Qantas Upgrades - Successes or Failures (post results)

[tinkybelle]

Plat points UG BME SYD 73 hrs out ,
at least it works sometimes.

 

[muppet]

QF11 on 9th June - SYD to LAX, 2 separate bookings on same flights.

Goosh (Platinum) - Economy Flex ticket in Economy - Upgraded to Business T-24 from check-in of first flight (MEL - SYD @ 13:00)

Mrs Goosh (Gold) - Economy Flex ticket in Economy - Request Pending

Not looking great to be honest:
QF 11 SYD 09/06/24 5:35 PM LAX 09/06/24 2:20 PM 388
Su F1 A0 P0 J1 C0 D0 I0 U0 W9 R9 T8 Z0Y9 B9 H9 K9 M9 L9 V0 S0 N9 Q9 O9G0 X9 E0

 

[goosh]

Not looking great to be honest:
QF 11 SYD 09/06/24 5:35 PM LAX 09/06/24 2:20 PM 388
Su F1 A0 P0 J1 C0 D0 I0 U0 W9 R9 T8 Z0Y9 B9 H9 K9 M9 L9 V0 S0 N9 Q9 O9G0 X9 E0

Still a beginner and not sure what those codes represent?
- Guessing the letter is booking class and number is something????

Have put in for business, and if not premium if available for Mrs Goosh.

The booking is an Economy Flex ticket (H) if that help explain where in the queue she is.

We have spoken about what happens if she doesnt get it, and has said I should use the business seat, as she flew last month for work to Shanghai and got the business upgrades both ways.

 

[muppet]

Still a beginner and not sure what those codes represent?
- Guessing the letter is booking class and number is something????

Have put in for business, and if not premium if available for Mrs Goosh.

We have spoken about what happens if she doesnt get it, and has said I should use the business seat, as she flew last month for work to Shanghai and got the business upgrades both ways.

Yep.

JCDIU are all business classes, and the number is the seats available for sale, so only a seat left.

However WRTZ are all premium economy classes, so plenty of upgrades available there.

 

[goosh]

Yep.

JCDIU are all business classes, and the number is the seats available for sale, so only a seat left.

However WRTZ are all premium economy classes, so plenty of upgrades available there.

Thanks for that, at least some hope for premium upgrade.

Looking on ExpertFlyer, business shows 7 white seats, and premium shows 24.

Will let Mrs Goosh have some hope and wait till she gets an alert about any potential upgrades.

 

[gaz0303]

We have spoken about what happens if she doesnt get it, and has said I should use the business seat

How confident are you in what she really means? Good luck.

 

[goosh]

How confident are you in what she really means? Good luck.

Well going by our recent flights:

I'm 3 from 6 (1 business, and 2 premium) as Gold
Mrs Goosh is 5 from 8 (4 business, 1 premium) as Gold

She's had the better run and luck, so it's my turn, this being the first as Platinum .

 

[HockeyMonkey]

QF11 on 9th June - SYD to LAX, 2 separate bookings on same flights.

Goosh (Platinum) - Economy Flex ticket in Economy - Upgraded to Business T-24 from check-in of first flight (MEL - SYD @ 13:00)

Mrs Goosh (Gold) - Economy Flex ticket in Economy - Request Pending

That could get awkward

 

[tinkybelle]

We were on 2 sep bookings Mr T is bronze but we were linked and I said I was paying but there are 8 seats not taken so hope yet for him

 

[goosh]

Update..

Mrs Goosh just got the text for Premium upgrade which is a win..

For both of us

 

[bertflyer]

Successful points upgrade to J from PE, LHR-SIN on QF2, Jun 10. At T-56. I am WP

 

[bethyld]

Success!
11 June: B to J. QF12 LAX-SYD. At TT-28. SG
At T-30 there were F4, J9+, W9+.
At T-11 still F1, J4, W9+.
Tomorrow's flight (Wednesday) looking just as good.
Tuesday for the win (and for redemption after last November's total fail!)

 

[tinkybelle]

both of us got upgraded BME_SYD then the flight went mechanical wanted us to do a 18 hr BME_PER 7 hrs layover and PER SYD redeye full Flt eco
I said no put me on Thursday they got a bus with 40 of us and put us in nice hotel and ill pay for next day and fly direct hope it doesn't got mechanical as well will try to do an amex ins for the stay

 

[muppet]

Hi all, seeking some advice on the experience of SG members upgrading to J from PE on QF1/2

I’ve booked my mum in PE (T class) on QF1/2 next year. She is about 80 SCs from SG so I’m trying to work out if I should get her to so a SC-run to attain SG to improve upgrade prospects on QF1/2?

It’s February so not really peak.

What do we think, get her to SG or the upgrade is unlikely so save the cash?

 

[Cloud9]

Hi all, seeking some advice on the experience of SG members upgrading to J from PE on QF1/2

I’ve booked my mum in PE (T class) on QF1/2 next year. She is about 80 SCs from SG so I’m trying to work out if I should get her to so a SC-run to attain SG to improve upgrade prospects on QF1/2?

It’s February so not really peak.

What do we think, get her to SG or the upgrade is unlikely so save the cash?

Dunno, but does open a question I have had in my mind for a while. Do WP in Y get priority on upgrades over SG in Y+? If so, I'd be weighing that in mind on getting your mum to do the status run. And if so, I have to bear that in mind if I submit for upgrades myself...

 

[Mr_Orange]

Do WP in Y get priority on upgrades over SG in Y+?

Anyone in Y+ would get a J upgrade before anyone in Y.

 

[Cloud9]

Anyone in Y+ would get a J upgrade before anyone in Y.

We have that on authority from someone who wrote the algorithm?

 

[muppet]

We have that on authority from someone who wrote the algorithm?

Yeah I’m not so sure. Couple of times I’ve skipped PE at T-60 when SG, PS and NB aren’t even in contention for upgrades.

 

[Cloud9]

I'm an engineer. I am not picking a fight. I just want facts and evidence.

 

[muppet]

I'm an engineer. I am not picking a fight. I just want facts and evidence.

We need some SGs with lived experience. We need data.

EDIT: I’m well aware I could read the 109 pages of replies to this thread … but i’m trying the lazy way first.