Originally Posted by
mcrw00
Is J0 on DFW-NRT on a Saturday pretty much the kiss of death for clearing a mileage upgrade?
Originally Posted by
golfingboy
Yep. Best hope at this point is a group cancellation or weather wrecking havoc in other parts of the country causing misconnects.
Not necessarily, what does the business seatmap and Y look like?
If Y is wide open but it's J0, then yea, chances don't look great.
But if Y is Y0 or at least close, then you still have an ok chance, as AA will definitely reduce or zero out J when they anticipate an oversell in Y. Especially true if the J seatmap looks a little too open for a flight that's J0.
I've cleared several upgrades in this type of "J0" scenario over the years, as well an op-up or two.