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Aug 5, 2023 | 8:29 am

#885

ryanbriar

Join Date: Nov 2011

Location: Boston, MA

Programs: AA 1MM CK, DL Plat, Hilton Diamond, Bonvoy Ambassador (RIP SPG), Hyatt Globalist

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Originally Posted by enviroian

Well I got my upgrade to MIA last night. The flight was delayed 6 hours due to MIA wx. By that time there were 11 (lol) empty seats up front and the main cabin was dwindling (as people made other connection plans presumably). I was in 1E and half the F cabin was uniformed pilots.

I used to do TPA-MIA a fair amount and it was amazing how quickly the cabin would open up with delays. I was always very appreciative of the AC in TPA as they’d usually be able to quickly re-route me to beat the storms (and often time preserve any upgrades).