Longest upgrade list you've experienced?
Sep 24, 2012, 9:31 am
#287
Join Date: Jul 2007
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it was on a 757, SNA to ATL...
Sep 24, 2012, 12:36 pm
#290
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Location: MSP
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Jan 11, 2013, 12:44 am
#294
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Jan 11, 2013, 3:53 am
#295
Join Date: Nov 2012
Programs: Delta Gold
Posts: 182
Wow, the A320 scheduled for this has 114 seats in Y. 95% of the people FO or better? I guess they can eliminate the general boarding lane as those same 108 would be zone 1 or better.
Jan 11, 2013, 7:00 am
#297
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: MSN
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FCM was $45 on this flight. There were a few folks that seemed baffled that they weren't getting an upgrade as a platinum. But as MSN has a ton of diamonds, they never stood a chance.
Jun 3, 2013, 3:50 pm
#300
Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: San Diego, CA
Programs: SPG-Gold
Posts: 371
The tale of 2 flights
I wanted to share and see if this a common experience.
Just started a trip SAN to BOS vis ATL and as usual I selected the 10:50 pm red-eye to Atlanta 06/02 and the 8:46am flight to Boston on 06/03.
Well I checked in and didnt think sbout it till mid-morning Sun and noticed I was at number 4 of 10 on the upgrade list for the first segment and 25out of 35 for the second. So clearly I would not get one of the 5 seats for Atlanta to Boston flight, but I was in the running for 1 of the 6 on the San Diego to Atlanta leg.
Even my son who has no status other than from my purchase of the ticket, was nubmer 8. What no SkyMiles members in SD... Fast forward to the morning flight to Boston.
3 seats avail in FC and when we landed the list was 77 on the upgrade list and by the time we were going to pre-board it was up to 96.
I mean where is the logic in that 96 out of 138 were SM memebers looking for upgrades. And when they called for the SkyPriority to board it was most of the passengers. SO much for Zone 1 and everyone else.
Yes I got the upgrade to FC on the first leg and was happy in EC on the second.
Just started a trip SAN to BOS vis ATL and as usual I selected the 10:50 pm red-eye to Atlanta 06/02 and the 8:46am flight to Boston on 06/03.
Well I checked in and didnt think sbout it till mid-morning Sun and noticed I was at number 4 of 10 on the upgrade list for the first segment and 25out of 35 for the second. So clearly I would not get one of the 5 seats for Atlanta to Boston flight, but I was in the running for 1 of the 6 on the San Diego to Atlanta leg.
Even my son who has no status other than from my purchase of the ticket, was nubmer 8. What no SkyMiles members in SD... Fast forward to the morning flight to Boston.
3 seats avail in FC and when we landed the list was 77 on the upgrade list and by the time we were going to pre-board it was up to 96.
I mean where is the logic in that 96 out of 138 were SM memebers looking for upgrades. And when they called for the SkyPriority to board it was most of the passengers. SO much for Zone 1 and everyone else.
Yes I got the upgrade to FC on the first leg and was happy in EC on the second.