Complementary/Operational Upgrades on OW flights

[tm84]

Hi everyone - was wondering if people have ever been given complementary/operational upgrades on Oneworld operated flights based off your QF status?

 

[flyingfan]

Yes we received an upgrade to J on MH MEL-KUL when I was QF gold. I was shocked and happy, given I wasn’t an MH elite and there were two of us. I assume it was an op up.

 

[Scarlett]

Yes. Once, in 2008.

Was QF SG at the time and flying IB on one leg of a LONE5 (how little I knew back then…). MAD-MIA flying with my, at the time, fiancé (flying together on the same booking) and I got the beep at the gate. She (QF NB) didn’t.

After a little explaining that we were travelling together and a fair bit of rather harried chatter in Spanish amongst the gate staff, we had two mostly hand-written new boarding passes and seats together in J. A much more pleasant way to cross the Atlantic.

 

[justinbrett]

Yep, quite a few years ago, mostly QF domestic (particularly DRW-BNE around Christmas) and BA.

Struck gold getting upgraded to J between HNL and SYD this year on QF. No upgrade request submitted and the flight wasn’t oversold.

There have been a few programs of free upgrades on QF for set periods, but none of these were part of that. During the most recent campaign the only flights I had were already in business.

 

[elanshin]

First time not flying economy was an upgrade to premium (no status) on QF 747 from SYD-NRT as opup.

Most recent opup that wasn't complimentary upgrade was on SIN - SYD (AY plane) drom Y to PE. Initially was on QF2 but it had problems so I slide over. They clearly pushed a lot more people over at check in and my boarding pass beeped at the gate with a rejection. Given a PE boarding pass instead.

 

[serfty]

Too spring to mind, both on BA as a WP and travelling with SWMBO on a LONE4 in June

Once to Club Europe DXB-LHR and the other to Premium Economy, ORD-LHR.

 

[PatoRojo]

I used to routinely get opups from Y to J on CX a few years ago as QFF Gold flying out of Dubai. Earlier this year as Platinum flying out of Manila in PE all I got was a very friendly 'welcome back' but no opup.

 

[markis10]

Had many CX upgrades at the gate not to mention QF, however since then many airlines have monetised upgrades via online auctions etc, so I suspect op-ups are something of a unicorn, ie exist but very rare.