The Official “I Got Upgraded” Thread: JFK-LAX/SFO/SEA
Jun 13, 2016, 4:27 pm
#1142
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Oct 29, 2016, 6:19 pm
#1144
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There isn't really anything to bring back. Upgrades on JFK-LAX and JFK-SFO require the use of an RUC or GUC. Every once in a while if coach is oversold and there are empty seats up front there may be an op up, but the space-available upgrades that were available when this thread was in its prime are gone.
Oct 30, 2016, 4:53 am
#1145
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There isn't really anything to bring back. Upgrades on JFK-LAX and JFK-SFO require the use of an RUC or GUC. Every once in a while if coach is oversold and there are empty seats up front there may be an op up, but the space-available upgrades that were available when this thread was in its prime are gone.
Oct 30, 2016, 10:56 am
#1146
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DL425 - JFK-SFO yesterday - at least 1 RUC/GUC cleared at the gate and D1 went out with at least 2 open seats.
I was in 19C and had 19A and B all to myself - and all rows in EC except for 1 row all had 1 person per row. Multiple rows in the back were open as well.
The most wide open flight I've been on in about 5 years or so.
I tried using miles but was on a U fare so no go - though having the back as open as it was made it an easy peasy lemon squeezy flight.
I was in 19C and had 19A and B all to myself - and all rows in EC except for 1 row all had 1 person per row. Multiple rows in the back were open as well.
The most wide open flight I've been on in about 5 years or so.
I tried using miles but was on a U fare so no go - though having the back as open as it was made it an easy peasy lemon squeezy flight.
Mar 20, 2017, 10:19 am
#1148
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Just cleared JFK-SFO essentially at booking on a Thursday in June. Kinda surprised it cleared this far out, it's a 75S that had 3 seats already occupied on the map (9:40am departure). Twitter also told me the last flight of the day had OP with only 1 seat occupied.
Mar 20, 2017, 11:05 pm
#1149
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I got the upgrade so to speak. Went to book a ticket for end of April in coach and apply a RUC. When searching I found what I can only guess was a mistaken LAX-JFK 767 flight in D1 for $460. Took the "upgrade" over the coach fare of $400. Fare was gone after I bought it.