When did SAN go from "tough" to "impossible" for upgrades...
May 17, 2010, 8:26 pm
#76
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There were a couple of ladies next to me on the Red Line bus yesterday that had come in on AA from LAX and were connecting to DFW and had a relatively tight connection that they were fretting about.
May 17, 2010, 8:41 pm
#77
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Join Date: Jul 2006
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Nearly every flight to JFK or ATL is MUCH cheaper from LAX than from SAN...
May 29, 2010, 8:43 am
#79
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May 29, 2010, 8:58 am
#80
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: SAN
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Posts: 1,399
As a SAN based PM, I'm 100% for upgrades to/from SAN. I don't fly a lot, but the last few weeks I've done several flights, mostly to ATL. I'm very pleased this year with my upgrade ratio. I can only recall one flight (ATL-PHL) that I was stuck in coach. On that flight I was #1 on the upgrade list.
On my return DCA-SAN flight next week I got upgraded 6 days out, via ATL.
On my return DCA-SAN flight next week I got upgraded 6 days out, via ATL.
May 29, 2010, 9:05 am
#81
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: SAN
Programs: Delta Silver; 0.75MM: AA; Alaska; Southwest
Posts: 1,156
So far this year (all on LUT fares)
ATL-SAN -> 3 of 5 for upgrades
SAN-ATL -> 0 for 5 for upgrades (and often sitting next to Golds and Plats complaining that they didn't get an upgrade!)
as of 7-15,
ATL-SAN -> 5 of 6
SAN-ATL -> 0 of 6 (am or pm, doesn't seem to matter!)
ATL-SAN -> 3 of 5 for upgrades
SAN-ATL -> 0 for 5 for upgrades (and often sitting next to Golds and Plats complaining that they didn't get an upgrade!)
as of 7-15,
ATL-SAN -> 5 of 6
SAN-ATL -> 0 of 6 (am or pm, doesn't seem to matter!)
Last edited by Geogirl1234; Jul 15, 2010 at 1:40 pm Reason: update
Jul 14, 2010, 10:02 pm
#83
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: SAN
Programs: DL gold, marriott silver
Posts: 102
SAN-ATL Upgrade
Gold Elite and will be traveling on Monday afternoon from SAN to ATL.... on a U fare on a 757....what are the odds of getting an upgrade? Also, traveling with a Diamond on the same itinerary...
I look forward to hearing your responses.
I look forward to hearing your responses.
Jul 14, 2010, 10:19 pm
#84
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: SAN (Originally from ORD)
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Jul 15, 2010, 12:28 am
#86
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Flying with a DM will not improve your chances. If you are on the same PNR (as opposed to having linked reservations), you will lower his/her chances of an UG.
Jul 15, 2010, 1:26 pm
#88
Join Date: Dec 2008
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Jul 15, 2010, 7:01 pm
#89
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FO
2 weeks ago as an FO I got upgraded 48 hours in advance for both legs - SAN-SLC-CVG... I was shocked when I got the email. Being an FO its always a pleasant surprise to get upgraded, let alone before the window!
Jul 15, 2010, 8:54 pm
#90
Join Date: May 2010
Location: SAN
Programs: DL Diamond 2MM, Emirates Silver
Posts: 34
Upgrade from San Diego
I read all these horrors stories but I live in SAN and my wife and I were Silver's last year and Gold this year. Between 7/09 and 7/10, we have flown 12 segments and we have been upgraded on 11 of the 12 segments. Are we just lucky? 