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Old Nov 13, 2017 | 1:16 pm
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Originally Posted by StangGT909
I will hit Platinum later this year and was also interested in learning how this process works. Thanks for the data point. The T-minus data point is interesting, but it's also how many seats were available. Had there been 6 F seats what time would you had waited until before calling?
That depends, assuming no inventory available, within 24hrs of dept and I can see where I am on the upgrade list, if 6 are open and I'm close to the top, I wouldn't bother; conversely, if 20hrs before I'm number 10 for 6, then I have it applied to see where it puts me on the list

In my case, I often wait until 24-48 hrs out as I routinely change travel destinations at the last minute.
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