Originally Posted by
humanoid94
Those DCA-DTW flights are really tough. I have only gotten upgraded on three as a Gold in the last year or so. (At least 15 flights). Success on a Saturday afternoon, a Wednesday afternoon, and one really random upgrade on a Friday night. According to the Worldclub, my worst waitlist position was 49th as a Gold on a K fare on a day with a lot of cancellations.
I'm the polar opposite - as a Silver, Gold, and Plat - the DCA-DTW flights over the past 4 years have been the guaranteed upgrades. But as a Silver, Gold, and first year as a Plat, all my travel was personal vacation & mileage runs so I'd fly out mostly during off-peak non-biz travel times...