Upgrade to Business Class

If your bid is successful, you'll receive an upgrade to the Business Class cabin where you can enjoy the following benefits:

• Dedicated Business Class check-in desks
• Priority service for fast-tracking through security and baggage collection at selected airports
• Access to flydubai Business Class lounge at Terminal 2 or Emirates Business Class Lounge at Terminal 3 of Dubai International Airport
• Wider chairs made with Italian leather and more legroom
• Fold out desk to create your very own workspace
• Personal 12.1-inch touchscreen packed with TV shows, movies and games
• A selection of delicious meals, snacks, and complimentary hot and cold beverages

We consider several factors when assessing bid to upgrade offers. This may include the value of your bid and the value of other passengers' bids, the number of seats available in Business Class, and your Skywards Miles tier.

We can choose to accept your offer at any time up to 10 hours prior to the scheduled flight departure time (if you are flying from Dubai) and up to 18 hours prior to the scheduled flight departure time (if you are flying to Dubai). This also means you can change or cancel your bid to upgrade up to 10 or 18 hours prior to departure (depending on whether you are flying from or to Dubai).

You will only earn Skywards Miles from your original Economy Class booking and will not accrue additional Skywards Miles when you are upgraded to Business Class.

You will need to present your travel documents and booking confirmation during check-in. You will receive a boarding pass for your Business Class seat to continue the rest of your journey.

To be eligible to submit an online bid for an upgrade, you should have a fully paid and confirmed flydubai Economy Class booking.

Based on the availability of Business class seats on your flight, it may or may not be eligible for an upgrade. Alternatively, you can enter your details above to check if your flight is eligible.

We will send you an email to let you know that the bidding has started.

You can place your bid to upgrade between:

• 8 days to 10 hours prior to your scheduled time of departure if you are flying from Dubai;
• 8 days to 18 hours prior to your scheduled time of departure if you are flying to Dubai.

Alternatively, you can check via manage booking or you can enter your details above to check if your booking is eligible.

If you are travelling using one of the following booking types, you will not be eligible to bid for an upgrade:

• Free booking
• A booking that has already been upgraded using Skywards Miles or cash
• A booking paid using Skyward Miles
• A booking with a connecting flight
• Booking that is a part of a group booking
• Booking that has passengers travelling with an infant
• flydubai codeshare and interline flights operated by partner airlines

If you have fully or partially paid for your booking using Skyward Miles, we currently do not offer the option to bid to upgrade.

flydubai codeshare and interline flights operated by partner airlines do not currently offer the option to bid for an upgrade.

flydubai codeshare and interline flights booked through any of our partner airline booking channels do not currently offer the option to bid for an upgrade.

When you book an Economy Class flight with flydubai, based on the eligibility criteria, we give you the opportunity to upgrade your cabin to Business Class by placing a bid for the price you would like to pay for the upgrade.

You can change or cancel your offer while the bidding is still open, given it has not already been accepted.

Once your offer is successful, you will not be able to cancel your upgrade or refund the amount you have paid for the bid.

You can make an offer to upgrade once you have a fully paid and confirmed Economy Class booking and it is eligible for an upgrade. You can place an offer up to 10 hours prior to the scheduled time of departure of your flight if you are flying from Dubai and up to 18 hours prior to the scheduled time of departure of your flight, if you are flying to Dubai.

Go to 'Manage booking' section and enter your last name and booking reference to start the bidding process. Alternatively, you can enter your details in the eligibility widget on this page.

If the option to place a bid to upgrade your flight is still open, you can place the bid again by using the invitation link from the email or by entering your details through ‘Manage booking’ section or the eligibility widget on this page to start your bidding process.

If you choose to check in online for your Economy Class flight, your bid will automatically get cancelled and you will no longer be eligible for an upgrade to Business Class.

Once you have checked in online, you can no longer place a bid to upgrade.

You can lower your bid while the bidding is still open, given it has not already been accepted.

Once your offer is successful, you will not be able to cancel your upgrade or refund the amount you’ve paid for the bid.

When the bidding ends 18 hours before the scheduled time of departure of your flight to Dubai or 10 hours before the scheduled time of departure of your flight from Dubai, we'll send you an email to let you know if your offer won.

