Vegas Based AA Flyers What is Your Upgrade Percentage
Oct 23, 2022, 3:59 pm
#1
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Vegas Based AA Flyers What is Your Upgrade Percentage
Hi Vegas locals, recently hit Plat Pro, soon to be EXP. Curious what is your upgrade percentage flying out of LAS? I have been primarily flying Alaska and I am almost 100 percent on upgrades as a 100K
Oct 23, 2022, 5:33 pm
#3
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Other than that, what has your experience been? I think all the LAS - JFK routes are now code shared with JetBlue
Oct 23, 2022, 5:40 pm
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Route, season, direction, day of week, time of day all matter but I know that even pre-COVID/pre-aggressive FCM, certain flights between DFW<>LAS would sell out the F cabin months in advance.
DFW<>LAS is a market that punches above its weight for paid first class demand.
DFW<>LAS is a market that punches above its weight for paid first class demand.
Oct 23, 2022, 5:43 pm
#5
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Yes, I figured anytime going through Dallas is pretty much a no go. I try and route myself trough Phoenix for the trips I take on AA. As I have posted previously, I will fly mainly Alaska , but credit to AA as an EXP with AA I clear after the AS 75K. Best I can achieve on AS is MVP Gold, so being an AA EXP, I will get a better chance than as an AS MVP GOLD. I can hit AA EXP with credit card spend from work and side business. I only started chasing status on 8/24 and need only 34K more points for EXP. I will have it by then end of November bill cycle.
Oct 23, 2022, 5:52 pm
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Yes, I figured anytime going through Dallas is pretty much a no go. I try and route myself trough Phoenix for the trips I take on AA. As I have posted previously, I will fly mainly Alaska , but credit to AA as an EXP with AA I clear after the AS 75K. Best I can achieve on AS is MVP Gold, so being an AA EXP, I will get a better chance than as an AS MVP GOLD. I can hit AA EXP with credit card spend from work and side business. I only started chasing status on 8/24 and need only 34K more points for EXP. I will have it by then end of November bill cycle.
Like you, I'd wager on LAS-PHX being relatively elite/business travel/paid F lighter than other hubs.
Oct 23, 2022, 6:08 pm
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I also leave on Tue and come home thur, so beat the M and F crowd
Oct 23, 2022, 6:11 pm
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I'm making a sweeping generalization across a lot of markets here but Thursday is a generally heavier business travel day than Friday.
And going to LAS on a Thursday runs the risk of higher than average amounts of paid F leisure demand. People who want to start their gambling weekend early!
And going to LAS on a Thursday runs the risk of higher than average amounts of paid F leisure demand. People who want to start their gambling weekend early!
Oct 23, 2022, 8:00 pm
#9
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Haven't flown much elsewhere from LAS. From NYC, my percentage is quite good, but hard to extrapolate from that to LAS.
Oct 23, 2022, 8:52 pm
#10
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As a Plat Pro that flies on Saturday, Tues, and Weds primarily, I have almost 100% upgrades on LAS-LAX and LAS-PHX. I have not been upgraded on LAS-DFW in the last couple of years and I try to avoid it now if possible. One time I was the first loser on the upgrade list, but usually I'm not even close to getting it on a flight to/from DFW. I am 1 for 1 on ORD-LAS. (That was winter of 2021 when traffic was down)
Oct 23, 2022, 10:49 pm
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As a low spend and high spend EXP and CK in the past, LAS has been my worst upgrade rate out of all destinations across it all.
People spend on their Vegas trips and it's frequently sold out well in advance. This includes trips on off peak times, as I had a client based there.
People spend on their Vegas trips and it's frequently sold out well in advance. This includes trips on off peak times, as I had a client based there.
Oct 24, 2022, 6:26 am
#12
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As a low spend and high spend EXP and CK in the past, LAS has been my worst upgrade rate out of all destinations across it all.
People spend on their Vegas trips and it's frequently sold out well in advance. This includes trips on off peak times, as I had a client based there.
People spend on their Vegas trips and it's frequently sold out well in advance. This includes trips on off peak times, as I had a client based there.
Oct 24, 2022, 3:12 pm
#13
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I can imagine, people cannot wait to make their donations to our state coffers , so I can see the paid F certainly being an issue. However, the last few flights I booked on AA for travel in November, paid F was crazy expensive. If they want to pay 900 for LAS to PHX, they can have it.
Oct 24, 2022, 3:23 pm
#14
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Recent flight LAX-LAS-LAX cleared both ways at the 48 hours window for Platinum with a companion. Outbound Saturday after noon and return on a Wednesday evening.
Oct 24, 2022, 5:06 pm
#15
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Always surprised AA only offers 1 flight a day from JFK-LAS and no JFK-SAN or JFK-SLC nonstop flights on AA metal. For AA being the world's largest airline and having a terminal at JFK, I would have expected AA to serve these city pairs.