Originally Posted by ironmanjt
I agree. If you fly mainly out of DCA, you can pretty much forget upgrades as a Silver unless you fly Saturday mornings.
As a platinum out of DCA, I'm 2/10 for upgrades to MSP this year, and 3/6 to DTW.
That said - DO IT. The 50% bonus miles and ability to grab select seats in advance alone are worth it!
Are these 50% bonus miles EQM's or just base miles? I'll be Silver by Sept., for the first time, and Gold by Christmas if the bonus miles are EQM's. Steve H.