In Memoriam, FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Durham, NC (RDU/GSO/CLT)
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Any chance that you'd have better luck going through Los Angeles? As there are more LAX-JFK flights, perhaps SFO-LAX-JFK would have better success for you. I've requested one SFO-JFK upgrade, a redeye on a Saturday, and I cleared no sweat but I'd probably use miles if I was going on a weekday.