Originally Posted by
docbert
What day of the week? I'm 3/3 myself on that route this year (EWR-TLV or TLV-EWR), and 3/4 on sponsoring co-workers - with all of them being waitlisted before clearing. Which day of the week you're flying makes a big difference.
Flexible. What day do you recommend? Also, which flight? 85 (earlier in the evening around 4) or 90 (11pm departure)
Also, can you provide details on upgrade clearance i.e. time of upgrade, booking class, status of traveler (when co-sponsoring) etc.