Qantas Upgrades - Successes or Failures (post results)

[rjmit8]

Y to J cleared with about 10 days to go on QF430 MEL-SYD this coming Monday as Bronze. Good to see the A330 running golden triangle routes more often again

 

[MELso]

Woohoo!

Upgrade to J from a Y classic reward just cleared on QF103 on Saturday from SYD to HNL despite J0 when I checked in the flight loadings on 20 November. (Just got to try and get an earlier MEL-SYD flight now to take advantage of the SYD Flounge courtesy of the generosity of @Robert K...)

And got QF104 from HNL to SYD at T-27 as a QPPS too on 1 Jan. Y CR (i.e. X) to business. A bit extravagant as it's a daytime flight, but it was a very comfortable way to while away the hours.

Just need to rebuild the points balance now for my next big redemption in August.

 

[downgraded]

A bit extravagant as it's a daytime flight,

This is an interesting dilemma. You fly a daytime J and "experience" what J has to offer, or you fly a nighttime J and in the ideal world miss what J has to offer as you're fast asleep. It is a little incongruous that perhaps the best value is when you pay for the service that minimises the "experience". Perhaps there are other ways to minimise the travel "experience" at lesser cost!

 

[muppet]

This is an interesting dilemma. You fly a daytime J and "experience" what J has to offer, or you fly a nighttime J and in the ideal world miss what J has to offer as you're fast asleep. It is a little incongruous that perhaps the best value is when you pay for the service that minimises the "experience". Perhaps there are other ways to minimise the travel "experience" at lesser cost!

QF J is about a flat bed - there’s little more to “experience” while sitting upright during the day. Still much more comfortable and I always aim for it, but I agree with @MELso …

 

[DC3]

QF J is about a flat bed …

Agree. I want that flat bed overnight.

 

[HockeyMonkey]

Y+ to J success on QF93 MEL-LAX @ T-59 as a WP

Only booked it 3 days ago and unusually is an A380 on a Sunday which likely helped. Also helping, my employer has a new travel policy in 2025 which will allow for Y+ bookings if no more than 3k USD above lowest cost Y fare.

Oh man, I had to change my return flight ORD-LAX and during re-ticketing it lost my upgrade.

Turns out you need to call them for any changes once an upgrade has applied (I made the change on the Qantas website) and they couldn't do anything on the phone to help.

Now back in the queue for a T-20 upgrade.

 

[meljfk]

Where is the A380 coming from to make tomorrows QF93? I noticed it swapped from a 787 a few days ago, but I don’t see an inbound aircraft coming in

 

[markis10]

Where is the A380 coming from to make tomorrows QF93? I noticed it swapped from a 787 a few days ago, but I don’t see an inbound aircraft coming in

OQD came back from AUH two days ago, so they are up 1

 

[Muppet501st]

J to F upgrade bid accepted for tonight’s QF12.
Will be our first First long haul. This was the Qantas F error fare which saw us back in J.
Bid the minimum amount, just under $900.
Probably the only time we’ll travel F.

 

[bertflyer]

Y (Flex I think?) to PE tomorrow Jan 5 on QF295 SYD to BKK. Upgrade cleared around T-20h. These Finnair PE seats are a welcome addition to these long daytime flights and represent good value at around 11,000 points for the upgrade. I’m QF WP.

 

[Economy_Gold]

J to F upgrade bid accepted for tonight’s QF12.
Will be our first First long haul. This was the Qantas F error fare which saw us back in J.
Bid the minimum amount, just under $900.
Probably the only time we’ll travel F.

That's surprising for this route. Isn't it that upgrade bids only get processed after all points upgrade requests? And even to have an upgrade bid accepted at the minumum amount, meaning there were no higher bids...
Congratulations on something I consider a rare win, especially on LAX-SYD!

 

[HockeyMonkey]

Oh man, I had to change my return flight ORD-LAX and during re-ticketing it lost my upgrade.

Turns out you need to call them for any changes once an upgrade has applied (I made the change on the Qantas website) and they couldn't do anything on the phone to help.

Now back in the queue for a T-20 upgrade.

After the first call didn't resolve the issue and T-20 passed, a HUCA call resolved the issue.

QF93 MEL-LAX Y+ to J reinstated including the original selected seat at T-18. Interestingly it is now shown as a Business Classic Flight Reward U class in the booking so I expect I'll need to chase up original status credits and points after travel.

Kudos to the call centre team who also had to HUCA themselves to a higher power until they achieved this resolution.

 

[burneracc]

Pleasantly surprised by an upgrade on QF10 LHR -> PER departing 2nd December. Upgraded from classic rewards economy to business class. Found out at check-in, 24hrs before the flight. I didn’t even bother trying on the QF1 on the way out though.

The first time I’ve been business class long haul and very much spoiled now

Edit to add: bronze status

mind sharing how much it was points wise? have the same route coming up in April, would appreciate it

 

[sudoer]

mind sharing how much it was points wise?

https://www.qantas.com/au/en/frequent-flyer/calculators.html#upgrade

 

[tmdl]

Ive got a flight from SIN-SYD in J and the wife in F, wonder if I will get an offer to upgrade?

 

[dairyfloss]

Ive got a flight from SIN-SYD in J and the wife in F, wonder if I will get an offer to upgrade?

Paid J, or rewards? Only asking as there’s no upgrading J>F from rewards bookings. If paid J, then put a classic upgrade request in, as it has the highest priority for your status to get the upgrade (processed ahead of any bids)

Cheers,
Matt.

 

[tmdl]

Paid J, or rewards? Only asking as there’s no upgrading J>F from rewards bookings. If paid J, then put a classic upgrade request in, as it has the highest priority for your status to get the upgrade (processed ahead of any bids)

Cheers,
Matt.

I think its be classified as a rewards booking as it was originally a rewards flight on EK404

 

[dairyfloss]

I think its be classified as a rewards booking as it was originally a rewards flight on EK404

Yes - no go, sorry

 

[MelbFlyer]

I just did a test business cash fare booking on the QF website - shows there's only 3 seats in business remaining.

About 3 weeks to go until my flight, I suspect that the upgrade request won't go through as a lowly Bronze.

My upgrade request didn't go through - I got a text message stating the below:

We were unable to confirm your Upgrade Reward request to Business on QF38. You've opted in to our airport upgrade process, so if anything changes at the last minute we'll let you know. We look forward to welcoming you on-board and thanks for flying Qantas.

All good though, SIN to MEL is a short-ish overnight flight and I was just fine in Economy in the last row of the 1st economy cabin.

Enjoyed the lounge for a few hours though from my complimentary invite - all I really wanted was a shower after a day in Singapore.

Will save the 55k points for something else.

 

[serfty]

I think its be classified as a rewards booking as it was originally a rewards flight on EK404

Sometime these can be rebooked into a revenue fare.

When you bring your booking up on the desktop Qantas manage booking what fare bucket is shown beside the travel class?