Checking points upgrade quote SYD-NRT-SYD?

[suparockin]

Hi folks,

I'm unable to upgrade a booking via the website so I called the premium helpdesk, they said it would cost 30,000 points per passenger, per leg to go from Premium Economy to Business Class so 60K points each to upgrade.

That seems really expensive to me - after all for 60K points I upgraded a SYD-DBX-LHR J class to F last year.

SYD-NRT-SYD is much less flying time and the differential in paid cost between J & F and PE & J would make me think it should be far fewer points?

Is it possible that the website would say it's far fewer points per pax?

 

[opusman]

The number of points needed for an upgrade isn't based strictly on flying time, but on the zone the journey falls into.

SYD-LHR is zone 10, 60k points one way. SYD-NRT is zone 6, 30k points each way.

The online upgrade calculator can show you the various options available.

 

[suparockin]

The number of points needed for an upgrade isn't based strictly on flying time, but on the zone the journey falls into.

SYD-LHR is zone 10, 60k points one way. SYD-NRT is zone 6, 30k points each way.

The online upgrade calculator can show you the various options available.

Well that sucks that it's not connected to either the distance or the cost differential, I guess that explains why more people would push for certain upgrades and less ones like this which are worse value.

I wonder if anyone has a calculator which shows you the relative value of upgrades depending on the travel time/distance? i.e. SYD-NRT is 9h and SYD-DBX is 14h and both are 30K upgrade cost therefore on a pro-rata basis you are X% better off using your points for the SYD-DBX flight.

 

[Kangol]

Well that sucks that it's not connected to either the distance

The zones are based on mileage..??