[odoherty]

I know that following the changes they state that "you will be advised at the airport if your upgrade has been successful" but I was wondering if anyone has had their confirmed earlier?

I imagine you can tell when you view your booking online.

Thanks

[cssaus]

Originally Posted by odoherty

I know that following the changes they state that "you will be advised at the airport if your upgrade has been successful" but I was wondering if anyone has had their confirmed earlier?

Thanks

Flying UA it happens to me all the time. I get an email advising of my upgrade as well as a text message to my phone.

On a recent return flt back from NYC I got the text message on my phone as I was in the car on the way to the airport.

Great system.

[thadocta]

Originally Posted by cssaus

Flying UA it happens to me all the time.

Ummmm, this is the Qantas Frequent Flyer forum, perhaps you could enlighten us as to how your UA expereinces are relevant to those of us seeking Qantas upgrades....

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Dave

[chrisb]

Originally Posted by odoherty

I know that following the changes they state that "you will be advised at the airport if your upgrade has been successful" but I was wondering if anyone has had their confirmed earlier?

I imagine you can tell when you view your booking online.

Yes, My Travel agent called me at about 5pm the day before a 9.45am departuture on SYD-LAX to tell me the upgrade had cleared. (Lord knows why she found out - maybe she was checking something else)

Then, checking online in the itinerary showed it, and the "upgrade" tab in the booking showed "confirmed", and viewtrip.com had it as business.

This was under the new post may 25 "waitlist only" rules.

Chrisb.

[mick]

Originally Posted by chrisb

Yes, My Travel agent called me at about 5pm the day before a 9.45am departuture on SYD-LAX to tell me the upgrade had cleared. (Lord knows why she found out - maybe she was checking something else)

...

This was under the new post may 25 "waitlist only" rules.

That's interesting. I've got a few international sectors waitlisted under the old "pre-May 25" rules and so I wonder how that will be handled. I'm only a lowly QFF Silver - was your status higher, chrisb?

[chrisb]

Originally Posted by mick

That's interesting. I've got a few international sectors waitlisted under the old "pre-May 25" rules and so I wonder how that will be handled. I'm only a lowly QFF Silver - was your status higher, chrisb?

Nope, Lowly silver. Trust me, I was completely shocked when the upgrade came through.

Chrisb.

[freaky]

The process for post May 25 is a pain, but it should be possible to find out before checking in.

The process of upgrading starts 24 hours prior to flight departure. Any time up until 3 hours prior, your points/credits will be logged and the seat awarded. So, in theory, you could find out from a consultant before you check in.

Good luck with that though. Most consultants will just refer you to check-in regardless. They've been told to do so.

[serfty]

Originally Posted by freaky

The process for post May 25 is a pain, but it should be possible to find out before checking in.

The process of upgrading starts 24 hours prior to flight departure. Any time up until 3 hours prior, your points/credits will be logged and the seat awarded. So, in theory, you could find out from a consultant before you check in.

Good luck with that though. Most consultants will just refer you to check-in regardless. They've been told to do so.

You could try using Amadeus' "Check My Trip" some 6 hours beforehand. From some recent posts I have seen this can indicate your upgrade success/failure with the way it diplays the information. (Changes in information from what was previously displayed for your original confirmed WHY booking?).

I would find it hard to test this myself as 90% of my recent international travel has been on 'unupgradeable' fares.

[mick]

Originally Posted by chrisb

Nope, Lowly silver. Trust me, I was completely shocked when the upgrade came through.

Chrisb.

I can tell you the same - I was absolutely stoked to find on 1 July the SYD/LAX sector (70,000 pts) and the LAX/JFK sector (2 SC) I was waitlisted in business for, both cleared and were viewable on Amadeus about six hours beforehand.

Unfortunately, the waitlist on the LHR/SYD sector on 31 July didn't clear and so I had to make do in seat 71A instead... :roll:


Cheers, mick.

[raccoon111]

Further on to the topic about upgrades, do successful upgrades from economy to business entitle me to lounge access, priority immigration, and priority tagged baggage?

Thanks!