Originally Posted by suitcasejockey
I just checked the system - I have a Caribbean flight in 42 hours. The coach has like three seats left, and the first class has 7 open out of 12.
There are SEVEN seats in first open, and they did not upgrade me yet. What are they waiting for? It's this mentality that is really going to get me to go to AA or NW. NW would have upgraded me three days ago!
Why bother offering the "5 day advanced upgrade" if they're not going to bother?
Continental is extremely inconsistent when it comes to Elite upgrades. As a Platinum, there have been times that I have gotten upgraded 6 days (yes you read it correctly... 6 days out, not 5) in advance, while other times I have gotten upgraded 30 minutes prior to departure. With Continental, it's just a matter of luck. Just out curiosity, are you flying on the B757 international configuration with 12 BusinessFirst seats? If so, the computer might not be upgrading you thinking it is BusinessFirst though we know it's just First Class service to the Caribbean.