First, I'd like to apologize to the OP, as I think it was my question as to what he decided to do after he didn't take the flight that started this flood of negative replies! I'm surprised that anyone could pass judgement on the OP without fully knowing the circumstances as to how important the trip was! Secondly, we've had MANY MANY MANY posts with a HUGE sense of entitlement to upgrades WAYYYY more than this one. The one that comes to mind reads something like - No upgrade 5 days out - This is getting ridiculous! - - If you re-read the OP, I don't feel even an iota of arrogance or entitlement. He simply said - I didn't get the upgrade - I didn't take the trip. No more - no less. Why is everyone so quick to jump all over people?!

Actually, the OP said he didn't take the trip because he couldn't get a confirmed upgrade in advance. even up to the morning of the departure. He was told that upgrades would be released at the gate, although it wasn't clear where he would have placed on the upgrade waiting list.

I've managed to get upgraded every time I've taken this route, but seldom in advance of the battlefield. To me, it's worth the gamble.

Yes! But the TONE of the post has absolutely no arrogance in it like MANY DO have on here! So many posts, almost daily, people squawk that they feel slighted that they didn't get upgraded! He simply said - I didn't get it, so I didn't go. And he got blasted!

Agreed.

please tell me this wasn't on the sat 2/13 flight... i would just kick myself (or have a gin & tonic :cool: )

SFO-JFK upgrade experience: how many days out typically do you get upgraded as PM?
 

My flight is in 3 days and still no upgrade with half seats in FC empty. Maybe someone with lots of SFO-JFK flights can enlighten me when they typically get upgrades as PM?

Thanks in advance

Monday morning JFK-SFO should be very elite heavy. There is another thread here somewhere where a bunch of folks said it was pretty easy but I bet Monday is tough.

Someone correct me if I'm wrong but aren't these all battlefield upgrades and not released for "window" upgrades?

Unfortunately the answer is you don't. All accounts are no upgrades until day of at the gate. Delta is trying to sell the 16 seats since the service is near BusinessElite and I can't say I don't blame them.

Only at the gate.

I flew JFK-SFO on Tuesday and JFK-SFO Thursday and both flights had ~15 BE seats open until day of departure. Both flights had standby upgrades for sale and went out with multiple seats empty in BE (amazing service BTW)

As has been mentioned, NO advance upgrade inventory is being opened up on the transcon BE routes, which is a little ridiculous IMO. I don't understand why Delta revenue management would encourage Plats to buy sub $300 T fares, instead of K for PMUs.

+1; be prepared for the gate battle on this route and LAX-JFK.

With the enhanced service on these routes, I actually don't have an issue with this.

What I DO have an issue with, is the lack of saver J and G inventory on this route. SOmeone willing to upgrade with miles should be able to do so!

WB its actually Z inventory now to upgrade with miles/PMUs as the flights have gone to official Business.

From what I've seen, G/Z inventory on a particular route is always lower than V/X on the same route.

I've always thought that one thing that would make PMUs/SWUs more useful would be if there were actually *more* seats dedicated to G/Z than V/X. That would allow you a certain number of opportunities to jump to the front of the line for an upgrade, and to use a PMU where the V/X upgrades are currently not offered.