EUA scorecard:

CO gold for past 2 years...

Until last week, upgraded on EVERY segment for the past 2 years - except one (and it was a short hop - so no big deal). I could be considered an aggressive gold - I want my F seat, so I always remember to call, etc...

Since EUA, I am 1 for 3 (33%) - however, on 2 flights, I was given the F seat but was bumped at the gate due to an equipment downgrade from a 24 seat 757 to the biz-1st 16 seat config... (to the people in F, that wasn't a downgrade!) - however, i didn't get the EUA until morning of the flights in both circumstances - so is my scorecard 100%? I didn't fly in 1st, so I think it's 33%. How odd is that that there's an eqip change on 2 flights in a row (EWR-PBI-EWR).

Now, my flight tomorrow morn (thanksgiving day) will be a test -- gotta say that the system is quirky -- for a flight on 11/23, I checked ITN on 11/20 at 11pm EST - ITN reported A8 F8 - good, lots of seats - and this is within the platinum upgrade window (that is, the plats should have all upgraded by this time). Good - so I watched the computer do its thing on Monday night - right after midnight CST, the flight went to A8 F4 - hmm - what's this... computer is restricting some seats...

OK - A8 F4 is good and I should get a seat when the computer runs overnight - when I woke up at 7am, checked email - no upgrade notice. Checked ITN - A4 F0. Hmmm... where's my upgrade? :-( Well, obviously there must be at least 4 golds on this flight that ticketed before me...

We'll see if I get the upgrade tonight....

Finally, I called CO elite line for my 2 NW codeshare flights on Friday - no prob. A9 F9 all the way...

So including the 2 equip changes, for 6 segments, I'm 4 for 7 (possibly 5 for 7 if my thursday morn flight clears). Not exactly 100% as i've grown accustomed to (and the ONLY reason I am loyal to CO).

I could care less about any benefit of onepass EXCEPT the upgrades. In fact, I am trying to use some of my 500,000 miles and get my parents a trip to the carribean in F next summer - however inventory sucks. When I used to be premex on UA, reward seats were much more abundant.... maybe I'm just picking the wrong days and the wrong destinations... but geez...

Ok, off for the weekeend. Safe travels to all.

cpd