Originally Posted by
infmedic
Has anyone else had abysmal upgrade success this year? I'm a DM, 1MM, Reserve card holder and am having a hell of a time getting upgraded lately. I know this is a constant complaint, but I'm having a hard time even when flying from non-DL hub airports and there seems to be decent availability up front.
Should I call DL to see if there is some issue with my account? Or are there just too many DM's? Does anyone think that the $20k MQD requirement will thin the herd a bit?
Thanks in advance!
Other than flying hub-to-hub routes, you'll definitionally be starting/ending at a non-DL hub. What is your base and which hub do you fly through primarily? If it's ATL, that's going to have a lot to do with it. Also, flying at prime business travel times is going to be worse than more leisure oriented travel days/times of day. Other than that, doing historical fare searches on EF shows FC fares seem to have dropped quite a bit in last year. Would not be surprised if they are selling a higher percentage of FC seats than a year ago.
