Originally Posted by
dd1612
When faced with this decision I have stayed with the original itinerary.
First class upgrades are better than 2000 MQMs!
The only 'gamer' decision would have been:
If the delay was at MSP, then opting for a direct MSP-OMA flight with ORC would have been my choice.
Yep, I almost got one better than that. Missed the VDB by 1 and would have gotten the direct and ORC.
Of course later in the year if I was running short of DM I would take the 2000 MQM.