If your bid was successful, your credit card will be charged for the upgrade with the price you quoted. You'll receive an updated Business Class booking confirmation to your email and a Business Class boarding pass during check-in.

If your bid was not successful, you won't be charged anything extra and you can continue your original flight journey according to your booking details.

Once the bidding has ended, you won't be able to make another offer.

If you have already paid an additional amount for seat selection in Economy, and your bid to upgrade to Business Class is successful, you won't be refunded for the amount you paid for your selected seat.

If your bid is not successful, you can continue your journey with the seat you selected.

If you have already paid an additional amount to buy extra baggage for your Economy Class flight, and your bid to upgrade to Business Class is successful, you won’t be refunded for the amount you paid for the pre-purchased baggage.

If your bid is not successful, you can continue your journey with the pre-purchased baggage allowance.

When you receive an invitation email to place your bid, you will be able to see which flights in your journey are eligible for an upgrade. If multiple flights are eligible, you will have to place a separate bid for each sector of your flight booking.

If multiple legs of your journey are eligible for an upgrade, you can place a bid of a different amount for each flight sector.

If multiple sectors of your booking are eligible for an upgrade, you can choose to place a bid only on a specific sector.

If your bid is successful, it will only be valid on the flight sector and date shown. The upgrade cannot be used on any other flight in your journey.

The bid you place is only valid for the flight and date shown. If you have to change your booking, cancel your existing bid, and enter the details for your new flight booking through ‘Manage booking’ section or the eligibility widget on this page to check if it is eligible for an upgrade.

When placing an offer, you will have to bid for all passengers in your booking.

You can bid to upgrade your family or friends using the bidding link sent to them in the invitation email. If you use a credit card, that doesn’t belong to a passenger listed in the booking which you are bidding for, your family and friends will need to present a photocopy of the front of the credit card and a photocopy of the cardholder's passport at the airport during check-in.

No, you can only bid to upgrade for all passengers.

When you place your bid, we will ask you for your credit card details. You will only be charged, if your bid is successful.

You can use a different credit card to pay for your bid amount. However, you will need to present a photocopy of the front of the credit card and a photocopy of the cardholder's passport at the airport during check-in.

Currently, you can only pay for your bid amount using a valid credit card.

All applicable payable taxes and fees (if any) for the upgrade are included in the total bid amount.

Your bid amount is over and above the fare that you have already paid for your flight.

flydubai will start to evaluate all bids from 50 hours prior to departure. Once your bid has been accepted, your credit card will be charged.

Each upgrade under your booking reference can only be paid for in one transaction using the same credit card.

If your offer has not been accepted yet, you can cancel your current offer and resubmit your bid using the new credit card details.

Currently, we only accept a valid credit card for payment.

You can change or cancel your offer while the bidding is still open, given it has not already been accepted.

Once your offer is successful, you will not be able to cancel your upgrade or refund the amount you have paid for the bid.

Once your offer is successful, you will not be able to cancel your upgrade or refund the amount you have paid for the bid. All upgrades are non-transferable, non-refundable, and are valid only on the flight and date shown.

Once your offer is successful, you will not be able to cancel your upgrade or refund the amount you have paid for the bid. All upgrades are non-transferable, non-refundable, and are valid only on the flight and date shown.

If flydubai cancels a flight and re-accommodates you on another flight, any offer you made for your original booking may, at the sole discretion of flydubai, be transferred to the new flight(s) subject to availability of seats in Business Class.

If your offer is successful, and you have already paid for your upgrade, but do not wish to be accommodated to a Business Class seat on a different flight, your bid amount will be refunded back to you in the form of voucher, and you will be accommodated to an Economy Class seat, subject to availability.

If your offer is successful, and you have already paid for your upgrade, and you don't want to be re-accommodated to Business Class on a different flight, your booking will be cancelled, and your booking amount and your bid amount will be refunded back to you in the form of voucher.

If your offer is successful, and you have already paid for your upgrade, and flydubai downgrades your flight, you can select to either be re-accommodated to Economy Class and your bid amount will be refunded back to you in the form of voucher or you can select be re-accommodated to Business Class on a different flight.

If you have been successfully upgraded, but are unable to make it for the flight, the amount you paid for the bid won’t be refunded.

If your offer was unsuccessful, but you received a notification that your card has been charged, please submit an inquiry through the contact us form by selecting the "Business upgrade" subject.