Originally Posted by KSinNYC
We fly the SFO-JFK route a lot. We don't request upgrades often, but when we do, we have not gotten them even once. We are PLT and once a GA told us that there were 12 EXPs sitting in coach, so we shouldn't hold our breath. I don't know what to tell you...
I fly SFO-JFK regularly. Even as an EXP, I've learned there is less than a 50% chance of an upgrade if I take the 4pm flight back to NYC. Many people book Y-Ups and discount J. They seem to only call a handful of people off the waitlist each time. Inevitably, a GLD or PLT asks how many people are in front of them on the waitlist and the GA reports there are 8-12 EXPs in coach. I can't imagine any PLT gets upgraded, at least not on the 4pm.