Mumbai and Delhi Upgrade Success Rates?
Feb 23, 2012, 6:16 pm
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Mumbai and Delhi Upgrade Success Rates?
Title says most of it, sorry if it's been answered but I searched 15 min and couldn't find anything.
Trip is still three months off, and I'll be a "Premier 1K" on a B fare...wondering my chances in advance with a SWU...excuse me "GPU" or miles. Of course seat maps are empty for now.
Fare is same....and I'll be flying right out either way...so would prefer EWR-BOM since it's more miles, but if one is usually easier to upgrade I'll take that!
Trip is still three months off, and I'll be a "Premier 1K" on a B fare...wondering my chances in advance with a SWU...excuse me "GPU" or miles. Of course seat maps are empty for now.
Fare is same....and I'll be flying right out either way...so would prefer EWR-BOM since it's more miles, but if one is usually easier to upgrade I'll take that!
Feb 23, 2012, 8:59 pm
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Well, it doesn't really answer the question directly, but you probably could have at least asked it in this thread from, um, yesterday. 
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/conti...t-swu-use.html
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/conti...t-swu-use.html
Feb 23, 2012, 9:00 pm
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Wow - meOW! I admit I totally missed that in the search function!
Doesn't really address if people on B fares are clearing, however.
Doesn't really address if people on B fares are clearing, however.
Feb 24, 2012, 5:04 am
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Not cleared yet.
I must say that I have flown EWR-BOM/DEL a few times ..and always cleared the upgrade request (only once on a B-fare). Never missed it.
However, I cleared sometime in the week prior to departure.
Feb 24, 2012, 10:45 am
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Yeah - mine is a Friday flight, and both of tonight's flights are completely full up front - not an encouraging sign. I'm hoping this is because they already cleared some folks in advance....BOM is nearly 1,000 extra EQM on a B fare, so will likely go that route since price is same.
Feb 25, 2012, 12:58 am
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I fly DEL-EWR once a month. I try to get W fare. My success rate for 2011 is 9/9. I must warn they always cleared at the gate for me.
I was told by CO mgmt guy in DEL that these two IND flights generates the highest last minute/walk up purchases of C. Hence CO does not clear upgrades in advance. Walk up fare OW is $5k+.
I was told by CO mgmt guy in DEL that these two IND flights generates the highest last minute/walk up purchases of C. Hence CO does not clear upgrades in advance. Walk up fare OW is $5k+.