Originally Posted by
sbm12
It turns out I did have 2 Y-Ups this year, but that doesn't skew my results all that much one way or the other. I am not going out of my way to buy expensive fares, and I think that my total CO spend is actually pretty reasonable. Here's my list of upgrade-eligible fares. I've excluded my CGN run as well as the one ERJ segment I have this year. The ones in italics also included a companion upgrade. The one MCO-EWR flight I didn't get I traded an upgrade for a window seat 2 hours earlier. Also, I had 4/6 upgrades on an L fare JFK-ANC (via IAH/SEA) last weekend, but I haven't updated my spreadsheet yet so those aren't reflected in the list.
S.
10/8/2007 CO XN/XN MCO-EWR
10/8/2007 CO XX/XX EWR-DAB
9/30/2007 CO XI/XI IAH-JFK
9/28/2007 CO XI/XI JFK-IAH
8/26/2007 CO XW/XW MSY-EWR
8/24/2007 CO W/W EWR-MSY
8/22/2007 CO XN/XN MCO-EWR
8/17/2007 CO XI/XI EWR-JAX
6/26/2007 CM XS/XS PTY-UIO
6/26/2007 CM XS/XS JFK-PTY
6/21/2007 CM XS/XS PTY-UIO
6/21/2007 CM XS/XS JFK-PTY
6/20/2007 CO AU/AU EWR-BOS
5/30/2007 CO XH/XH TPA-EWR
5/28/2007 CO XK/XK EWR-TPA
5/25/2007 CO XK/XK TPA-EWR
5/21/2007 CO XN/XN EWR-TPA
5/9/2007 CO AU/AU MCO-EWR
5/3/2007 CO XM/XM MCO-EWR
4/30/2007 CO XN/XN EWR-MCO
4/26/2007 CO XH/XH MCO-EWR
4/24/2007 CO XK/XK EWR-MCO
4/19/2007 CO XN/XN MCO-EWR
4/17/2007 CO XX/XX EWR-MCO
4/8/2007 CO XK/XK EWR-MCO
4/5/2007 CO XK/XK MCO-EWR
4/4/2007 CO XK/XK EWR-MCO
3/29/2007 CO XN/XN MCO-EWR
3/26/2007 CO XH/XH EWR-JAX
3/14/2007 CO AU/AU MCO-EWR
3/12/2007 CO XK/XK EWR-MCO
3/8/2007 CO U/U SEA-EWR
3/5/2007 CO XO/XO EWR-SEA
3/1/2007 CO U/Y MCO-EWR
2/27/2007 CO XU/XU EWR-MCO
2/21/2007 CO XH/XH MCO-EWR
2/20/2007 CO XU/XU EWR-MCO
2/16/2007 CO U/U EWR-ATL
1/7/2007 CO XU/XU ATL-EWR
1/5/2007 CO XU/XU EWR-ATL
Very impressive.
The rightful King of Newark is crowned, sbm12 the First (I know that's a little confusing but it sounds more kingly, don't you think?).
Not to get too personal, but do you have a last name that starts with one or more letters from the beginning of the alphabet?
Just wondering if a last name with a lot of A's and B's near the start of the word might confer you some advantage over a Mr. Zyzzyes...
Edited: Did you routinely buy your tickets well in advance?