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Dec 19, 2018, 7:22 pm

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Air Houston

Join Date: Aug 2011

Location: IAH / HOU

Programs: UA GS, DL-Plat, Hilton Gold, IHG Platinum, Hyatt Somethingist, Marriott Titanium Lifetime

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Originally Posted by PsiFighter37

I don't think it has gotten easier. If I want to fly up front, I look for cheap fares and book it direct. My tolerance level for a flight in Y these days is probably the length of EWR-DEN/IAH. Anything longer and I'm going to find a way to make it to the front cabin. Not going to count on a CPU/waitlisted RPU to clear.

i think many of us share the sentiment about not wanting to fly in economy anymore. Given the reasonable prices for First on many routes now it shouldn’t be a surprise that upgrades are not the key benefit of status like they used to be.

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