Qantas Upgrades - Successes or Failures (post results)

[Arrow29]

Re: QF Upgrade Success Rate

I've requested an upgrade to J for an upcoming flight PER-MEL in April. Am on the waitlist and don't like my chances given I have no status (Bronze) and was a class S fare! Have used up all of my expert flyer free trial emails haha, so will wait and hope I get a surprise!

 

[Princess Fiona]

Re: QF Upgrade Success Rate

J-F LHR-DXB at T60
Nice text from the upgrade fairy

 

[TheRealTMA]

Re: QF Upgrade Success Rate

J-F LHR-DXB at T60
Nice text from the upgrade fairy

Becoming a habit now isn't it?

What's the point of being a princess if the fairies aren't on your side!

 

[njba]

Re: QF Upgrade Success Rate

Received the v. happy upgrade notification this morning for QF171 tomorrow morning.

Select on Q eat seems no longer available. I had previously selected a Y meal and was hoping to have a look at that the J options. But no luck.

Is this normal for upgraded seats?

 

[ozbeachbabe]

Re: QF Upgrade Success Rate

Received the v. happy upgrade notification this morning for QF171 tomorrow morning.

Select on Q eat seems no longer available. I had previously selected a Y meal and was hoping to have a look at that the J options. But no luck.

Is this normal for upgraded seats?

No, both times our points upgrades have come through for SYD/HNL we've selected Qeat however that was at least 48 hours prior to departure.

Did you maybe miss the 24 hour cut-off window?

 

[njba]

Re: QF Upgrade Success Rate

It's slightly above 24 hours, so I thought I'd be safe.

The website sez: "Meals can be ordered and changed between seven days and 12 hours prior to departure."

 

[ozbeachbabe]

Re: QF Upgrade Success Rate

I've requested an upgrade to J for an upcoming flight PER-MEL in April. Am on the waitlist and don't like my chances given I have no status (Bronze) and was a class S fare!

Have used up all of my expert flyer free trial emails haha, so will wait and hope I get a surprise!

What date/flight? I've got plenty of alerts left.

 

[defurax]

Re: QF Upgrade Success Rate

SYD-HKG PE to J upgrade notified at T-60. I managed to select a seat on the upper deck, this will be my first time on the upper deck of the 747...better tick it off the bucket list now before the Queen of the Skies gets into retirement...

 

[marki]

Re: QF Upgrade Success Rate

J-F LHR-DXB at T60
Nice text from the upgrade fairy

My flight was 15 March and was on the empty side with J half full.

I was kind hoping for a miracle upgrade due to technical or other issues

Must say these adhoc operational upgrades have long disappeared. Not seen one now for at least 1.5 years.

 

[QF WP]

Re: QF Upgrade Success Rate

BNE/MEL on Thursday upgraded to J as soon as I stopped changing the flight dates, but totally expected to get one as I'm on QF601 (5am).

 

[mviy]

Re: QF Upgrade Success Rate

Put in my first ever upgrade request from Y+ to J. As I am Bronze I don't like my chances, but if I don't get it I can try using the points another time when I will hopefully have some status.

 

[Princess Fiona]

Re: QF Upgrade Success Rate

Put in my first ever upgrade request from Y+ to J. As I am Bronze I don't like my chances, but if I don't get it I can try using the points another time when I will hopefully have some status.

That's the spirit !!
Good luck to you

 

[mviy]

Re: QF Upgrade Success Rate

Thanks. I'll find out later this year how I go. The Y+ flights will take me off Bronze for the first time ever

 

[defurax]

Re: QF Upgrade Success Rate

SYD-HKG PE to J upgrade notified at T-60. I managed to select a seat on the upper deck, this will be my first time on the upper deck of the 747...better tick it off the bucket list now before the Queen of the Skies gets into retirement...

Also successful for the return flight QF128 (notified at T-27) and given an upper deck exit row seat. Actually, both QF operated HKG-SYD flights were still showing I9 this morning, so not a big surprise. I'm quite happy with that considering that I had booked the cheapest PE return flights to HKG (AUD1,399) and it only cost 25K points to upgrade to J each way.

 

[Limewood]

Re: QF Upgrade Success Rate

For an award upgrade when is one notified of success - 24 hours before flight for instance?

 

[defurax]

Re: QF Upgrade Success Rate

For an award upgrade when is one notified of success - 24 hours before flight for instance?

Anywhere from T-168 (CL & P1) to T-5 depending on status and flight loading or even at the gate if that option is selected. As a WP I typically get notified at T-60, T-28 or T-24.

 

[ozbeachbabe]

Re: QF Upgrade Success Rate

For an award upgrade when is one notified of success - 24 hours before flight for instance?

Have had two successful upgrade requests as a WP on QF3 Feb 2015 & received notification T-60 & Mar 2016 at T-53.

 

[nauta1]

Re: QF Upgrade Success Rate

Had upgrade request confirmed last night 30th Mar for flight on 4th April, that's t- a lot.

 

[Croupier]

Re: QF Upgrade Success Rate

For an award upgrade when is one notified of success - 24 hours before flight for instance?

My best was at T-850 :-0

 

[TheRealTMA]

Re: QF Upgrade Success Rate

For an award upgrade when is one notified of success - 24 hours before flight for instance?

And if not notified, then actively push your upgrade claim in the lounge. We've had to do that twice. There's a small issue if you are traveling as a couple and requested upgrades. Easier as a single.