Date: Mar 2019
Posts: 6
Birthday Upgrade
Hi guys,
I am flying on SQ860(SIN-HKG) on my birthday come June... Can I just ask what are the chances of me being offered a free upgrade to business class? Some background info: I am just a normal Krisflyer member with almost enough miles(~19k KFMiles) to redeem a heavily discounted one-way business class ticket (SIN-HKG/HKG-SIN) under the spontaneous escapes promotion. Would checking in online 48 hours before departure increase/decrease my chances?
Thanks for reading!
I am flying on SQ860(SIN-HKG) on my birthday come June... Can I just ask what are the chances of me being offered a free upgrade to business class? Some background info: I am just a normal Krisflyer member with almost enough miles(~19k KFMiles) to redeem a heavily discounted one-way business class ticket (SIN-HKG/HKG-SIN) under the spontaneous escapes promotion. Would checking in online 48 hours before departure increase/decrease my chances?
Thanks for reading!
Last edited by toygg; Mar 18, 2019 at 3:13 am Reason: duplicated wor
Mar 18, 2019, 6:51 am
#7
Original Poster
Join Date: Mar 2019
Posts: 6
Apparently I heard from my friends that they all got a free birthday cake whenever they flew on their birthdays as a surprise from SQ. Not sure whether its true... They are just normal Krisflyer member, not under any elite loyalty status whatsoever.
Mar 18, 2019, 7:58 am
#8
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Singapore
Programs: SIA Solitaire PPS, IHG Royal Amb, Hyatt Globalist, Bonvoy Gold, Hilton Hhonor Gold
Posts: 2,208
I flew on SQ from SIN-HKG in J class on paid commercial ticket on my actual birthday in Jan 2019 as a PPS Club member. The crew only noticed my birthday when I was on-boarded. There was no cake loaded (I had check-in online 1.5 days before flight) and they have to find some cookies to wish me happy birthday.
Mar 18, 2019, 8:32 am
#9
Join Date: Apr 2000
Location: CGK SIN PER ORD
Programs: UA 1K MM, Hyatt Plat
Posts: 2,813
Checked in 2.5 hours before my birthday, check in agent saw my passport and my date of birth. Not a word. Maybe a surprise beep at the gate?
Nah. Was in 50-something G with no cake, no wishes from anyone. At least at that time it was a new 77W.
Nah. Was in 50-something G with no cake, no wishes from anyone. At least at that time it was a new 77W.
Mar 18, 2019, 1:44 pm
#12
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Join Date: Mar 2019
Posts: 48
No. Upgrades are rare without status or a highly unusual customer service or booking circumstance anyhow. People asking because it's their birthday or they are on their honeymoon have a better chance of getting hit by a car.
Remember, there are hundreds of people on a flight. Odds are a half a dozen of them have the same birthday as you.
At least you had the sense to ask here, rather than at the check-in where someone's eyes are going to be spared a roll.
Remember, there are hundreds of people on a flight. Odds are a half a dozen of them have the same birthday as you.
At least you had the sense to ask here, rather than at the check-in where someone's eyes are going to be spared a roll.
Mar 18, 2019, 1:45 pm
#13
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Nashville, TN
Programs: Marriott Lifetime Titanium.;UA 1.5MM; UA Lifetime Gold (whoppee); DL Plat
Posts: 2,124
Why does everyone think they deserve s birthday upgrade? I’m just glad to have a seat I’ve picked, even though I’ll always take a better one.....I’m not entitled to anything.....also glad to see that my feet hit the ground each day.....
Mar 19, 2019, 7:21 am
#14
Join Date: Jan 2014
Posts: 474
For a point of comparison, when I flew on my birthday this year, BA paged me in the first class lounge, and a waitress offered me a glass of Krug champagne from the Concorde Room. That was the extent of recognition for my birthday. Good enough. I have OW Emerald status.
