Post your recent Operational Upgrade as Miles&Smiles Elite Plus/Elite/Classic Plus
Aug 14, 2019, 10:03 am
#136
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: ASIA
Programs: TK Elite, ALL Plus Diamond, Marriott Platinum, Hertz PC
Posts: 3,530
Airline: TK
Route: SJJ-IST
Date: 3 Aug 2019
Booked cabin: Eco
Upgraded cabin: Bus
Number of passengers: 3
Miles&Smiles Level: Elite (all three)
Booking Class: T
Date: 3 Aug 2019
Booked cabin: Eco
Upgraded cabin: Bus
Number of passengers: 3
Miles&Smiles Level: Elite (all three)
Booking Class: T
Aug 19, 2019, 5:04 am
#138
Join Date: Feb 2014
Location: OTP
Programs: AF/KL platinum, Turkish gold, QR gold
Posts: 1,570
Two of my friends who just signed up for M&S while on holiday in South Africa (and thus have no status at all) got upgraded to C on their final IST-DUS leg. Very pleasant surprise for them!
Aug 23, 2019, 6:32 pm
#139
Join Date: Apr 2010
Programs: AI Gold, TK Gold, QR Silver, 9W BluePlus
Posts: 394
Quick question has anyone been upgraded on an award ticket. My wife has flight is in couple of days and the flight is showing sold out in economy. She is on an award ticket and is classic member. Does being on an award ticket automatically disqualify you from upgrade? Any data points?
Aug 23, 2019, 8:42 pm
#140
Join Date: Oct 2016
Location: LAX
Programs: TK M&S, LH MM, Global Entry, Hertz Gold, Sixt Platinum
Posts: 1,087
AFAIK award tickets aren’t eligible for upgrades, sorry... Not sure if that also applies in an overbooking situation, but I imagine classic members aren’t on top of the list.
Aug 24, 2019, 7:49 am
#141
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Nov 2018
Location: Istanbul, Turkey
Programs: TK Elite Plus,BAEC GGL,ITA Executive, AFKL Gold,QR Gold,HH Diamond,Bonvoy Gold,ALL Gold
Posts: 14,185
Airline: Lufthansa
Route: LH 1305 IST-FRA
Booked cabin: Economy Class
Upgraded cabin: Business Class
Number of passengers: 1
Date: 23 August 2019
Miles&Smiles level: Elite Plus
Booking class: Y
Upgraded at the gate at IST. Was originally seated at 11A ( bulkhead ) and moved to 2F ( bulkhead ).
Route: LH 1305 IST-FRA
Booked cabin: Economy Class
Upgraded cabin: Business Class
Number of passengers: 1
Date: 23 August 2019
Miles&Smiles level: Elite Plus
Booking class: Y
Upgraded at the gate at IST. Was originally seated at 11A ( bulkhead ) and moved to 2F ( bulkhead ).
Aug 26, 2019, 10:30 am
#143
Join Date: Apr 2010
Programs: AI Gold, TK Gold, QR Silver, 9W BluePlus
Posts: 394
Just a data point was upgraded at gate on my ist lhr segment. Flight oversold was on award ticket. If it matters I hold e+ status
Aug 26, 2019, 11:17 am
#144
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Nov 2018
Location: Istanbul, Turkey
Programs: TK Elite Plus,BAEC GGL,ITA Executive, AFKL Gold,QR Gold,HH Diamond,Bonvoy Gold,ALL Gold
Posts: 14,185
Aug 26, 2019, 12:37 pm
#145
Join Date: Feb 2019
Programs: Miles & Smiles
Posts: 21
Quick question has anyone been upgraded on an award ticket. My wife has flight is in couple of days and the flight is showing sold out in economy. She is on an award ticket and is classic member. Does being on an award ticket automatically disqualify you from upgrade? Any data points?
Airline: Turkish Airlines
Route: TK1941 IST - BRU
Booked Cabin: Economy
Upgraded Cabin: Business class
Number of passengers: 1
Miles&Smiles level: Elite
Booking class: X
Aug 27, 2019, 12:03 am
#146
Join Date: Apr 2010
Programs: AI Gold, TK Gold, QR Silver, 9W BluePlus
Posts: 394
Yes I know, my question was regarding operational upgrade and I think most were unclear about the same. From what it looks like operational upgrade has no bearing on your ticket class.
