Longest upgrade list you've experienced?
Jan 31, 2018, 7:33 pm
#796
Join Date: Mar 2016
Posts: 1,884
I'm currently #19 out of 52 for an EWR-ATL flight tomorrow afternoon on a 717. For 2 available FC seats. I'm a Diamond and Reserve card holder, so only higher fare classes and instruments would be above me. And, I suppose any other Diamonds who are on the same fare class but have already hit the 25k waiver.....
If I cared more (and it was a longer flight), I would burn an RUC just to see how far it would jump me up the list! ;-)
If I cared more (and it was a longer flight), I would burn an RUC just to see how far it would jump me up the list! ;-)
Jan 31, 2018, 7:53 pm
#797
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I'm currently #19 out of 52 for an EWR-ATL flight tomorrow afternoon on a 717. For 2 available FC seats. I'm a Diamond and Reserve card holder, so only higher fare classes and instruments would be above me. And, I suppose any other Diamonds who are on the same fare class but have already hit the 25k waiver.....
If I cared more (and it was a longer flight), I would burn an RUC just to see how far it would jump me up the list! ;-)
If I cared more (and it was a longer flight), I would burn an RUC just to see how far it would jump me up the list! ;-)
Feb 3, 2018, 9:43 am
#798
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ATL-DTW on Friday evening. I was number 1 of 34 on the upgrade list for 4 seats in first-class until my arrival in Atlanta, when I dropped from number 1 to number 4 with 3 seats remaining. By the time I left the Sky Club in terminal F and made my way to the departure gate in terminal A, I went from number 4 for 3 seats to number 1 for 3 seats.
I thought this was veryunusual. I can only guess that someone didn't make their connection or did a same-day change.
I thought this was veryunusual. I can only guess that someone didn't make their connection or did a same-day change.
Last edited by hockeyinsider; Feb 3, 2018 at 4:13 pm
Feb 3, 2018, 9:51 am
#799
Join Date: May 2015
Location: DCA
Programs: AA EXP, DL FO, Marriott Titanium
Posts: 6,712
ATL-DTW on Friday evening. I was number 1 of 34 on the upgrade list for 4 seats in first-class until my arrival in Atlanta, when I dropped from number 1 to number 4 with 3 seats remaining. By the time I left the Sky Club in terminal F and made my way to the departure gate in terminal A, I went from number 4 for 3 seats to number 12for 3 seats.
I thought this was veryunusual. I can only guess that someone didn't make their connection or did a same-day change.
I thought this was veryunusual. I can only guess that someone didn't make their connection or did a same-day change.
Feb 3, 2018, 6:11 pm
#800
Join Date: Mar 2016
Posts: 1,884
I ended up applying it and keeping it - you can't take 'em with ya!
By flight time I was #1 of 70 for 0 seats. I went to the GA about 10 minutes before boarding was scheduled to begin and asked if it was likely to stay that way & she told me that she actually had one in front of me (even though I was showing at the top of the list), but to hold off on boarding because "you might luck out". She also said that boarding would forfeit my spot on the UG list. Consistently inconsistent much?
Anyway, they called me to the podium shortly after they started boarding SKY and gave me 3A!
By flight time I was #1 of 70 for 0 seats. I went to the GA about 10 minutes before boarding was scheduled to begin and asked if it was likely to stay that way & she told me that she actually had one in front of me (even though I was showing at the top of the list), but to hold off on boarding because "you might luck out". She also said that boarding would forfeit my spot on the UG list. Consistently inconsistent much?
Anyway, they called me to the podium shortly after they started boarding SKY and gave me 3A!
Feb 7, 2018, 11:45 pm
#802
Join Date: Feb 2017
Programs: DL DM, UA Gold, Alaska MVP, Bonvoy (lol) Ambassador
Posts: 2,994
Upgrade lists have noticably shrunk this past week with the great February culling. Routes that consistently had 70-120 on the upgrade list now seem to only have 40-90. I even snagged a Comfort+ seat on a flight for next week!
Feb 8, 2018, 6:58 am
#803
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Traveling the World
Posts: 6,075
The longest upgrade list I saw was here on the Delta FT forum. I just started reading the forum from page 1 stopping to read the posts about who got or did not get their upgrades! Don't worry I used my trusty OKI Data Daisywheel printer for the processed upgrade manifest to give the A Flight Attendant!
Feb 8, 2018, 7:32 am
#804
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What I don't understand is why Delta can't get this upgrade thing right. There are too many reports of empty first-class seats or elites who boarded into comfort-plus being skipped over for a last-minute upgrade. Yet at the same time, as a diamond, I routinely get an upgrade clearing ahead of the diamond upgrade window.
Feb 8, 2018, 7:41 am
#805
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Location: MEM
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What I don't understand is why Delta can't get this upgrade thing right. There are too many reports of empty first-class seats or elites who boarded into comfort-plus being skipped over for a last-minute upgrade. Yet at the same time, as a diamond, I routinely get an upgrade clearing ahead of the diamond upgrade window.
Feb 19, 2018, 9:49 am
#808
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HNL-SEA
757-300
18 February 2018
9 on upgrade list for 10 seats in first-class. The plane went out with 1 empty first-class seat as there was nobody left to upgrade.
757-300
18 February 2018
9 on upgrade list for 10 seats in first-class. The plane went out with 1 empty first-class seat as there was nobody left to upgrade.
Feb 19, 2018, 10:55 am
#809
Join Date: Jul 2015
Location: MCO
Programs: DL PM, UA Silver, Marriott Titanium, Hertz Presidents Circle
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Did a bunch of seats come open at the last minute? It seems strange that the flight went to the gate with 10 seats empty and no one was UG at the window. (but we are talking about DL's RM here so nothing surprises me) Also surprised there weren't any non-revs on the flight that would get put in F after all the UG's cleared.
Feb 19, 2018, 11:11 am
#810
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: SLC
Programs: DL FO, KM, & 1.7MM; UA nothing; HH♦; National EE
Posts: 6,344
*Unless you're saying there was a huge line of honeymooners at the gate asking for favors because they're newlyweds.
