Well, I had no problem getting the outbound upgrade. Got SNA-IAH at the 5 day window. It was IAH-SNA that was the tough one. It does seem that getting the upgrade out of the hub is quite a bit tougher than getting one into it. Found the same thing flying in and out of EWR as well, which is an even tougher upgrade.

The FC section looked like a Jaycees meeting...11 males out of 12 pax, all road warrior types, many in business attire, and many working on laptops. Even the only female looked like a corporate type. And she was upgraded out of Coach by the Red Coat...the same one who first told me when I first deplaned that my chances were near nil, as FC was full, and there were a bunch of Plats on the upgrade waiting list. If I had to guess, everyone was either Gold or Plat on a full-fare ticket, or Plat on a discount ticket. I'm sure there were Silvers, Golds, and probably even some Plats sitting in CO's enhanced 31" pitch Coach seats in the back of the plane.

And to think I usta get upgraded on this route as a Silver. I barely got upgraded on this one, and sat in the back on this route last October.

Times sure are different on CO these days!!! If you're not a full-fare flyer on CO these days, you just don't count for much, Plat or otherwise.

I'm sure some of the CO apologists here would say that I should be grateful for any upgrade I get, as I bought a discount ticket. Of course, I was reminded of this at the PC, in between bleatings about all the awards that CO has won.

Sorry, but I take a different view. Like you, I think flying over 100K miles on CO last year outta entitle me to anxiety-free upgrades most of the time. If they advertise 5 Day advance upgrades, they outta stand by their promise!!! But then, we all know how Gordo is about promises!




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