FlyerTalk Forums - View Single Post - [Consolidated] Chance of upgrade clearing on my flight {Archive}
Old Jan 23, 2023 | 12:42 am
  #174  
DELee
FlyerTalk Evangelist
 
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: TOA
Programs: HH LTDiamond, Marriott LTPP/Platinum Premier, Hyatt Lame-ist, UA MM LT1P
Posts: 20,927
Originally Posted by EJRofChicago
MUA for a Premier Gold on SFO redeye to IAD, Friday night departure (739 MAX) -- what are my odds of it clearing?
Originally Posted by jsloan
Hard to say without more information about the current loads, but I'd say it's probably not great. Redeyes, you're going to get lots of people buying F outright, and I'd expect you may have some competition from Plat or 1K instrument upgrades as well.
Originally Posted by UAFAM
Slim to none, its extremely difficult to clear an upgrade between IAD and SFO, couple months ago I cleared PlusPoints upgrade into a lie flat IAD-SFO and I am still feeling so proud of that achievement
What did this past Friday's flight look like WRT upgrades? Also consider SFO-BWI red eye if important. Alternately, look at one of the SFO-EWR-IAD connections.

Other problem is going to be folks who are willing to spend on a Friday night to get the seat up front.

David
DELee is offline