Least Likely Hub-Hub CPU?
May 28, 2017, 11:30 am
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Least Likely Hub-Hub CPU?
What's the most difficult hub-hub CPU? Domestic hubs are SFO, LAX, DEN, IAH, ORD, IAD, EWR. (EWR/LAX,SFO is not CPU-eligible.)
There are several pairings I never/rarely fly, but based on my experiences I suspect IAH/EWR or SFO/DEN are the most challenging.
What do you think is the most difficult hub pair for clearing a CPU?
There are several pairings I never/rarely fly, but based on my experiences I suspect IAH/EWR or SFO/DEN are the most challenging.
What do you think is the most difficult hub pair for clearing a CPU?
May 28, 2017, 11:33 am
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My bias skews pretty heavily towards ex-LAX flights, as they're the ones I know best. But my vote would probably be for something like SFO-IAD. SFO has to be part of the correct answer!
May 28, 2017, 11:46 am
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I fly SFO-IAD, SFO-ORD, and SFO-DEN regularly.
Of those, SFO-IAD is by far the hardest to clear. As a 1K traveling on advance purchase fares, I can't even clear a RPU, and typically I'm several spots down from the top of the upgrade list in the gate area.
Of those, SFO-IAD is by far the hardest to clear. As a 1K traveling on advance purchase fares, I can't even clear a RPU, and typically I'm several spots down from the top of the upgrade list in the gate area.
May 28, 2017, 11:49 am
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Agreed, followed closely by IAH & ORD.
May 28, 2017, 11:52 am
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+1. I've seen 100 pax on the upgrade waitlist for sfo-iad. Even took a screen shot once, it was so absurd.
May 28, 2017, 3:35 pm
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I have a good % clearing those..
May 28, 2017, 8:39 pm
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SFO to LAX on many Tuesday morning 7am flights and return to SFO on many Thursday 5 - 6:30 p.m. flights. You have to not only be at least 1K, but on a high fare class to have a shot; and hope for a 738 or 739, to boot.