Final Upgrade Tally and other SkyMiles Benefits
Dec 10, 2009, 6:16 am
#1
Original Poster
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Boston, MA,
Programs: AA Gold 1MM, Delta PM, *wood Ambassador Plat, Marriott Self-Imposed Exile
Posts: 679
Final Upgrade Tally and other SkyMiles Benefits
So as the year winds down... i'm very happy to say that with only six flights left, i will have missed only 1 upgrade out of 82 flights. (and there were about 5 flights with no Biz)
Now some of those flights were international (approximately 1/3)... and for the domestic... i would say less than 5% were Y fare.
And the only flight i did not get upgraded on was the BOS:LGA Monday 6:30 AM Shuttle, which i didn't bother checking in online...
Lots of my domestics were BOS:CVG; BOS:NYC; BOS:LAS and BOS:MSP:COS... and with some connections to Europe and LA via ATL; so there were a bunch of BOS:ATL.
I've successfully cashed in all 10 of my eVIPs and have booked free Biz tickets to Europe and Caribbean...
The Delta VIP desk has been fantastic for every call, except one... and the Sky Club team has been lovely.
All in all, for all of our gripes with SkyMiles... i can't complain too much
Now some of those flights were international (approximately 1/3)... and for the domestic... i would say less than 5% were Y fare.
And the only flight i did not get upgraded on was the BOS:LGA Monday 6:30 AM Shuttle, which i didn't bother checking in online...
Lots of my domestics were BOS:CVG; BOS:NYC; BOS:LAS and BOS:MSP:COS... and with some connections to Europe and LA via ATL; so there were a bunch of BOS:ATL.
I've successfully cashed in all 10 of my eVIPs and have booked free Biz tickets to Europe and Caribbean...
The Delta VIP desk has been fantastic for every call, except one... and the Sky Club team has been lovely.
All in all, for all of our gripes with SkyMiles... i can't complain too much
Dec 10, 2009, 9:03 am
#2
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Georgia
Programs: DL DM/2MM
Posts: 1,038
Lucky bum; I flew in Y as recently as yesterday's ATL-ORD and more than half my other flights over the last months. (PM, discount fare class, 5th on upgrade list) Can't wait for the new DM to open up. It's become obvious that people have vastly different upgrade experiences based on fare classes and flying patterns.
Dec 11, 2009, 10:42 pm
#4
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: DCA
Programs: DL Diamond, HH Diamond, Avis First
Posts: 553
Dec 13, 2009, 3:51 pm
#5
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Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Boston, MA,
Programs: AA Gold 1MM, Delta PM, *wood Ambassador Plat, Marriott Self-Imposed Exile
Posts: 679
i can't prove this... but i don't think EP has had anything to do with this... PMUs are the same TOCs for everyone... and regarding the upgrades, i haven't always been #1 on the list... and if there are as few EPs as everyone says there are... the odds that two of us are on one flight are unlikely...