2013 PLT / Platinum Upgrade Success Rate (consolidated)
Jun 7, 2013, 1:41 pm
#1
Original Poster
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: msp
Programs: AA PLT 3MM, DL PM 2MM
Posts: 1,142
2013 PLT / Platinum Upgrade Success Rate (consolidated)
Almost half way thru 2013. Fly from MSP or RST thru ORd. Running about 60% UG success. How's other PLT's doing this year?
Jun 7, 2013, 2:18 pm
#2
Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: SFO
Posts: 1,746
About 50% of sticker upgrade requests. Most of my misses are transcons, unsurprisingly. Probably about to miss another :-).
Jun 7, 2013, 2:25 pm
#3
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: KAUS
Programs: AA EXP; AC 100K
Posts: 132
6/76 so far.
Jun 7, 2013, 2:31 pm
#4
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: AL
Programs: AA Plat Pro, DL Sil, UA Sil, Hyatt Global, MR Amb, Hilton Diamond, National Exec, Hertz Pres
Posts: 477
PLT UG Success
I'm 1/9 on transcons. Those are about the only ones I've requested.
Jun 7, 2013, 3:00 pm
#5
Join Date: Jun 1999
Location: NYC/LA
Programs: DL Plat, AA Plat Pro, Marriott Titanium, IHG Diamond Amb
Posts: 7,486
A little north of 60%, and I try to fly during off peak times if possible.
Jun 7, 2013, 5:00 pm
#6
Used to be 'g_leyser'
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Brandon Johnson International Airport (expect delays)
Programs: AA PlatPro, HH Gold, Bonvoy Gold, IHG Plat, Reno Air MEGA Platinum
Posts: 10,036
I am 100% on off-peak, and missed a few during peak times (e.g. ORD-LGA on a Thurs. afternoon).
I have also been successful getting my non-status companion upgraded most of the time. Also got her upgraded on two TATL flights from coach to biz, WITHOUT me as a companion.
No complaints here. And I even got a J to F opup on a TATL as gravy ^
WAY better than UA last year, that's for sure.
I have also been successful getting my non-status companion upgraded most of the time. Also got her upgraded on two TATL flights from coach to biz, WITHOUT me as a companion.
No complaints here. And I even got a J to F opup on a TATL as gravy ^
WAY better than UA last year, that's for sure.
Jun 7, 2013, 5:01 pm
#7
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Santo Domingo, Dom. Rep. / Washington, DC
Programs: AA PPro/DL PLT, PPass, Marriott / Hilton Gold, JetBlue Mosaic, Hertz Presidents Circle, Amex Plat
Posts: 4,630
100% (3/3) + 1 rare TATL OpUp. My only Upgrade eligible route is MIA-SDQ, which is getting more difficult to get upgraded.
Jun 7, 2013, 6:21 pm
#8
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: ORD
Posts: 986
100% for the year.
Last edited by Bttc; Apr 14, 2014 at 2:30 pm
Jun 7, 2013, 6:31 pm
#9
Join Date: Apr 2004
Programs: AA Plat/2MM, DL Silver, UA Silver (via Marr), Marr LTT, HH Gold (via cc), Hyatt Disc
Posts: 1,039
25%. 0% on BOS-ORD, which I do regularly, pulls the overall success rate down. Generally fly peak times, though, so I'm not overly surprised.
Jun 8, 2013, 1:37 pm
#10
Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: NYC
Programs: DL Platinum Medallion, AA Lifetime Gold, Hyatt Globalist, Marriott Gold, Amtrak Select
Posts: 303
PLT UG Success
I typically only request 25% of the time and usually flights where I feel my odds are better and it's worth the stickers (eg dinner flights home where I can enjoy the meal and drinks...etc), but I'm about 70% when requested at time of booking...of 35 legs so far this year have requested about 10 and hit on 7.
Jun 8, 2013, 2:54 pm
#11
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: TUS
Programs: AA EXP
Posts: 489
PLT UG Success
I'm 5 for 6 where I tried to upgrade with stickers. I'm not counting miles plus copay upgrades or gifted SWUs.
Jun 8, 2013, 3:24 pm
#12
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: LAX
Programs: AA Plat, WN A-List, Marriot Gold, Hyatt Plat
Posts: 376
I am averaging about 20% hub to hub week days...little over 70% on Central American flights any day of the week. And 0% on LAX-ORD.
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Jun 8, 2013, 4:55 pm
#13
Join Date: Oct 2010
Programs: AA PLAT
Posts: 30
I have gotten 4/5 that I have requested this year (missed out on ORD-SAN). I bought all tickets many months in advance though. I was typically 1 on the stand-by list for the ones I received.
Jun 8, 2013, 6:41 pm
#14
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: MIA/LAS
Programs: AA Platinum, Hilton Gold, Starwood PLT
Posts: 572
Generally very close to perfect but most my trips are MIA-TPA.
I have a flight on Monday (ie within 72 hours from now) that shows 3 available seats in first, and I requested the upgrade about a month ago. Why do y'all think I haven't cleared yet??
I have a flight on Monday (ie within 72 hours from now) that shows 3 available seats in first, and I requested the upgrade about a month ago. Why do y'all think I haven't cleared yet??
Jun 8, 2013, 7:19 pm
#15
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: San Jose, Costa Rica
Programs: AAdvantage Platinum
Posts: 1,894
100% so far. The only mainline route I've flown this year is SJO-DFW-SJO a few times.