Easier upgrade - SEA-EWR or SJC-EWR
Jun 21, 2017, 12:13 pm
#1
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Join Date: May 2005
Location: Eugene, OR
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Easier upgrade - SEA-EWR or SJC-EWR
Or are both hopeless for an MVP Gold? Flying on a Tuesday in October for what it's worth. I suspect the SJC-EWR might be a little easier given the relative paucity of AS elites there, but don't have any personal data points.
Thanks!
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Jun 21, 2017, 1:04 pm
#3
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Vancouver, WA
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Posts: 157
I flew out of SJC this morning and walked past the EWR flight as it was boarding, it appeared that nobody was on the upgrade list.
Jun 21, 2017, 6:08 pm
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Jun 21, 2017, 7:18 pm
#9
Join Date: Feb 2017
Programs: Alaska MileagePlan MVP
Posts: 101
I'm 2/2 as an MVP on SAN-BWI. <3 that route
I think the California transcons are going to become a lot more elite-heavy once more of the VX people have shifted over, and especially once Alaska has had a chance to build elite loyalty there. It's easy to forget that something like 40% of PNW residents are Mileage Plan members. AS execs are trying to build that level of loyalty in California, so within a few years I'm sure upgrades will get much tighter on those routes.
I think the California transcons are going to become a lot more elite-heavy once more of the VX people have shifted over, and especially once Alaska has had a chance to build elite loyalty there. It's easy to forget that something like 40% of PNW residents are Mileage Plan members. AS execs are trying to build that level of loyalty in California, so within a few years I'm sure upgrades will get much tighter on those routes.
Last edited by selkirks; Jun 21, 2017 at 7:40 pm
Jun 22, 2017, 9:22 am
#10
Join Date: Sep 2013
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Definitely SJC-EWR! LAX-BWI and vv is also very easy. Flying home from college, in all 20 times I've taken the flight, only time I haven't got the upgrade is when the East coast had that massive hurricane and flights were canceled for day. Every other time was upgraded at window, besides once at the gate for BWI bound flight
Jun 22, 2017, 1:31 pm
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Jun 23, 2017, 12:17 pm
#15
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: SJC
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I can confirm that it's (or at least was) very easy to get an upgrade on SJC-EWR route as MVPG: https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/28071602-post186.html