Does anyone know if the auction upgrade offer will still be available on the "Breaking Deals" tickets? Or paid upgrades at check-in?
I will probably book my annual return flight to Dublin with
Etihad before the 8th July deadline, so that I have some hope of using points to upgrade the flights. But if they're really stripping back what's available to Economy passengers, then this might be what tips me back to Emirates, who were my favourite until
Etihad started up and started offering quicker flights to Ireland. Now Emirates fly to Dublin, but I have loyalty with
Etihad (points and at least the benefits of Silver status - it will be painful to return tom no lounge access, particularly if that means no free shower during stopovers!).
I know I could avoid the Breaking Deals fares, but when you're booking an Economy ticket, with no likelihood of needing to make changes, who deliberately chooses a more expensive fare, and why?