Sitting Next To Partner - Classic Upgrade Rewards

[Flyboi420]

Hi all,

Flying QF MEL-LAX soon on the A380.

My wife and I are in premium economy, and requested classic upgrade rewards to business.

I had some quick questions for the AFF brains trust:
- Will we definitely be seated next to each other if successfully upgraded? And if not, do we have a chance to decline it or something? Would rather not be separated if upgraded

- what are the chances of upgrade for two bronze QFF on a Monday morning QF93?

 

[DC3]

Will we definitely be seated next to each other if successfully upgraded? And if not, do we have a chance to decline it or something? Would rather not be separated if upgraded

Maybe not seated together, but possible. Accepting the upgrades to all the perks of J, and waving to each other across the cabin no good?

I know what I would do.

 

[TheRealTMA]

Hi all,

Flying QF MEL-LAX soon on the A380.

My wife and I are in premium economy, and requested classic upgrade rewards to business.

I had some quick questions for the AFF brains trust:
- Will we definitely be seated next to each other if successfully upgraded? And if not, do we have a chance to decline it or something? Would rather not be separated if upgraded

- what are the chances of upgrade for two bronze QFF on a Monday morning QF93?

Good luck! Seriously.

Note: Two people requesting upgrades are done after single upgrades. Bronze upgrades after all the other privileged. MEL LAX would be High on the request for J upgrades. But Monday flights tend to be less crowded,

But good luck!

 

[Hvr]

It depends if there are still two seats together. They won't (shouldn't) move others just to accommodate you. Especially if they paid for J and had preselected their seats.

 

[muppet]

Hi all,

Flying QF MEL-LAX soon on the A380.

My wife and I are in premium economy, and requested classic upgrade rewards to business.

I had some quick questions for the AFF brains trust:
- Will we definitely be seated next to each other if successfully upgraded?

No, there’s no guarantee to be seated together.

And if not, do we have a chance to decline it or something? Would rather not be separated if upgraded

Not without penalty. Once processed you will be charged 5,000 points per person to cancel a confirmed upgrade more than 24 hours out from departure. Within 24 hours, if you cancel the upgrade you lose the points. As Bronze member upgrades are confirmed within 24 hours, essentially they can’t be cancelled without full loss of points.

- what are the chances of upgrade for two bronze QFF on a Monday morning QF93?

Depends on the flight, impossible to know until relatively close to departure.

 

[jase05]

Good luck with the upgrades but personally I wouldn’t care where I was seated in J if I scored an upgrade. Mrs Jase and I often sit in completely different parts of the J cabin to get the seats we want

 

[DC3]

Some may need to hold hands during the flight.

But, others may appreciate the break.

 

[MEL_Traveller]

Some may need to hold hands during the flight.

But, others may appreciate the break.

But it’s not like you can do that anyway on QF’s seats. They don’t have ‘honeymoon’ or ‘couple’ seats like some.

 

[Flyboi420]

Thanks all!
My Mrs is a very nervous flyer, if we can’t at least sit across the aisle from each other then the upgrade would really be a downgrade and probably ruin everyone’s experience

I’ll monitor business availability in the lead up, and if like 25 hours before there aren’t any J seats open next to each other I’ll make sure the upgrade doesn’t go through (even though it’s unlikely anyway)

 

[MEL_Traveller]

Thanks all!
My Mrs is a very nervous flyer, if we can’t at least sit across the aisle from each other then the upgrade would really be a downgrade and probably ruin everyone’s experience

I’ll monitor business availability in the lead up, and if like 25 hours before there aren’t any J seats open next to each other I’ll make sure the upgrade doesn’t go through (even though it’s unlikely anyway)

Even if there are J seats next to each other 25 hours prior, those could go as soon as the upgrades are processed. You might not be the first people to get upgraded at the 24-hour window. No guarantees.

 

[opusman]

For some couples a few hours apart is one of the perks of business class