IAH – NRT Upgrade Availability Question
 

So I have to head to NRT at the end of July. BF is wide open on most flights I need, but I just called and there is no upgrade availability.

Does anyone know how CO has made upgrades available in the past on these flights?

I know I can waitlist, but I don’t like the gamble, when I could have another route on another airline for an upgrade.
Any past history on NRT upgrades would be great.

I fly this route frequently and am Plat, like you.

Typically the upgrades clear 2-4 days prior to departure. Saturday departures from US typically clear the last. Mid-weeks usually clear 4+ days in advance.

I flew IAH-NRT 5-13-10 and was bumped up to B because Y was oversold.

Both times I have flown this as a gold I was upgraded a few 3-4 days before the flight. My outbound flight might have been only 2 days as it was a Sunday flight, but have had relatively good success on this route using miles + copay.

So basically I should not expect an upgrade until less than a week out.
Now the debate is taking the gamble or be guaranteed on ANA from SFO.

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If you can confirm on NH in advance I'd probably go that route. Confirmed is better than standby and the couple extra hours with the connection probably won't suck too badly.

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