The Operational Upgrade Thread

[BVT]

I heard through a tweet that you got the double rainbow too

I cannot wait to get a translation of this post!

 

[samh004]

I cannot wait to get a translation of this post!

Sorry, I assumed it was a normal term and everyone would understand

Twitter:

Just scored the #freqflyer version of a double rainbow - a double upgrade. Y to Y+ and now J. Everything's #ftw today!

 

[MatF]

I cannot wait to get a translation of this post!

Heh, I didn't know what the double rainbow was about either. Sounded a bit rude - like something from Deuce Bigalow

I don't tweet/twit/whatever

 

[markis10]

Heh, I didn't know what the double rainbow was about either. Sounded a bit rude - like something from Deuce Bigalow

I don't tweet/twit/whatever

You could always check the urban dictionary:

Urban Dictionary: double rainbow

Then again , maybe not

 

[MatF]

:shock:

I'm glad Sam clarified which definition he was inferring

 

[TonyHancock]

You could always check the urban dictionary:

Urban Dictionary: double rainbow

Then again , maybe not

Good Lord! :shock:

 

[samh004]

You could always check the urban dictionary:

Urban Dictionary: double rainbow

Then again, maybe not

:shock:

I'm glad Sam clarified which definition he was inferring

Good Lord! :shock:

To be clear, I was just passing on the comments, I didn’t realise there were other meanings! :shock:

But then again, I’m not new to the internet, I should have fact checked

 

[markis10]

I am sure we will get clarification from the originator should there still be any confusion, he is probably enjoying his blissful J seat as we speak, completely unaware as to the alternate meanings of that phrase, as I was until I googled it!

 

[notzac]

Urban Dictionary strikes again ...

 

[Keith009]

Didn't realise there's a dedicated thread for op ups, so I'll simply re-post from the totally OT thread to provide another data point. Well, I got my first ever op up on QF yesterday on QF73 SYD-SFO. I was booked in PE (T class - PE sale fare ex-SFO) and got upgraded to J. I got the upgrade at the gate, gotta love that beep sound along with a "you've got a seat change" from the gate agent. Prior to this I was booked in a Skybed with PE service, so a rather small op up in the scheme of things, but an op up nevertheless.

 

[JohnK]

Let's hope so, I have 3 x return SYD-BNE in Dec/Jan Festy Season.

I have a few of these booked as well although from memory I have not been lucky in the domestic op-up lottery around Christmas-New Year.

 

[Paddy55]

(Drum roll, extended)

Having been a QF FFer since 1988 today I scored my first domestic op-up.
It was on QF759 SYD - ADL - chock-a-block 767 and I got lucky before check-in. :mrgreen::mrgreen:
Felt like I'd won lotto.
Still smiling.
Thank you Alan

Paddy

 

[kirk7]

lucky you....still holding out for my first domestic op-upgrade

 

[moa999]

First dom for 2010
Sunday 2.15pm BNE-SYD on a 767 on my last Amex Qantas free flight - happened at baccgage check.

Still 4 seats spare in J but Y looked chockers. Couple i knew (WP and SG on the same PNR) also got upped.
Travelling to BNE again Thu/Fri so hoping for lots of schoolies on the plane and another upg.

 

[[email protected]]

I think I had the worlds shortest op up. Checked in at the machine in Brisbane and instead of my usual 4A/4C I got 3A. Didn't think much of it as I fly around 60 domestic sectors a year and probably get an average of 5 or so upgrades. Wandered up to the gate and BP machine let out a funny beep. Told to go to counter which I did and handed over my BP. The lady behind the counter muttered something about there being a problem and gave me a new boarding pass.

I didn't even look at it as the cabin crew were waiting for me to board. Showed the cabin crew at door and noticed it was 23E (or similar don't remember exact number except it was 2 rows from back in the middle between two big guys). Noticed a deadheading flight crew member in 3A and that 4A was empty. Turned around to the cabin attendant and asked can I just sit there. She said no as it was taken. I looked behind her and someone who obviously knew the cabin crew came and sat down in 4A.

I made my way to the seat and squeezed in (and of course no where to put my bag or computer). To add to the experience the guy in the aisle seat split his coffee on me :-(.

What ticked me off was not losing 3A (I have no problem flight crew being rested before a flight) but being kicked out of the row 4 :-(

 

[samh004]

I didn't even look at it as the cabin crew were waiting for me to board. Showed the cabin crew at door and noticed it was 23E (or similar don't remember exact number except it was 2 rows from back in the middle between two big guys). Noticed a deadheading flight crew member in 3A and that 4A was empty. Turned around to the cabin attendant and asked can I just sit there. She said no as it was taken. I looked behind her and someone who obviously knew the cabin crew came and sat down in 4A.

Awful… and if the pax knew the FA’s and got preferential seating because of that it’s even worse, but would be hard to prove I’m sure. I’d still make a complaint if I was in your position some day, as I’d feel like they didn’t care much for my loyalty.

 

[serfty]

I think I had the worlds shortest op up. ...

As a WP you should voice a complaint about this to Qantas.

If no-one tells them they cannot remediate the situation, neither at the airport where this happened, nor with you.

Use this form to send a complaint in: Help - Feedback

By-the-way, welcome to AFF

 

[MatF]

Had another op-up yesterday.

QF 539, BNE-SYD.

Chose 25A at booking time.
Changed to 23A at T-80.
Op-Up to 1F at check in.

Didn't really enjoy it as much as I might have - QF539 was over an hour late into SYD, which meant I spent the entire flight worrying about missing my SYD-WGA connection (the last of the day), and spending another night at the airport HI.

I always catch QF539 instead of QF541 (the normal connecting flight) these days to try to avoid that, and of course 541 left before us ....

Anyway, thankfully the SYD-WGA flight was also running a bit behind so I just made it.

 

[Ewing]

Just checked in for QF38 WLG-MEL.

Booked O class fare. NZ$307 for WLG-MEL-CBR. Had seat 4C from booking time.

When I checked in I was given a J BP for seat 1D. No complaints from me.

I had an inkling that something had happened when my seat started showing vacant on E/F and the flight was at J0 Y0.

A good outcome. I actually flew J over here but couldnt bring myself to pay NZ$1700 for the return trip with row 4 vacant and NZ$300

 

[Ewing]

Just checked in for QF38 WLG-MEL.

Booked O class fare. NZ$307 for WLG-MEL-CBR. Had seat 4C from booking time.

When I checked in I was given a J BP for seat 1D. No complaints from me.

A few interesting points on this:

#1 - I had 1D, with 1F empty. 1F was the only empty seat in the J cabin.
#2 - there ended up being 27 empty seats in Y according to E/F, so Y cabin can't have been oversold unless a lot of pax didn't show.

Seat map: QF38 - WLG-MEL seat map... in posted pics

I am now curious for the reason for the op up. But in any case, it was my first so no complaints

-Shaun