Originally Posted by
sknyski
I don't even bother checking anymore, since I'm SFO and EWR based. 0 for forever. My ex EWR flights are the businessperson's Sunday afternoon specials, and when I used to look I was always in the teens on the list.
bt
+1. SFO based. I can count on one hand the number of times an upgrade has cleared this year. And these days I don't even get upgraded on SFO-LAX, which used to be a layup (last year). I would say it's getting worse as they "calibrate" the TODs and improve the yield on their offers. I have even been reduced to buying the TODs a couple of times, which I suppose is exactly what's intended. Other than the bonus miles and the upgrade certs (which in the case of CR1s are few and far between these days), my 1K status has become pretty useless.
Once I hit 1MM in a few months I will be free. Future longhaul flights this year and next are on LH, SIN and ANA. Shorthaul are Virgin (thanks for the match and easy requal). Medium haul (say, SFO-ORD) are AA/Virgin. I might take the occasional UA transcon flight if it's the cheapest. We'll see. But UA international? No way if there's an alternative.
Originally Posted by
Always Flyin
What if it is a Silver on a government Y-fare, which likely didn't cost any more than a non-government employee S-fare?
They're ahead of anybody who doesn't have a Y fare (except maybe GS?).