Qantas Upgrades - Successes or Failures (post results)

[DejaBrew]

With the Bid for Upgrades - are members using this to put in a bid that is higher than the request upgrade amount to try to jump the queue, or are you using it to put in a lower amount to hopefully snag a J seat cheap that they haven't been able to fill by other means?

Bid Now Upgrades are only processed after Classic Upgrade requests have been processed/confirmed, so not sure it's going to help anyone jump the queue. I think the goal would be more to snag a "cheap" upgrade. Can't say I've ever bothered with them personally, but who knows, perhaps I'm missing a trick?

 

[RSD]

Bid Now Upgrades are only processed after Classic Upgrade requests have been processed/confirmed, so not sure it's going to help anyone jump the queue. I think the goal would be more to snag a "cheap" upgrade. Can't say I've ever bothered with them personally, but who knows, perhaps I'm missing a trick?

OK cheers - wasn't aware that bid now's get processed after Classic Upgrade requests have been filled. I've got a Classic Upgrade request in for my HKG-SYD flight so I will stick with that then! (not overly hopeful of getting it as when I picked my Y seat that was looking pretty full.

 

[Cessna 180]

QF 773 MEL-PER last Wednesday.

Booked Tuesday Morn, request put in Tue eve when I saw the back was already chockas. Confirmed around 0800, approximate five hours prior to departure.

Interestingly, I bumped in to a friend of mine in the lounge who was on work travel for QF. He was assigned 4B and got a new ticket for 3C at the gate. We were both about the last to board.

 

[Aussie_flyer]

Tbh QF 35 is using A332 - the benefits is not as much compared to newer aircraft like 787 or A380

Seat isn't much different and you get WiFi on the 332 most of the way

 

[HockeyMonkey]

Partial success Y > Y+ on QF12 LAX-SYD as a WP @ T-20

A little surprising given it is a Wednesday and there were 8 J seats for sale yesterday.

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With the Bid for Upgrades - are members using this to put in a bid that is higher than the request upgrade amount to try to jump the queue, or are you using it to put in a lower amount to hopefully snag a J seat cheap that they haven't been able to fill by other means?

I understand classic upgrades are higher in the queue than Bid for upgrades so it wouldn’t be to jump the queue

 

[annielee]

Failed upgrade QF30 HKG - MEL. seems to be full flight.. even in economy..

 

[DejaBrew]

Failed upgrade QF30 HKG - MEL. seems to be full flight.. even in economy..

Out of interest, what status and fare type?

 

[annielee]

Out of interest, what status and fare type?

Bronze and standard economy fare (company paid for it) if im not wrong..

 

[DejaBrew]

Bronze and standard economy fare (company paid for it) if im not wrong..

Cheers. Sounds like it was always going to be tough

 

[tomlee1986]

Failed upgrade QF30 HKG - MEL. seems to be full flight.. even in economy..

Just out of curiosity- which day are you flying and I feel it is not surprising as many HKers are leaving hkg now… sry to see you can’t upgrade but it is common on this route now in my personal opinion

 

[RSD]

Failed upgrade QF30 HKG - MEL. seems to be full flight.. even in economy..

QF30 has been a bit of a lottery - when I came back a few months ago J was fully booked and there was about 20 Y passengers only. Cheeky buggers were constantly pinging me with messages before the flight offering exit row seats for points, seat with nobody beside me for points etc etc.

I'm flying QF128 HKG-SYD in a couple of weeks - will see how that is.

 

[annielee]

Just out of curiosity- which day are you flying and I feel it is not surprising as many HKers are leaving hkg now… sry to see you can’t upgrade but it is common on this route now in my personal opinion

flying tonight 7th Nov..

 

[tomlee1986]

flying tonight 7th Nov..

Safe travels to Melbourne- and the flights to HKG should arrive on time tonight…

 

[VPS]

Red e deal fare from Y to J Melbourne to Adelaide on Monday 4/11 - not far but it was a reward for having to work for a week

 

[60165636]

Free upgrade from SYD - OOL woohoo! First time ever. Booked on sale Y fare.

 

[sudoer]

Free upgrade from SYD - OOL woohoo! First time ever. Booked on sale Y fare.

Status?

 

[HockeyMonkey]

Successful Y>J upgrade at T-60 on QF73 SYD-SFO as a WP

Only booked it 2 days ago. I imagine being a mid week flight helped. Looks like there are still 17 vacant seats.

 

[elanshin]

Just curious at T-16 EF shows J9 C9 D9 I8

Would that generally imply they've upgraded most of the requests or are they yet to process them?

 

[MEL_Traveller]

Just curious at T-16 EF shows J9 C9 D9 I8

Would that generally imply they've upgraded most of the requests or are they yet to process them?

They should have upgraded anyone they were going to upgrade. An empty seat doesn’t necessarily mean it will go to an upgrade.

Out of interest, what’s the flight in question?

 

[elanshin]

They should have upgraded anyone they were going to upgrade. An empty seat doesn’t necessarily mean it will go to an upgrade.

Out of interest, what’s the flight in question?

QF79 tomorrow (12 Nov) MEL - NRT