Upgrade Chances?
Oct 10, 2001 | 11:23 am
#1
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Join Date: May 2001
Location: Valley of the Sun, AZ, USA
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Upgrade Chances?
I've decided to switch to Continental for my PHX/EWR weekely commutes so I can actually get a meal on the plane. My question is - what are my U/G odds? I am a NW Gold and and HP Platinum. I beleive I can get CO gold upgrade privalages using my NW number, but can I use my HP status to stand-by if I don't clear in advance?
Do golds ever get the U/G on this route (it's not very common for HP golds to get it on the HP flights)?
Do golds ever get the U/G on this route (it's not very common for HP golds to get it on the HP flights)?
Oct 10, 2001 | 12:27 pm
#2
Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: Mississauga, ON
Posts: 89
It probably depends on the flight. My wife and I flew EWR-PHX on an 8:20 PM Friday evening flight and PHX-EWR on a 10:00 PM Sunday flight, and we both had upgrades to F on both segments. I'm a CO Silver Elite and she used space-available upgrade coupons to get her seats.
I suspect that it's not as easy on daytime flights, but there still may be a chance...
I suspect that it's not as easy on daytime flights, but there still may be a chance...
Oct 10, 2001 | 5:19 pm
#3
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Fort Lee, NJ, USA
Posts: 36
I concur with Hashman. I've flown the PHX/EWR route many times early this year and it was difficult to get upgraded (I'm a CO Gold). The red eye flight was usually booked solid with FC. Not sure how the flights are these days, post WTC. Good luck.
Oct 10, 2001 | 6:24 pm
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Location: Washington,DC,US
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"> The red eye flight was usually booked solid with FC. Not sure how the flights are these days, post WTC. Good luck.[/B]</font>
I was booked on the redeye back with my honey, but they canned the flight.
Oct 10, 2001 | 8:08 pm
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Since the thread is about upgrade chances, I guess I should ask my pregunta here:
Does anyone have any experience/info. re: historical upgrade availability ATL-EWR for CO 1154 11/21 (Wed. b4 Turkey Day), with a return on CO 1157 11/25 (Sunday after)? I'm a CO Plat., and bought my $251 ticket (I STILL can't believe that I shelled out that much for this trip) on the 5th...
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Does anyone have any experience/info. re: historical upgrade availability ATL-EWR for CO 1154 11/21 (Wed. b4 Turkey Day), with a return on CO 1157 11/25 (Sunday after)? I'm a CO Plat., and bought my $251 ticket (I STILL can't believe that I shelled out that much for this trip
) on the 5th...[This message has been edited by avek00 (edited 10-10-2001).]
Oct 11, 2001 | 7:18 am
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I was thinking of the Sunday 12:30 flt to EWR and the Thurs. 17:20 flt home. That's close to the schedule I run on HP. I noticed ITN has A D & F zerod out, but you can buy a seat from thier website, so I dunno. Any one with experience on these flts?