Originally Posted by
jmottle
Has anyone else noticed a lack of space in J for upgrades this year? Flights that I've been upgrading successfully for the last 5 years are completely sold out in J weeks before the flight even leaves. So far I've not been able to upgrade a single flight this year. One had 5 SE in front of me (of which only 2 got upgrades) and on all of the others J is sold out. So far this year I'm starting to wonder what the perks are for having status.
Not I. I've got a 7/8 success rate on upgrades flying TATL out of YVR. If anything, this year has gotten better upgrade wise when flying trans atlantic. I only buy T+ fares, and generally route to my final destination in europe via FRA, BRU, or LHR.