Originally Posted by
Tower25
Hello - New here, so hopefully this is the right way to ask this question. I’ve been Delta SkyMiles for a long time. Not pleased with with the changes to their program but was contemplating a shift prior to those announcements. My main issue is that despite being Diamond on Delta, I rarely get upgraded because of the large number of Diamonds based in San Diego. I’m considering a switch to Alaska Mileage Plan. I mainly fly San Diego to New York, usually twice a month and then bounce around on the west coast outside of that. It seems like Alaska could be a great fit. My question is whether or not elite status leads to consistent upgrades for people who typically fly out of San Diego? Any insights would be appreciated. Thanks in advance.
AS is terrible in SAN, don't make the switch!
Kidding. I was an AA loyalist (1MM and EXP for 7 out of 10 years) and flew WN a lot intra-California for work (A-list or A-list Preferred for 5 years) before switching to AS. It's been great. Love the service. Love the flights. AS has a fairly leisure focus out of SAN, but you can hit some big cities as well. Upgrades have been good to/from SAN as a 75k, only missing on a couple over the past few years. Being able to fly up and down the West Coast, JFK, BOS, DC, Florida, Hawaii, wine country, assorted ski resorts, and Mexico locations all non-stop on the same carrier is a great network.