Qantas Upgrades - Successes or Failures (post results)

[Phorbas]

Another data point:
QF2 WP LHR-SIN J -> F - confirmed at around T-50

 

[Demon22]

02/09 QF1 SYD - SIN J to F - no notification - found out when we checked in for our ADE - SYD flight

 

[NZ_Flyer]

QF63 SG SYD-JNB Disc J -> F - confirmed at T-27

First time in long haul F

 

[sudoer]

02/09 QF1 SYD - SIN J to F - no notification - found out when we checked in for our ADE - SYD flight

What status? Points deducted?

 

[sudoer]

19/8 QF2 LHR-SYD, Y saver to PE * 2 pax - success as a WP, notified at T-20.
I had requested for the LHR-SIN leg only but the upgrade covered the whole segment.

I don't believe it's possible to request an upgrade for just 'half' of a QF1/2 flight segment?

 

[Demon22]

Gold - we were due to change to AirFrance at SIN - so could only apply for points upgrade for the SYD to SIN leg

 

[PatoRojo]

No luck on QF7 on Sunday (requested Y to J). Cancellation of QF7 on Saturday probably didn't help. Flight was absolutely packed.

 

[PatoRojo]

Success! on QF8 DFW-SYD Y to J as WP. Notified at T-60.

 

[SYD]

Success! on QF8 DFW-SYD Y to J as WP. Notified at T-60.

That would have been a particularly good welcome relief!

 

[FlyingKangaroo]

I've put an offer in for a CDG-SYD in October (flex Premium Economy --> J). Not holding my breath as a SG.

More curiously, I was surprised that the cash bid upgrade option tool maxed out at a $3,000 offer and the dial indicated a "good" offer from $1800.

Seems a bit sus to me given my understanding is points upgrades are processed before cash offers, so I went with the points upgrade request given you can't do both. We'll see what happens, but if cash upgrades were processed first, I'd have no issue paying $2-3K for that route.

 

[fletty]

I've put an offer in for a CDG-SYD in October (flex Premium Economy --> J). Not holding my breath as a SG.

More curiously, I was surprised that the cash bid upgrade option tool maxed out at a $3,000 offer and the dial indicated a "good" offer from $1800.

Seems a bit sus to me given my understanding is points upgrades are processed before cash offers, so I went with the points upgrade request given you can't do both. We'll see what happens, but if cash upgrades were processed first, I'd have no issue paying $2-3K for that route.

Confirmed Upgrades are before points upgrades.
Bid now upgrades are after points upgrades.

The dial thing is just a gimmick.

 

[bussyboy]

Success, so to speak QF41 SYD-CGK from X -> U at T-48

Question for the brains trust: do upgrade requests process once U inventory is added??

Context
Somewhere in the last 3 days, the aircraft has changed from A330-200 to A330-300
I learned this today just after 2pm, after I jumped on expertflyer, and saw firstly, that we've gone from J2 a couple of days back, to now J5


Then realising the U2 availability, I've checked on the qantas app, tried a new booking, and yes - business reward seats!
So if I already had an upgrade request, why hadn't this been fulfilled? Is it because Gold member upgrades process "Within 24 hours of the scheduled flight departure"??

I phoned up via the app, spoke to someone who initially processed just another request for upgrade and I was like, can't you confirm the upgrade now?
Then instead, he rebooked that leg of my ticket into the business classic reward - for 29,800QFF and $227 fare difference, instead of the 41,900QFF to upgrade. Given the extra SC earn from Points Club - and now the guarantee of flying business - I think this was a good outcome, but was it right?