Originally Posted by
rustykettel
You could also take a chance on waiting until the Premium Class complimentary window opens close to your flight if you're wanting to roll the dice. Even as an expired Gold, you should still remain on the waitlist for a Premium Class upgrade unless there's a schedule or reservation change after Jan 1 and of course seat selection may be more limited.
Rusty, thanks for the information, I apologize for the snarkness of the second post. Going to do a bit more reading but the wife is suggesting some changes which may make this all moot. At this point the flights are completely open in first (at least seats are) so guessing they simply aren't interested in upgrade usage (it is transcon near holiday/weekend).
To follow up on item above though, so do I still maintain some benefit from having booked these flights while having status even if I don't at the time of flight?
thanks