I just got off the phone with CO and i'm pretty excited so i just HAD TO tell somebody! (no live beings near me at the moment so FT will have to do)

There was an earlier thread on a few people who had successfully beaten HoKeY in the first week following 10/1, but I had tried then with two other flights with no success.

Thinking that it never hurts to try, I called to inquire about available upgrades. Upon going through the entire mileage upgrade process without being stopped on my non-HoKeY fare, I felt like I had won the lottert when she said "you're all set." Now my 11 hour EWR-HNL flight that I bought on a amazing $379 B fare should be less torturous. On my first call no less!

Was I just lucky or is CO now quietly "de-enhancing" its ill-timed HoKeY rule change in hopes to keep/attract FF'ers? Anyone else beat HoKeY recently?

*I just checked the seal selector and it shows me up front.*

[This message has been edited by Mileage Schemer (edited 10-17-2001).]