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Oct 26, 2007 | 6:23 am

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Xyzzy

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Quote:

Originally Posted by CALfly5

And just a tip for you: don't bother trying to earn Silver on CO. Its almost totally worthless. You've gotta be Gold to get any of the Elite benefits CO touts. Silver Elite on CO is analagous to the advertised 25,000 mile domestic free ticket: yes, that award is offered in theory, but NO, you'll never actually get one in the real world. Silver can be attained, for sure; but no - you'll never get an upgrade.

I disagree. In fact, there are quite a few people who would disagree with you. Silvers are regularly upgraded on many flights. Flights to the Caribbean, for example. It all depends on what route you're on and how many F seats are actually sold. Some routes are better than others. EWR-SFO, for example, I've not been upgraded on in quite some time -- as a Platinum.