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Shouldn't DM and PMs be upgraded today for a flight on monday July 4?

I've got a companion on my ticket so I know we won't get upgraded until the 24 hr window at the earliest, but yesterday the two flights were showing V9 V7, and same today.....if that's the case, is it safe to say odds are looking good?

I was upgraded yesterday for a PHXDTW flight on 7/4 at the PM window. F class seatmap barely changed. Have a buddy on the same flight who is GM. When he was upgraded on the OUTBOUND at the window, there were still 16 F class left on the 753 (per seat map). I would imagine this is an elite-light weekend in many markets.

I am the only one in F for a Monday flight that was upgraded at the window yesterday afternoon. It's probably not a heavy business travel day. I'm looking at SDC options, and many ATL-LAX flights show "upgrade available," which is a rarity anymore.

If there aren't many preferred seats taken, you probably have a good chance of clearing a companion upgrade.

thanks! i was pretty sure yesterday was the unofficial window upgrade day, but that's good news to hear. lots of preferred seats available on both flights, for some reason, in the rows of preferred seats the window and aisle are available but the middle seats are showing unavailable.

hoping that shows not many GM and FOs on the flight....as a plat with a companion, we clear after the FOs correct?

Most middle seats (i.e. not in exit rows) are no longer preferred seats. Anyone can select them.

Correct. If there is still V space in advance of the flight, medallions with companions will start to clear after Silvers.

fingers crossed...looking good so far. i'm pretty sure COS-ATL is elite light, but ATL-PHL has been decent in elites...hoping this decision to travel on the 4th rather than the 3rd pays off.

You are traveling on a national holiday. Mostly leisure travelers whilst the majority of elites are business travelers, so I would say your odds are fairly good and it will not compare in terms of upgrade chances to a normal Monday.

Also if there is availability you both will be upgraded on Jul 2, not T-24.

I am beginning to wonder if DL is blocking some of those middle seats? I booked 2 sets of tickets yesterday for 2 weeks out and over a month out and on all 8 segments, about 1/2 of the preferred seats on the 3 side had "occupied" middle seats while the back of the plane was practically empty...

heavy traval and light Elite loads = battlefield UGs. They will hold seats on full flights to sell P class for last minute travel and the remaining seats will go out at the gate. My flights on 7-4 still show plenty avail. in F, but I am sure they are holding them since the back is full.
This is quite normal for holiday weekends.

normally i'd agree, but they are showing V9 and V7 so it doesnt appear they are holding anything back...

I thought I understood this but apparently I'm still confused.

I just received an email notification that my upgrade had cleared for my Friday evening, July 1, flight. I'm just FO so I thought I wouldn't clear until T-24. The email was received at about 6:15pm on Wednesday for a 6:40pm Friday departure so it's a bit over T-48. Availability is currently showing F4 P4 A0, though I didn't check it prior to receiving my upgrade as I wasn't really expecting to get one.

Luckily I'll have a nice, FC seat, in which to ponder my bewilderment...

No issues clearing SLC-LAX-MIA-LAX-SLC for me at the DM windows for this weekend.

FOs clear at about 6 pm Atlanta time 2 days before departure. No more 24/48/72/100/etc windows for upgrade on Delta.

well, boo. my ug for 7/1 hasn't cleared yet and only three seats taken in FC. are you sure that's when it happens??

Someone answered the window part for you, but figured I'd let you know, upgrades have nothing to do with F/P/A... that is relative to seats for sale and doesn't correlate with upgrade availability. Upgrades come out of X or V.

For it to clear there has to be X/V availability, if there is none, you will have to clear at the gate, regardless of amount of open first class seats showing. Also if GM as your profile states you would have cleared 4 days out if there had been X/V inventory.

My wife and I both got upgraded at our windows (PLAT/GOLD) for a 7PM DCA-ATL flight on Friday. I guess the business travelers are getting out of town early. We flew the same flight on the Friday before Memorial Day and I got mine at the window and she got hers at the gate by waiting it out while people head of her on the list boarded.

My U/Gs also cleared for DEN-CVG-DCA on the 4th and hopefully the the wife will clear tomorrow. Her res is linked to her father, who will be traveling with us. It's my understanding that since they're in different PNRs she doesn't process at the 24-hr window like him. My first time setting up a companion upgrade like this, so I guess we'll find out. Both flights look real good.

Still waiting for an U/G on my ATL-DEN flight this Friday. DL.com shows only 4 FC seats for sale, so probably no V inventory.

I've been batting pretty good lately, even though I often fly out of DCA on Friday evenings.

Ah, that makes more sense. That's exactly when it happened. Thanks!

KVS isn't showing X or V for the flight, or other DL flights I'm looking at on the route.

DL 5792 BNA 18:40 DTW 21:20 E75 0 F4 P4 A0 Y1 B0 M0 H0 Q0 K0 L0 U0 T0 E0

KVS doesn't show upgrade availability for Delta. It will never display V, G, X or Z inventories, even if space exists.

+1 However, ExpertFlyer does.:)

Surprised I didn't get SAN-ATL redeye on Thurs... Keeping fingers crossed for Monday night return.

I didn't have any problem clearing for my MSP-PHX flight on July 1st. Pretty excited to get back to the USA as I have been in the Middle East since December 29th, so this was a nice treat to come home to.

still waiting to clear for tomorrow. Y is sold out but tons of FC seats. suppose they are holding the 9 FC seats for last minute buys? i love battlefield upgrades. :p

Just wondering about this terminology's meaning, and how one "finds" this status for a flight? Still learning the ropes here in DL forum... Thanks.

Expertflyer.com. Great tool if you fly a lot.

So Expertflyer is really worth the membership fee?

It is for me. My wife and I are both PM and we typically choose SWU for perks. We fly TPAC and TATL twice a year and use EF to search for Z availability before we buy the tickets. Always the best way to go. :cool:

The KVS Tool currently supports DL Award, but not Upgrade Availability. Please see http://Help.KVSTool.com/#Classes for details.

There's always the brute-force method to find V inventory:

1) Go to dl.com
2) Make sure you're logged in
3) Advanced Search for full Y fares
4) # of passengers = 1
5) Review results. "Upgrade Available"? V>=1. "Upgrade Eligible"? V=0
6) Repeat search with n+1 passengers until "Available" changes to "Eligible", n-1 = V

That is correct, ExpertFlyer.com is the only way to see the DL upgrade inventory class values.

Glad we're able to help out traveller99!

so my companion upgrade should clear for both of us around 6pm EST tonight for a flight on 7/4 correct?

Correct... If there is X/V inventory.

Brute force indeed.

K. Showing 9 and 6 right now

I doubt it is FCM, more likely holding back seats on holiday weekend. Same as how they jack gas prices. If it was my business I would do the same. It caused me to sit in back on my thurs flight but I am not going to get bent about it.

got the upgrade but unfortunately we aren't sitting together on the first leg...

hoping someone will be willing to switch a window for an aisle.

I agree with the idea on the possibility of holding back seats on a holiday weekend, my outbound (PHL - ATL) on 7-5 just cleared this morning, but my return on 7-7 cleared seven days out, have never seen that before.