Originally Posted by
akonradi
While I've never flown it on a Monday, the 10:00pm SFO flight has usually been a very elite-lite flight for me. A few times they have sold upgrades at the gate, too. The last one I booked was within the Silver window and my upgrade cleared immediately. I ended up doing SDC on that one, so I don't know what actually looked like at departure.
Though ATL-SFO can be a tough route in general, the late flight is certainly an easier upgrade. It may not be extremely likely that you'd clear, but I wouldn't write it off completely.
Thanks for the insight. Any thoughts as to upgrading with miles? Does spending 12,500 miles sound like too much for this flight? I'm all for an upgrade when I can get one, but I've done almost all of my flying in economy and I really don't mind it. I don't enjoy it either. But... maybe those miles would be better spent on a true BE experience? Decisions, decisions.