Originally Posted by
dkc192
Wow, that's rough, especially for a Tuesday. DFW-BOS is another one that can be incredibly hard to upgrade at the wrong times. I was 23 out of 40-something as a 15k EQD EXP on the evening of Presidents' Day this year. Similar to you, I also saw a 40-something list on a Wednesday in mid-October, but thankfully I was in paid F that time.
That said, I've also cleared a couple of Friday noontime BOS-DFW flights at the gate, so, YMMV greatly it seems.
I think this was residual Turkey Day return traffic that surged 2 more days after the supposed big Sunday travel day. This time of year isn’t exactly heavy business in and out of DC. Probable that a number of non-biz travelers “bought-up” to enjoy the ride. Still, out of 16, that would account for perhaps half?
Wasn’t aware of a DFW effect from the WX in the Midwest, including diverts, but when I went thru there on Saturday night from FRA the place was totally packed. Possibly some folks were heading to the east coast, were affected, rerouted and had priority. DCA isn’t the best for heading further north, but when I got in tonight @1915, DCA was also really packed.
At least Metro was up and running...