Originally Posted by jcooke
No luck this weekend, LGA-STT and STT-PHL. On 30k award tickets. No problem though, exit rows on the way down and bulkheads on the way back.
-JC
I did the STT award (30k type) trip last month. No upgrades either way, but that award is still a great deal especially since I booked it a day in advance and the tickets would have cost $1,500 each.
If you book a standard award, don't expect an upgrade. Sometimes a nice GA will upgrade you, but most of the time you'll be sitting in coach. I don't understand why US would want preferred members sitting in coach if there are empty seats up front, but those are the rules.