Upgrade Chances: The Definitive Thread
Jan 16, 2012, 7:40 pm
#1668
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On a Sat probably pretty good, even though that gets weekend travelers to Vegas.
Pretty much most LAS routes are fairly good for upgrades unless you're traveling when there is a convention in town.
Pretty much most LAS routes are fairly good for upgrades unless you're traveling when there is a convention in town.
Jan 16, 2012, 7:42 pm
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Jan 17, 2012, 12:05 pm
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JFK-ATL on the 6:50 PM 767-300 flight (DL 73) on Sunday March 18th. Any chance at the upgrade to the BE cabin for a FO on a T Fare?
Jan 17, 2012, 2:06 pm
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Most likely. I never missed an upgrade as a Gold and there was plenty of availability left. They almost always sold upgrades at the gate! Good luck and enjoy it, it's a nice ride, with a semi decent dinner and pretty good seats for such a short flight (it's the the TATL BE, although not the refurbished one)
Jan 24, 2012, 9:24 pm
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Looking good so far for my SFO-JFK upgrade on the 6:30am flight (DL1210). It's t-minus 10 hours and I"m 5 of 8 on the upgrade list with 9 seats available. Overall a very empty flight with 89 coach and 9 BE seats left. I'm relatively new to frequent travel, and this is my first year as an elite. Very excited to (hopefully) get an UG to the bizelite product on such an early flight. Being so early, though, I wonder if there will be much of a meal? Will it be breakfast and snack? Or breakfast and lunch?
By the way, I am gold if people are looking at data points.
By the way, I am gold if people are looking at data points.
Jan 24, 2012, 9:38 pm
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Looking good so far for my SFO-JFK upgrade on the 6:30am flight (DL1210). It's t-minus 10 hours and I"m 5 of 8 on the upgrade list with 9 seats available. Overall a very empty flight with 89 coach and 9 BE seats left. I'm relatively new to frequent travel, and this is my first year as an elite. Very excited to (hopefully) get an UG to the bizelite product on such an early flight. Being so early, though, I wonder if there will be much of a meal? Will it be breakfast and snack? Or breakfast and lunch?
By the way, I am gold if people are looking at data points.
By the way, I am gold if people are looking at data points.
As more people check in, you might go from 5 of 8, to 9 of 20.
However, with mid week, you stand the best odds you can get.
Jan 24, 2012, 10:31 pm
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You think so, with 89 coach seats available and 9 BE? If the flight were more full, I wouldn't be as optimistic. But with such a small pool of people, it would have to be an extremely medallion heavy flight for it to move drastically.
Jan 24, 2012, 10:39 pm
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Agree. Last minute paid sales, higher elites SDC'ing for the upgrade, higher elite's not checked in yet, etc. There is no real picture of your chances right now, you'll get a much better(and likely different) picture under T-3.
Jan 24, 2012, 10:48 pm
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LAX-BOS
Currently scheduled to go LAX-JFK-BOS on Thursday morning. I'm waitlisted with a SWU currently for LAX-JFK; upgraded to G on JFK-BOS. I've already flown SFO-JFK in J once, so I have the experience. What are people's thoughts on SDCing to the 77L or A330 going to ATL? Would it be worth trying to get flatbeds, and would I stand a reasonable shot at the upgrades?
Jan 24, 2012, 10:57 pm
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I'd say you have a reasonable chance, but this flight is a hard one to predict because of what it is.
Sleep it off, check in the morning. A few hours before departure, if you are still at 70% or better on the list, you should be ok, but you never know. Otherwise it's a crap shoot that'll depend on later arrivals, check ins, same day confirms, and irregular operations.
Jan 24, 2012, 10:58 pm
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Currently scheduled to go LAX-JFK-BOS on Thursday morning. I'm waitlisted with a SWU currently for LAX-JFK; upgraded to G on JFK-BOS. I've already flown SFO-JFK in J once, so I have the experience. What are people's thoughts on SDCing to the 77L or A330 going to ATL? Would it be worth trying to get flatbeds, and would I stand a reasonable shot at the upgrades?
To add, your chances would be higher as there are many more BE seats on the two aircraft you list than the 757 on the LAX/JFK route. Also I don't believe the a330 has flatbeds?
Jan 24, 2012, 11:21 pm
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You should be #1 on any upgrade list with the SWU attached. Doubt there will be anyone else on the same flights trying to use one.
To add, your chances would be higher as there are many more BE seats on the two aircraft you list than the 757 on the LAX/JFK route. Also I don't believe the a330 has flatbeds?
To add, your chances would be higher as there are many more BE seats on the two aircraft you list than the 757 on the LAX/JFK route. Also I don't believe the a330 has flatbeds?
Jan 25, 2012, 7:06 am
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Looking good so far for my SFO-JFK upgrade on the 6:30am flight (DL1210). It's t-minus 10 hours and I"m 5 of 8 on the upgrade list with 9 seats available. Overall a very empty flight with 89 coach and 9 BE seats left. I'm relatively new to frequent travel, and this is my first year as an elite. Very excited to (hopefully) get an UG to the bizelite product on such an early flight. Being so early, though, I wonder if there will be much of a meal? Will it be breakfast and snack? Or breakfast and lunch?
By the way, I am gold if people are looking at data points.
By the way, I am gold if people are looking at data points.