Upgrading
 

Hello Everyone,

Tonight I'm flying the redeye from SFO to JFK. I am Platinum Medallion and am current number 5 on the upgrade waitlist with 5 seats left and 14 hours to departure...so my chances aren't looking good. Although the #3 person on the waitlist has no firstname and is just listed as "DAS"

I have a big meeting tomw morning and flying business class is probably my only chance of sleeping. Can I confirm this one-way upgrade with miles and how long before the flight can I do it? Maybe DAS will drop off;)

Alex

Depending on the class fare you can use miles to upgrade.

http://www.delta.com/skymiles/use_mi...ards/index.jsp

If you have a sLUT fare forget it.

Using an SWU, if you have one and if it is properly loaded in the system and the GAs know what they are doing, will get you to the top of the upgrade list.

Good luck.

If you are on DL2340 out of SFO Expertflyer is showing 0 inventory for upgrades (X or Z)

Of course, that could change, so YMMV and good luck!

Those flights never show X/Z space, and it won't change.

I know, never say never, but the vast, vast majority of the LAX/SFO-JFK flights will not have inventory for upgrades prior to the gate. These flights are unique, since they have BE service.

Thank you for your help.

Looks like I'm now #6 on the list and there are only 3 seats left.

Can I call to have them try to apply miles? Can't find a place to do it online. Or it sounds like this flight (2340) won't accept them. I have gotten upgraded on it before but it's not looking good tonight.

Alex

What fare is your ticket? If it is anything less than K, you couldn't use miles irregardless.

It's K ;)

I called and they said there are no upgrades left even though there are 3 Biz class seats open.

Like I said before, there will almost never be upgrades available until the gate--thus, the agents aren't going to see any available. You might take a look at this thread; there's a lot of discussion about upgrading on this route.

Call and waitlist to use miles. Should be 12,500 miles and ask to be placed on the waitlist.

As a Plat you can waitlist an upgrade into Z using miles or SWU.

Thanks. I don't think I have any SWUs...although maybe I lost them. I have been Platinum for about a year. It sounds like a SWU waitlist is the way to go but I don't think I have any SWUs...

SWUs are plat choice beni which you can select once a year (or any of the other options). You should be able to waitlist with miles as well, but I have only waitliested with SWUs so far.

Just saw that and requested them as my benefit -- but it sounds like they mail them to me.

I guess I call to have them waitlist me for SWU upgrade instead?

No. They're electronic and show up in your account pretty fast. Look on the credits page of your profile.