Originally Posted by
donotblink
Since you’re not EXP, you can’t use the 500 mile upgrades on award travel, only paid travel IIRC. Also, as a platinum traveler who probably has very low EQDs, you would basically only be before Gold travelers upgrades. You’d have to be traveling an unpopular route at a time not traveled much by frequent travelers to have a shot at using them.
and the 500-milers won't be usable once you lose your status, so might as well try and upgrade every flight you purchase with cash before you are no longer platinum, and since odds are slim for platinums to get upgraded anyway