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Originally Posted by chicagoflyer1976
(Post 29817911)
depending on when you go, this can be really tough to clear. I booked a trip last summer for this past February, and first through Dallas (to/from both Honolulu and Maui) were practically sold out 6 months in advance.
Originally Posted by Antarius
(Post 29817955)
Avoid PHX to Hawaii. Not worth the upgrade. It's the worst flight in the network IMO.
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Originally Posted by miadukes
(Post 29818096)
in first or in general? I flew this route two years ago, PHX-KOA (kona?) in economy and it wasn't bad. MCE seats though. but no food which I though was absurd.
In summary, not worth the upgrade. The delta between F and Y on these 752s is not worth the price paid. At all. |
Originally Posted by Antarius
(Post 29818321)
It is basically an old LUS bird with no power, no IFE. In F, I felt it was a total ripoff, especially given LAX has the nice LAA 321s and DFW has the 772s (which are by far the best).
In summary, not worth the upgrade. The delta between F and Y on these 752s is not worth the price paid. At all. |
Originally Posted by miadukes
(Post 29818420)
Ok thanks for the info, I will keep that in mind when selecting itineraries as well. What plane is that from PHX? Granted I must be in the minority or maybe cuz it was my first eve flight up front but from LIM-MIA was the 767 and i thought that was just fine LOL (but again from what I read I am in the minority and in all fairness I haven't experienced any other First class product)
DFW has the 777 with lay flat seats. I highly recommend this route. |
Booked DFW-HKG departing mid-August on a Saturday, my first time on this route. I immediately requested a Y -> J Miles + copay upgrade. I’ve heard about how difficult it is to be upgraded on this flight, and know from experience that Saturday is a bad day for J upgrades on TPACs. OTOH, most of my NRT/HND upgrade requests this year have cleared between 3-6 weeks prior to departure. What are my ballpark chances of this leg clearing either several weeks out or at the gate? I am an EXP, but barely made the EQD cutoff. |
Originally Posted by mcrw00
(Post 29819258)
Booked DFW-HKG departing mid-August on a Saturday, my first time on this route. I immediately requested a Y -> J Miles + copay upgrade. I’ve heard about how difficult it is to be upgraded on this flight, and know from experience that Saturday is a bad day for J upgrades on TPACs. OTOH, most of my NRT/HND upgrade requests this year have cleared between 3-6 weeks prior to departure. What are my ballpark chances of this leg clearing either several weeks out or at the gate? I am an EXP, but barely made the EQD cutoff. I flew last Tuesday on a paid J LAX to HKG- went out with three empty J seats. I suspect LAX-HKG may be a bit easier upgrade than DFW-HKG. |
Originally Posted by GunsOfNavarone
(Post 29819305)
Out of DFW the upgrade is tough, and I have found being #1 on the upgrade list one our prior to departure means nothing
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Originally Posted by mcrw00
(Post 29819433)
In these two cases how many days/weeks were you on the waitlist prior to DoD? |
Originally Posted by Antarius
(Post 29819482)
Why does it matter? Time of request doesnt affect your position. Unless you mean they release advance C inventory - which I have not seen/heard of on this route
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Upgrade Success from MCI, DCA, and MIA
Do any Platinums or Platinum Pros have any experience with how frequently they get upgraded on these routes:
DCA-MIA DCA-ORD DCA-DFW IAD-DFW MIA-TGU MIA-STI MCI-DCA MCI-CLT MCI-MIA |
Don’t hold your breath. As a plat flying in/out of dca and iad regularly, i have not been upgraded on any of the routes you list this year, though I always request the upgrade. Last year as EXP, I flew dca to/from dfw a number of tImes, and never received an upgrade; on one trip back from dfw, I was number 17 on the upgrade list. |
Agree and disagree with last poster. I've upgraded three out of four in the last 12 months and have upgraded MCI last time I did it.
However, prime time ORD flights are tough. I upgraded ORD three weeks ago as a Plat - a noon flight. I missed upgrading ORD-DCA on the return on a prime time dinner flight - was #1 on the list. I do ten to upgrade MIA - in the early morning and late evening flights. This is an elite heavy route as its hub-hub and you get a lot of cruisers who pay for F. Prime time upgrades for plats are tough. DFW is hit and miss. Ive had success and I;ve been way back on the list. |
Thank you for the feedback!!! :-)
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Originally Posted by mcrw00
(Post 29819433)
In these two cases how many days/weeks were you on the waitlist prior to DoD? |
I’ve applied to use a couple of my 500 mile upgrades on my CLT-DFW tomorrow, and I’m on the list with 1 seat left in F. I don’t fancy my chances as gold with $7K EQD over the last 12 months. Same goes for the return on Tuesday. Got to try though, haven’t you? |
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