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Dec 19, 2007 | 7:51 pm

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Location: A festering pit; a pustule of a fistula set athwart the miasmic swamps of the armpit of the Gulf of Mexico - a Godforsaken wart upon a dark crevasse of the World. (IAH)

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Originally Posted by markman212

Typically, I fly EWR-LGW, EWR-DFW, EWR-PHX, EWR-IAH, EWR-AUS, EWR-FLL

EWR-IAH is always a tough upgrade. I have heard that EWR-FLL is rather easy most times of the year. I can't speak to the other domestic routes (DFW/PHX/AUS) from EWR. As I mentioned earlier, getting a cash+mi BF upgrade is a gamble, regardless of what status you have.