Originally Posted by BallyLoser
I agree with Grizzly. I have had 126 paid segments and 8 free segments this year on NW. I have only missed upgrades on less than 10 of them. most came during the Jan/Feb travel time when elite years over lap. I was also a gold at that time. I flew 6 continental segments this year and was 2/6.
Well, I count you both as very lucky - or maybe I fly the wrong routes. On 68 upgrade-elligible segments this year I've been upgradead on 49 - or 72%. Well below what most platinums report. This includes barely 50% from DCA-MSP-DCA and 100% on MSP-YVR-MSP (which is now gone.)
Strangely, everyone else seems to have problems with MSP-LAX, but I'm 8 for 8 on that segment.