Originally Posted by
ANDYBNJ
I have already hit platinum for 08, I am thinking of trying NW on transcon's through DTW (can't deal with CO E- for 5 hour plus flights anymore). The one NW flight I booked this year I was upgraded on both legs. Even if I don't get an upgrade, I can break up the trip a bit.
I'm an IAH based CO Plat and almost all of my travels are to the central US or mid-west through CLE. Unless I buy a Y fare, I never get an upgrade. I've lately been flying through DTW or MEM on NW and almost always get upgraded 5 days out. Granted, an IAH-MEM upgrade is pretty worthless, but the PC in A at IAH usually has very few people in it, which is nice.