That depends completely on what days of the week you fly. It is common for Monday, Thursday, and Friday flights to be sold out in first with paid F and Y-up's, especially now that there are only two flights per day.

Just got a 3-day window UG on CLE - SJU for saturday morning ........prolly not an elite heavy flight ........ it seems the key to EUA is to only fly to/from places no one else wants to be :)

CLE could be difficult. I did not get a redeye EUA on a Friday last year. In fact the plane was 100% full. As for this year my wife and I have been very lucky. We are both Plat and have been upgraded LAX-EWR and EWR-LAX. I never been so fortunate. I am afraid our luck has run out as the next two LAX-EWR-LAX does not look so good.

LAX is hard to get upgrade. My DO flight is 4 booked in F with 12 seats open, but CO won't upgrade me 5 days out.
All my CO upgrades from LAX are either same day or battleground.
ONT or SNA has better chance to get upgrade.

Which is easier to get the upgrade to IAH or EWR...ONT or SNA? Sounds like LAX is the most difficult.

I've been upgraded most of the time from SNA as a NW PE, but have now just switched to CO. My first test out of SNA as a CO PE will be 18-Feb. I could fly out of ONT just as easy.

The Y/B-UP prioritization made it to the list of questions/issues to discuss at the DO. I've got some ideas on this that we can all talk about down there.

No chance for Companion Upgrade
 

I'm flying down 2/5 on 657 PHL - IAH at 12:05. Today at 11:00 AM, F was booked 10 out of 16 and I had been EUA'd 2 days ago. Today at 1:00 PM, F was completely full with 3 on the SB list. I thought they usually held at least a couple seats for revenue/companion upgrades/battlefield. Seems like they've given away every F seat during OLCI so now Ms. GadFly and I will be separated (unless there's a no-show and I can get her first on the list when we get to PHL.

My expereince is SNA. I have received upgrade on SNA- EWR, which is almost impossible for LAX -EWR.
ONT -IAH is easier on the red eyes and morning flights, but the 11:35 AM one is tough. Lots of regular.

It's only been about the last three years, approximately, that LAX-IAH EUAs have been hard to come by. Previously, EUAs were going at the usual rate for Plat which would be about 70% overall. Of course, depending on flight times, etc. YMMV.

Allow me to show you my upgrade position:

Customers Upgraded into First Class:
1.BES, S. 2A
2.BOU, T. 4A
3.CAW, J. 4E
4.CLA, C. 3F
5.FUL, W. 3E
6.GOE, T. 3B
7.HAN, L. 2F
8.LAR, A. 4B
9.WOL, J. 1F

Upgrade Standby List*:
1. LOU, T.
2. STA, T.
3. RAC, T.
4. CAR, J.
5. FAZ, B.
6. NAZ, J.
7. BLISSWORLD
8. MAR, J.
9. PAS, W.
10. EVA, T.
11. GAR, S.
12. MAU, D.
13. MAU, O.


Are you kidding me? :rolleyes: I'm not exactly on a L fare. I'm on a W fare and still, Platinum #16???? You have got to be kidding me.

Last week I was #23. If this continues, buh bye CO. At least with UA, though limited, I have confirmable instruments to confirm myself in F.

This is par for the course with CO - weren't you warned about it when you decided to switch?

I was, but was also told that the upgrade rate would be about 70%. Obviously, I don't plan on getting EUA'd on every flight. But, from the look of it, the rate will be close to 0%. And if that really is the case, then why bother? Right?

I realize I'm just ranting right now. Obviously, I'll ride it out and see what happens since I've already got Platinum for 2010 in the bag. But if I really am not going to be sitting up front much, then I don't have a choice but to find another carrier.

Very strange.

I got a EUA 2 days before my flight from LAX - IAH.

Then on the morning of the flight they downsized the aircraft from a 757-300 to a 737.

I got a call from Continental asking me if I wanted to change to a later flight and receive $250 credit voucher a first class seat.

When I looked at the seat map a few hours before the flight I showed seat 4D.

When I checked into the ticket counter I still showed first class.

When I went to board the flight at the gate the agent said oops I've been re-assigned to coach - seat 10D.

I didn't want to hold up the line so I went to the counter - after about 10 minutes I got re-assigned to row 8 and given a $200 credit.

A 70% upgrade rate for a West Coast flyer seems strikingly wrong. I wouldn't be surprised if there are some West Coast CO Plats who average 10% or lower. CO is a good airline if you are buying full-Y or F but it is not the right airline for anyone looking for regular upgrades.

Well, we will see what happens for the rest of the year.