Originally Posted by
kkirk2
I was 50/52 last year, primarily on LAX-JFK. With that said, I have learned over the last three years which flights I stand the best chance of clearing on and take those. I also use Expert Flyer to check the loads in J before I book my ticket.
This year all of my LAX-JFK flights have cleared at least 24 hours out.
EF is a good tool to use to see what's going on and for possibilities. The only thing I've noticed about using it for the specific LAX-JFK or JFK-LAX route is that (for whatever reason) it only shows Fare Codes U, R & C on the first two or three flights of the day. I've never been graced with an upgrade on this route...though I've only taken it four times over the past few years (and mostly as PLT level during that time). On the contrary, I don't remember the last time I WASN'T granted an upgrade on LAX-MIA or MIA-LAX in the past 3 years.