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Old Oct 27, 2016, 7:56 am
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raehl311
 
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Originally Posted by worldwidedreamer
Unlimited upgrades are an expectation set that cannot be met.
That really depends on your expectation.

I'm a Platinum and I clear my upgrades 80% of the time and when I miss I barely miss...

But I also fly off-peak hours like late Monday, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, mid-day Thursday/Fridays.

I have a couple employees who are gold/silver and they get upgraded fairly regularly on certain routes as well. (They both fly out of DL hubs which helps I think as the elite travelers there are not United.)
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