1. Route: ORD-FRA
2. Date: 22JAN2026
3. Fare class: L
4. Y-J
5. # of PlusPoints: 80 PP
6. How many days/weeks in advance ticket was purchased: 3 months
7. How many hours/days/weeks before departure did upgrade clear: At booking (Showing PN9/PZ9/IN9).

1. Route: FRA-IAD
2. Date: 26JAN2026
3. Fare class: R
4. O-J
5. # of PlusPoints: 30 PP
6. How many days/weeks in advance ticket was purchased: 3 months
7. How many hours/days/weeks before departure did upgrade clear: At booking (Showing PN9/PZ9/IN9).

These flights were relatively easy to find. I had no trouble finding flights for the dates I wanted. I only had trouble trying to find a final destination that I wanted to go to and that had a reasonable price in Y and PE.

With that said, I have once again managed to use all my 2025 PP. All upgrades this year except for one were confirmed at booking. The waitlisted flight cleared after 1 month of waiting. Funny thing is that none of my domestic connecting segments have cleared this year.