Big GM meeting / Ford meeting / Stellantis meeting?

It happens every once in a while. enviroian I was on your flight I believe. #7 on the list. DFW gets 40+ lists once or twice a week I'd say, CLT about the same. MIA and PHX rarely

Long lists are common in PHX now but I assume that that's due to every elite being on the list now that they did away with 500 mile upgrades. It's doesn't really matter (whether there are 10 or 30 or 50 people below me on the list is irrelevant). The rare part is there being that many people ahead of you as an EXP.

FWIW, since they are the 2 airports you mentioned, my perfect upgrade record on PHX-MIA was just broken a few hours ago. But I was #2 (out of 30-40).

Past few months. I'd say 250-300k ish rolling

8/11 EYW-CLT a319 #1/14 for 0 seats
CLT-MSP 738 #5/27 for 1 seat
8/13 MSP-MIA 738 cleared at window
MIA-EYW e175 cleared at window
8/18 EYW-MIA e175 #1/8 for 0 seats
MIA-ATL a321 #1/23 for 10 seats cleared at gate
8/20 ATL-CLT a319 #2/18 for 0 seats
CLT-EYW e175 cleared at window
8/22 EYW-PHL a319 cleared 12 hours prior
PHL-DTW crj9 cleared at window
8/24 DTW-CLT 738 cleared 12 hours prior
CLT-EYW a319 #2/17 on list for 1 seat. #1 declined so upgraded at gate
8/25 EYW-MIA e175 cleared at window
MIA-DFW a321neo #4/28 for 0 seats
8/28 DFW-MIA 772 cleared 12 hrs prior
MIA-EYW e175 1/13 for 0 seats
9/4 EYW-MIA e175 cleared 12hr prior
MIA-DTW 738 cleared at window
9/16 DTW-CLT 738 cleared at 36hr
CLT-EYW e175 cleared at 40hr
9/18 EYW-MIA e175 cleared at window
MIA-CLT 738 cleared at window
CLT-DTW 738 cleared 24hr out
10/6 DTW-PHX a321 bxp cleared when applied 72hr prior
10/8 PHX-DFW a321 cleared 24hr prior
DFW-DTW a321 #2/30 for 1 seat
10/14 ORD-MIA #2/34 for 0 seats
10/16 EYW-CLT a319 #1/22 for 1 seat cleared at gate
CLT-DTW a321 cleared 6hr prior
10/20 DTW-DCA crj7 cleared 8hr prior
10/22 DCA-PHL e175 #1/7 for 2 seats cleared at gate
PHL-DTW a319 cleared 12hr prior
11/5 DTW-CLT 738 #7/41 for 0 seats
CLT-EYW a319 #2/10 for 0 seats
11/6 EYW-CLT a319 #1/24 for 1 seat cleared at gate
CLT-DTW 738 #1/31 for 1 seat cleared at gate

I was in 17E. I was amazed at all the Wolverine fans coming in to watch a game. I've never seen a plane full of green and white unfortunately. lol

I am talking specifically out of DTW

I was not on this flight, but I saw this absolute behemoth of a list on the 8:30am on Monday, 11/6, from DFW-PHX on a 787-9.
https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...30da88caff.png

If you are Adam McMahon you should really just fly Spirit.

Pretty much getting for me (EXP around 250K LP 12 month rolling) that if I don't either buy F or pay for the upgrade at best I end up number one on the list and have to hope for a no show or it just doesn't happen. Last week BOS/JFK E175 number one, no dice.

#12/44 for 1 seat PHX - PHL today (11/8). Needless to say, no upgrade. I DID get an upgrade today going back on Friday using my last expiring SWU - in time to select a meal. :)

DFW-DEN T-100, which is the opposite experience of my outbound trip at T-27. At least this caps off an international trip.

What would be my chances as EXP (low rolling LP; maybe 120k) flying HNL-PHX redeye on a 788 Fri night - Sat morning in early-mid December?

If I don't get the lie-flat can I request PE as EXP or is that only for international flights? I've actually never flown an AA widebody domestically (PHX does not have that many)

EDIT: I figure that I have a lot going for me, even if it's usually a tough upgrade. The time between Thanksgiving and Christmas is kind of a dead time for leisure travel, plus who comes back from Hawaii on a Friday night?

IAH to PHX, just upgraded at the window for my Saturday afternoon flight as a Platinum. I'm doing well on upgrades this year.

Flew PHL-LAS on 10/29 and LAS-PHX-PHL on 11/8. Both award tix. Low LP EXP.

Westbound, around #12 on the list.
Eastbound, around #6 on the LAS-PHX leg, but was upgraded at T-100 for PHX-PHL. Afternoon departures both ways (no red-eyes).