Qantas Upgrades - Successes or Failures (post results)

[Dmac59]

Congratulations - a win for Bronze!

 

[MooTime]

Not very active around here but just wanted to share my success story as a Bronze (Points Club +) ... Successful upgrade from Saver Y all the way to J on QF1 Syd - Sin. Received text at T-27. I'm over the moon!

Great to hear @SnowGoose , rubs salt into @Cheesey Mac a little, ha!

No better example of the lottery that QF upgrade play is.

 

[exLXCXFF]

Not very active around here but just wanted to share my success story as a Bronze (Points Club +) ... Successful upgrade from Saver Y all the way to J on QF1 Syd - Sin. Received text at T-27. I'm over the moon!

Congrats - two weeks ago I had a full flex fare as WP and stayed all the way back for 7 hours!

 

[HockeyMonkey]

Successful Y -> J upgrade at T-60 on QF67 SYD-BLR as a WP.

First time to India and was wondering how I would go with the upgrade given no PE. Looks like quite bit of availability with 9 J seats still not selected. Economy also looked quite open with lots of empty rows of 4 before I was upgraded.

And success on the return QF-68 BLR-SYD at T-27

Was getting nervous as cabin is pretty full with only 2 seats remaining. Bangalore was a fun trip.

 

[bigal1990]

I’m on Qf11 Y+ reward this Friday (2nd August) and looks like 10 or so business seats remaining.

Bidding minimum $1,100-1,300 seems to be better value than the 73,400pts but I think that’ll put me way down the list? Any views on this? Has anyone been successful bidding from Y+ to J?

 

[RichardMEL]

I’m on Qf11 Y+ reward this Friday (2nd August) and looks like 10 or so business seats remaining.

Bidding minimum $1,100-1,300 seems to be better value than the 73,400pts but I think that’ll put me way down the list? Any views on this? Has anyone been successful bidding from Y+ to J?

Looks like way more than 10 J seats open on thus flight. More like 20-22

 

[bigal1990]

Looks like way more than 10 J seats open on thus flight. More like 20-22

Oh wow, that’s me just making a dummy 1 person booking and seeing how many seats are left on the seat map

 

[dairyfloss]

I’m on Qf11 Y+ reward this Friday (2nd August) and looks like 10 or so business seats remaining.

Bidding minimum $1,100-1,300 seems to be better value than the 73,400pts but I think that’ll put me way down the list? Any views on this? Has anyone been successful bidding from Y+ to J?

Bidding any amount will put you at the very bottom of the list, after all the classic upgrade requests have been processed. Unless you don’t have the points to do it, or the option isn’t available, I’d suggest you put in a classic upgrade request instead.

Cheers,
Matt.

 

[bigal1990]

Turns out it was an unnecessary question anyway, a classic reward for J just popped up so I’ve changed into that instead and saved a nice chunk of points in the process the new last minute releases to North America across most airlines are great

 

[Ironhalo]

@Mswombat Hope you got your upgrade mate. Must have been a goer based on load, surely?

 

[HockeyMonkey]

Successful Y -> J upgrade at T-60 on QF67 SYD-BLR as a WP.

First time to India and was wondering how I would go with the upgrade given no PE. Looks like quite bit of availability with 9 J seats still not selected. Economy also looked quite open with lots of empty rows of 4 before I was upgraded.

Today my WP colleague got the same QF67 Y->J upgrade at check in for free without even asking. J cabin was really empty.

 

[Mswombat]

yes!!! Came through t-50. Have a great flight!!

@Mswombat Hope you got your upgrade mate. Must have been a goer based on load, surely?

 

[Ironhalo]

yes!!! Came through t-50. Have a great flight!!

Yes!!! Nicely done!

 

[PatoRojo]

QF60 Y to J success at T-59. Finally scored this unicorn as a WP

 

[HockeyMonkey]

Today my WP colleague got the same QF67 Y->J upgrade at check in for free without even asking. J cabin was really empty.

And now he got a free upgrade on the return on QF68. I did the same both ways last week and it cost me 150k points.

Seems Qantas is getting quite generous with comping WP upgrades.

 

[Aussie_flyer]

QF3 SYD-AKL Y - J at at T-27 for this Sunday

 

[upgrade12345]

Hi All

Family x4 booked QF11 in November Premium economy sale fare return SYD-LAX all one booking.

Points upgrade requested to J class for all 4 people with myself the reqester being Gold status.

I assume that upgrading 4 people is alot harder than a smaller amount. Will they offer to separate us and upgrade some of our booking ?

Advice on the chances of success please?

Many thanks

 

[RichardMEL]

Chances for four? Much harder than one or two, but November us shoulder season and US premium loads are down apparently so hey.. you could get lucky. plus coming from PE definitely increases chances a liot.

Good luck.

 

[Dmac59]

Hi All

Family x4 booked QF11 in November Premium economy sale fare return SYD-LAX all one booking.

Points upgrade requested to J class for all 4 people with myself the reqester being Gold status.

I assume that upgrading 4 people is alot harder than a smaller amount. Will they offer to separate us and upgrade some of our booking ?

Advice on the chances of success please?

Many thanks

And welcome aboard AFF @upgrade12345

 

[HockeyMonkey]

Will they offer to separate us and upgrade some of our booking ?

On one booking they will either upgrade all or none. Mid week would improve your chances. What day of week?