Originally Posted by seob
What is your home airport? If you're in SEA, PDX, SFO, LAX, MSP or DTW, you won't see much of an increase in upgrades. ( based on my experience, YMMV)
My miles have varied. As a Gold, I've noticed a considerable increase (knock on wood) in the upgrades on these "trans-con" flights. Not necessarily in/out of PDX/SEA, but so long as I avoid traveling on the peak elite traveling times, I can be assured an upgrade 75% of the time thru LAX/SFO. ^