Aug 27, 2019, 2:32 am
#147
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: AMS, JFK/EWR/LGA
Programs: Flying Blue/Platinum, TK/Elite Plus, QR/Platinum, LH/FTL, Marriott/Platinum
Posts: 293
Airline: LX SWISS
Route: FCO-ZRH
Date: 8 Aug 2019
Booked cabin: Economy
Upgraded cabin: Business
Number of passengers: 1
Miles&Smiles Level: Elite Plus
Booking Class: S (medium low LH group fare)
Route: FCO-ZRH
Date: 8 Aug 2019
Booked cabin: Economy
Upgraded cabin: Business
Number of passengers: 1
Miles&Smiles Level: Elite Plus
Booking Class: S (medium low LH group fare)
Aug 27, 2019, 2:35 am
#148
Join Date: Dec 2016
Location: ZAG
Programs: TK *G, SkyTeam Elite Plus
Posts: 45
Does anybody know how gate upgrades work? Does the system automatically picks passenger if the plane is oversold (based on check in) and using certain rules (status, ticket fare class etc) and then it is not important when do you appear at gate (you can be last and still got upgraded) or it is who first come to the gate based on some "internal list of passengers who can be upgraded if needed). Probably every airline is doing this differently, I'm mostly interested in TK.
Just want to see does it make sense and use status to board among first or to spend more time in the lounge and board among last
Just want to see does it make sense and use status to board among first or to spend more time in the lounge and board among last
Last edited by BurekTheGreat; Aug 27, 2019 at 3:51 am
Aug 27, 2019, 5:06 am
#149
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Nov 2018
Location: Istanbul, Turkey
Programs: TK Elite Plus,BAEC GGL,ITA Executive, AFKL Gold,QR Gold,HH Diamond,Bonvoy Gold,ALL Gold
Posts: 14,185
Does anybody know how gate upgrades work? Does the system automatically picks passenger if the plane is oversold (based on check in) and using certain rules (status, ticket fare class etc) and then it is not important when do you appear at gate (you can be last and still got upgraded) or it is who first come to the gate based on some "internal list of passengers who can be upgraded if needed). Probably every airline is doing this differently, I'm mostly interested in TK.
Just want to see does it make sense and use status to board among first or to spend more time in the lounge and board among last
Just want to see does it make sense and use status to board among first or to spend more time in the lounge and board among last
- Elite Plus
- Elite
- Star Gold
- Classic Plus
- Star Silver
- Classic
- Other *A FTL
However, I am not sure how the upgrade system works within each status.
Also, if there is a Turkish deputy or Turkish Airlines board of directors member onboard that day, they get upgraded before everyone else.
Boarding last may not work, usually, a ground staff with a walkie-talkie comes onboard, a few minutes before boarding has completed, and tells you that you are upgraded. Then they let standby passengers in.
Aug 27, 2019, 5:49 am
#150
Join Date: Dec 2016
Location: ZAG
Programs: TK *G, SkyTeam Elite Plus
Posts: 45
The order is;
- Elite Plus
- Elite
- Star Gold
- Classic Plus
- Star Silver
- Classic
- Other *A FTL
However, I am not sure how the upgrade system works within each status.
Also, if there is a Turkish deputy or Turkish Airlines board of directors member onboard that day, they get upgraded before everyone else.
Boarding last may not work, usually, a ground staff with a walkie-talkie comes onboard, a few minutes before boarding has completed, and tells you that you are upgraded. Then they let standby passengers in.
- Elite Plus
- Elite
- Star Gold
- Classic Plus
- Star Silver
- Classic
- Other *A FTL
However, I am not sure how the upgrade system works within each status.
Also, if there is a Turkish deputy or Turkish Airlines board of directors member onboard that day, they get upgraded before everyone else.
Boarding last may not work, usually, a ground staff with a walkie-talkie comes onboard, a few minutes before boarding has completed, and tells you that you are upgraded. Then they let standby passengers in.
