Originally Posted by
SteelerVol
This is a first. I have been a chairman for over 3 years and this is the first time I have been unsuccessful on an east coast upgrade ( CLT to Ewr). Also does not look good for trip home being that I am within a 3 day window. What gives? New upgrade system? People actually paying for 1st? As Chairman, the only flight without success upgrade is CLT to PHX, very disappointing. I now know what it feels like to be diamond and fly Delta!
Last night, passing through CLT while changing planes, I was struck by the fact that they were showing FC available on flights going virtually everywhere ...
except to EWR, where they were looking for volunteers.
I think it is the route, not a policy change. In fact, I have been struck this summer how empty some of the FC cabins have been at OLCI (although they get filled by flight time), and I'm talking cross-continent, too.