Upgrade Question - LAX - JFK Dec. 26
Dec 19, 2015, 1:47 pm
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Upgrade Question - LAX - JFK Dec. 26
Hi all, I'm new to Delta so don't really know how things work. I am Gold and flying from LAX to JFK on Dec. 26, and was wondering how I can go about upgrading? I know that no one gets complimentary upgrades on that route now, but is there a good chance that I can purchase an update on the day of the flight? Usually, the Delta App gives me a chance to purchase upgrades as soon as a week out. I am willing to pay $300-$400. Any chance that will be the price of an upgrade?
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Dec 19, 2015, 1:51 pm
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Hi all, I'm new to Delta so don't really know how things work. I am Gold and flying from LAX to JFK on Dec. 26, and was wondering how I can go about upgrading? I know that no one gets complimentary upgrades on that route now, but is there a good chance that I can purchase an update on the day of the flight? Usually, the Delta App gives me a chance to purchase upgrades as soon as a week out. I am willing to pay $300-$400. Any chance that will be the price of an upgrade?
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In terms of an FCM upgrade, it's really a tossup, and is not something that should be expected or planned for. The prices are somewhat unpredictable, but $300-400 is probably as low as they would go.
Dec 19, 2015, 2:00 pm
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Upgrade Question - LAX - JFK Dec. 26
I would think that the chances of an upgrade or FCM offer being available on the 26th would be halfway decent being that the day after Christmas is a Saturday this year and I'm thinking that the number of folks traveling will be on the low side. That said, the FCM offer can vary significantly and as pointed out above $300-$400 would be on the low side for that flight. What offer are you seeing now?
Dec 19, 2015, 3:41 pm
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Dec 20, 2015, 9:48 am
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No chance you'll find a paid upgrade for around 3-400. I fly this route weekly and can tell you the lowest you'll see is ~$600. And thats on a very very off peak time. I would find availability by calling the gold desk, book using a K fare plus miles and then SDC to the flight you want. As long as you're in business class with a confirmed upgrade you can SDC to any flight you want as long as space is avail.
Dec 20, 2015, 6:08 pm
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It's doubtful repricing the tickets will be a good offer, most of the flights LAX-JFK are full for the 30th and are pricing ~2k more OW than coach with only expensive C fares available.
Dec 21, 2015, 6:54 pm
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I'm on one of those crowded flights on the 30th. @DeltaAssist says there's no Mileage Upgrade Award space available on my flight. Is there a waitlist I can get on for a mileage upgrade, or do I have to keep bugging @DeltaAssist? I'm not super excited about burning 12,500 miles for D1, but the better half is with me and would enjoy an upgrade.
Dec 23, 2015, 7:04 am
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For economy, there has to be availability in your fare bucket to confirm the change. If not, they can put you on the standby list. Keep in mind though that you would have to clear the standby list for each individual segment.
Last edited by KDCAflyer; Dec 23, 2015 at 7:09 am
Dec 23, 2015, 7:09 am
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I'm on one of those crowded flights on the 30th. @DeltaAssist says there's no Mileage Upgrade Award space available on my flight. Is there a waitlist I can get on for a mileage upgrade, or do I have to keep bugging @DeltaAssist? I'm not super excited about burning 12,500 miles for D1, but the better half is with me and would enjoy an upgrade.
Dec 23, 2015, 10:01 am
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Dec 23, 2015, 10:32 am
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We are flying D1 LAX-JFK on 12/26. The D1 cabin (and the rest of the plane) are 99% full at this point.
I think you will probably find upgrade availability challenging. There were a number of seats available before the week started, but they dried up by Tuesday.
As a data point, we paid about $450+20k miles each for our D1 seats. I think the possibility of a decent price for an upgrade went out the window weeks ago.
I think you will probably find upgrade availability challenging. There were a number of seats available before the week started, but they dried up by Tuesday.
As a data point, we paid about $450+20k miles each for our D1 seats. I think the possibility of a decent price for an upgrade went out the window weeks ago.