Originally Posted by
bbriscoe34
I had never noticed that status before. As a Gold, I had to search tons of same day flights and eventually found a couple empty SLC to west coast routes that showed "available" for me instead of just "eligible" or "Not-eligible" or "airport only".
So I guess if I check in and show up 10th on the upg list with 3 seats available, then I can search other flights that same day for the "upg available" status and try to SDC?
It's going to be very unlikely to find any flight with immediate "upgrade available" on day of departure. It would mean that all medallions waiting for an upgrade have already been upgraded, first class seats are still available for upgrade and not for sale.
Most likely at this points, either no seats will be left to upgrade into or there will be wait lists for upgrades until boarding.
Finally, the right fare will have to be available to be able SDC. Not easy either...
One can always try.