Tier Points or Miles for Upgrade?

[MC]

Hi, I know the default is tier points and no miles for a full reward booking, and the tier points of the original booking plus miles/points for an upgrade. However, I thought I’d read on this site that if requested you can choose tier points of the upgraded flight and no milea/points, for an upgraded flight. I’ve upgraded a cash economy booking to UC from LHR to MIA using points, I’m going to try the retreat suite for the first time. I would prefer to have the 100 tier points and no miles, rather than 25 tier points plus miles, because 100 TPs would get me gold FC membership. But when I phoned Flying Club they advised that this isn’t an option, and I would get the economy tier points plus the miles flown. Is the default the only option now? Thanks

[dogfishpunk]

This is something I’m planning to do on a PE to Upper reward upgrade next week to achieve silver. When I live chatted them on 18th July they advised to call back once flight completed to get it updated

[MC]

Thanks for the response. Is your PE booking a reward booking or cash? I think you can upgrade a reward seat with points and earn the tier points of the upgraded seat but I’m not sure if you can do it with an original cash booking that’s upgraded with points. But I think I may ask on Livechat like you did to see if I get the same response as I did on the phone.

[dogfishpunk]

Yeah was a PE cash booking upgraded to upper with points

[dogfishpunk]

Anyone had any joy with this recently? They’re now telling me I can’t do it!