Originally Posted by
Catbert234
With a non-FC ticket and as Platinum you have probably a 97% probability of upgrade with a Delta reserve card originating in a hub city with an economy fare. It would be 99.5% in a non-hub city.
I've seen these numbers thrown around for upgrade percentages by status level several times on this forum. I believe they originated with Jeff Robertson at a Delta DO but am not sure:
DM: 85%
PM: 75%
GM: 55%
SM: 40%