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Old Dec 11, 2013 | 9:40 am
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Originally Posted by rionio77
These changes really make me sick. Really sick.

As an NYC based PM flyer that always travels to the west coast, the possibility of upgrades on those routes (to LAX, SFO and SEA) really kept me flying Delta. Not anymore.

So as a PM, if I want to upgrade from JFK to LAX my only option will be to use miles? Now I can't even use my SWUs (that were a choice benefit before) on these routes? And flying through ATL, DTW, SLC or even MEM isn't going to work for me. I'm not gonna waste my time connecting.

Disgusting!
No. You can't use miles to UG JFK-LAX because UG inventory never (or almost never) opens in advance, and miles UG waitlist requests don't go to the gate. So you will in fact have zero options for UGing this route.
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