An op-up at last

[dragonman]

Scored my first ever op-up Syd-Mel on QF9.

Chose the flight to get to use the F lounge. Had a Red-e-ticket and a linked booking to a friend with no status. At the F counter was informed I had been upgraded. Then noticing a linked booking upgraded friend as well. Ended up in 3E and 3F in the F cabin.

Wonders will never cease.

 

[Evan]

Such a shame it wasn't all the way only the shorty domestic leg.
Enjoyed i hope
E

 

[Travel Guru]

Still it's more than i've ever had, so i'm envious even of your short op-up!

TG

 

[Batesy]

I got one of these last year on the domestic leg of an int flight in the opposite direction, only from a cheap y ticket to J. Both myself and Mrs batesy were happy with this and our visit to the Flounge. Well done on what I would call a double upgrade as you skipped J and went straight to F

 

[Evan]

Still it's more than i've ever had, so i'm envious even of your short op-up!

TG

Sometimes its just luck i guess, i have managed a lot in the past few years even though the status i the airline thought i had was low, eg my AA no status with JAL, or at the time my silver/solg QFF with CX/BA.

I can think of 4 or 5 op-ups in the last 18 months.

E

 

[chooms]

A few free upgrades for me.... one was a genuine Op-up the others were through the generosity of the Chairman's Lounge.

Op-Up could not have been for a shorter leg! SYD-CBR!!!!

Chooms

 

[oz_mark]

A few free upgrades for me.... one was a genuine Op-up the others were through the generosity of the Chairman's Lounge.

Op-Up could not have been for a shorter leg! SYD-CBR!!!!

Chooms

zPrior to there being a direct CBR-PER flight, I used to fly CBR-<somewhere>-PER, whith somewhere being random combinations of ADL,MEL and SYD. Most of the op-ups I have ever had were CBR-MEL or CBR-SYD

 

[Oneworldplus2]

Would be nice to get an Op-Up. l've never had anything like that before. oh well, l guess l have better chance of wining lotto.

 

[dajop]

dragonman, congratulations as they can indeed be rare to come by. I think it's been about 4 years, or around 400 flights since I last scored one (and that time I had two in one weekend - inbound and outbound!!).

 

[Optics]

Would be nice to get an Op-Up. l've never had anything like that before. oh well, l guess l have better chance of wining lotto.

Don't get too despondent, it can happen. Not long ago, I remember complaining on a thread that I had never had an op-up, but then this year I have had 1 in April J to F on QF9 Mel-Sin, 2 domestic Y to J between Bne and Mel, and then on Saturday had J to F on QF10 Sin-Mel . Now I may not get another for quite a while, but at least I know it can happen.

 

[thegurio]

Don't get too despondent, it can happen. Not long ago, I remember complaining on a thread that I had never had an op-up, but then this year I have had 1 in April J to F on QF9 Mel-Sin, 2 domestic Y to J between Bne and Mel, and then on Saturday had J to F on QF10 Sin-Mel . Now I may not get another for quite a while, but at least I know it can happen.

Now exactly how did you complain and what did you say? How were you sitting? We need to know so we can do the same op-up dance so our chances are bettered!

 

[Optics]

Now exactly how did you complain and what did you say? How were you sitting? We need to know so we can do the same op-up dance so our chances are bettered!

Well it involved being completely naked, except for the feathers and chicken blood .

Seriously though, I suspect my accruing over 3000 SCs this membership year may have had something to do with it. I'm not sure if the QF staff at the QP/FLounge/gates have access to this level of information, or just the actual status. If they see the level of SCs this may influence who gets the op-up.

 

[thegurio]

Well it involved being completely naked, except for the feathers and chicken blood .

Right, done. Im assuming you meant chicken feathers?

Seriously though, I suspect my accruing over 3000 SCs this membership year may have had something to do with it. I'm not sure if the QF staff at the QP/FLounge/gates have access to this level of information, or just the actual status. If they see the level of SCs this may influence who gets the op-up.

I would assume they wouldnt have that info due to the privacy act etc. but i'm sure that your profile would have been flagged after accruing those sorts of numbers.

 

[Driver]

You have just proven that the unbelievable can happen! It will keep all of us, who haven't had your day of glory, wishing! Hope you enjoyed it to the full.

 

[JohnK]

For someone with little luck I have had the pleasure of 7 op-ups in the last 5 years. I never expect to get upgraded but the feeling is great when you see that new boarding pass or in the case of my last op-up mid flight to be escorted to a seat in business class.

 

[Driver]

Our trip has been 12 months in the planning - given me lots of pleasure to plan and many nights of dreaming of the FA asking us politely to 'bring your onboard luggage and follow me'!!!

 

[Mwenenzi]

Our trip has been 12 months in the planning - given me lots of pleasure to plan and many nights of dreaming of the FA asking us politely to 'bring your onboard luggage and follow me'!!!

Usally you get a new boarding pass when going onto the aircraft. Machine beeps and rejects your boarding pass. With luck you get a nicer coloured boaring pass
(3 op-up's in over 20 years on QF for me, all in the 4 years I was QF Plat, but sadly heading for QF bronze now)

 

[Driver]

My husband travels monthly and just seems to manage nicely to stay on bronze. Qantas giveth and Qantas taketh away!

 

[Flashback]

Note: Your upgrade from Tokyo to Perth has been declined.

However... I've got a J boarding pass (which might I add, is blue not black?), and the points have been deducted; so no up-op for me

An upgrade is just as good though, so I'll take that!

 

[Evan]

I have been op-up'ed onboard twice... Both times i had preselected the bassinet position, row 23 on an 330 and whatever row it was on a BA 747 with WT+ (i was in whY)...

So on the QF flight turns out a family turns up... sitting not in bassinet row.... the crew move them there and me to J
On the BA flight i am sitting next to a woman who has baby traveling by herself, FA mentions something to me about child and i say, oh no, not my baby, and next thing you know she gives the woman a bit more space and me a WT+ seat (slept the whole flight like a baby !, or like babys should)

All other upgrades have been at check-in, never had a rejected BP at the gate yet.

E