Originally Posted by
mcrw00
Booked DFW-HKG departing mid-August on a Saturday, my first time on this route. I immediately requested a Y -> J Miles + copay upgrade.
I’ve heard about how difficult it is to be upgraded on this flight, and know from experience that Saturday is a bad day for J upgrades on TPACs. OTOH, most of my NRT/HND upgrade requests this year have cleared between 3-6 weeks prior to departure.
What are my ballpark chances of this leg clearing either several weeks out or at the gate?
I am an EXP, but barely made the EQD cutoff.
Out of DFW the upgrade is tough, and I have found being #1 on the upgrade list one our prior to departure means nothing, with three open seats, a lot of weird things go on and suddenly other PAX are higher on the list or PAX lower on the list are selected. Seemed fishy to me as it has happened twice, but if I wanted a J ticket I needed to buy one, anything else is just a wish and a prayer.
I flew last Tuesday on a paid J LAX to HKG- went out with three empty J seats. I suspect LAX-HKG may be a bit easier upgrade than DFW-HKG.