2017 Upgrade Success (Or Lack Thereof)
Jan 2, 2017, 2:59 pm
#16
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: HKY
Programs: DL-DM MM & RW, UAL- PS, Marriott Lifetime PLT, SPG-PLT, Hilton-Gold
Posts: 4,468
Six for six this week. All but one cleared at window and Friday's cleared last night. Two of the six are trans cons.
The streak continues....I missed one upgrade in 2016....
The streak continues....I missed one upgrade in 2016....
Jan 2, 2017, 3:09 pm
#17
Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: ATL
Programs: DL DM, Hyatt LT DM, Wyndham DM, Hertz PC, HH Gold, SPG Gold, Marriott Gold
Posts: 2,038
Considering the level of 'failure' we see on average, even as a DM, that seems crazy.
Jan 2, 2017, 8:12 pm
#19
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Seattle, WA
Programs: Hilton, United, Gold DL
Posts: 993
Space for Rent.
After a horrible 2016 (16% rate) here's to a new year.
2017 - 8%
2/2 PDX - ATL Nope
2/3 ATL - PLS Nope
2/6 PLS - ATL Nope
2/6 ATL - PDX Nope
2/16 PDX - SEA Alaska/Horizon
2/16 SEA - DXB Emirates
2/18 DXB - SEZ Emirates
2/27 SEZ - DXB Emirates
2/28 DXB - SEA Emirates
2/28 SEA - PDX Alaska/Horizon
3/8 - PDX - IAH - United
3/8 - IAH - JAX - United
3/12 - JAX - ATL - Nope
3/12 - ATL - PDX - Nope
8/18 - PDX - SEA - Nope
8/18 - SEA - DTW - Nope (got the Econ +)
8/27 - DTW - PDX -Bought the upgrade
10/5 - PDX - ATL -WFBF
10/8 - ATL - PDX -WFBF
11/8 - PDX - ATL - Nope
11/9 - ATL - HAV - Nope
11/13 - HAV - ATL - it's a miracle!!!
11/13 - ATL - PDX - Nope
12/23 - PDX - SLC - WFBF
12/23 - SLC - LAS - WFBF
12/23 - LAS - SLC - WFBF
12/23 - SLC - PDX - WFBF
2018
2/3 - PDX - LAX
2/3 - LAX - ATL
2/4 - ATL - BON
2/11 - BON - ATL
2/12 - ATL - PDX
3/6 - PDX - ATL
3/7 - ATL - JAX
3/11 - JAX - ATL
3/11 - ATL - PDX
3/23 - PDX - ATL
3/24 - ATL - SXM
4/1 - SXM - ATL
4/2 - ATL - PDX
After a horrible 2016 (16% rate) here's to a new year.
2017 - 8%
2/2 PDX - ATL Nope
2/3 ATL - PLS Nope
2/6 PLS - ATL Nope
2/6 ATL - PDX Nope
2/16 PDX - SEA Alaska/Horizon
2/16 SEA - DXB Emirates
2/18 DXB - SEZ Emirates
2/27 SEZ - DXB Emirates
2/28 DXB - SEA Emirates
2/28 SEA - PDX Alaska/Horizon
3/8 - PDX - IAH - United
3/8 - IAH - JAX - United
3/12 - JAX - ATL - Nope
3/12 - ATL - PDX - Nope
8/18 - PDX - SEA - Nope
8/18 - SEA - DTW - Nope (got the Econ +)
8/27 - DTW - PDX -Bought the upgrade
10/5 - PDX - ATL -WFBF
10/8 - ATL - PDX -WFBF
11/8 - PDX - ATL - Nope
11/9 - ATL - HAV - Nope
11/13 - HAV - ATL - it's a miracle!!!
11/13 - ATL - PDX - Nope
12/23 - PDX - SLC - WFBF
12/23 - SLC - LAS - WFBF
12/23 - LAS - SLC - WFBF
12/23 - SLC - PDX - WFBF
2018
2/3 - PDX - LAX
2/3 - LAX - ATL
2/4 - ATL - BON
2/11 - BON - ATL
2/12 - ATL - PDX
3/6 - PDX - ATL
3/7 - ATL - JAX
3/11 - JAX - ATL
3/11 - ATL - PDX
3/23 - PDX - ATL
3/24 - ATL - SXM
4/1 - SXM - ATL
4/2 - ATL - PDX
Last edited by RacingJunkie; Dec 20, 2017 at 1:12 am
Jan 2, 2017, 8:20 pm
#20
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: RDU
Programs: DL(PM), UA(Silver), AA(EXP) Marriott(Ti), HH(Gold), Hertz(PC)
Posts: 2,667
PM here.
RDU-LAX-SJC booked for this coming Sunday, it cleared at the window, which greatly surprised me.
So far, 2/2 this year. We'll see how it goes from here.
RDU-LAX-SJC booked for this coming Sunday, it cleared at the window, which greatly surprised me.
So far, 2/2 this year. We'll see how it goes from here.
Jan 2, 2017, 8:25 pm
#21
Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: ATL
Programs: DL DM, Hyatt LT DM, Wyndham DM, Hertz PC, HH Gold, SPG Gold, Marriott Gold
Posts: 2,038
I need to move out of ATL. I actually, mostly for MQMs, don't fly direct a lot and the 2nd leg I get upgrade a bunch. ATL to almost anywhere though...
Jan 2, 2017, 8:29 pm
#22
Join Date: Mar 2016
Posts: 1,884
Early in 2016 when I was still GM, I had a PDX-ATL-IAD flight. It was a fairly short notice ticket in Y that cost somewhere in the neighborhood of $800. When I logged in to select my seat, I had an FCM offer for around $1200. I looked again a couple of days later & it had gone up to a little over $1300. Yeah. Not happening.
I get to OLCI and it is now $84 for both legs.
That said, as a DM I am almost never seeing offers - but I am getting upgraded 80% of the time anyway, so I don't really miss it.
I get to OLCI and it is now $84 for both legs.
That said, as a DM I am almost never seeing offers - but I am getting upgraded 80% of the time anyway, so I don't really miss it.
Jan 2, 2017, 10:55 pm
#23
Join Date: May 2015
Location: DCA
Programs: AA EXP, DL FO, Marriott Titanium
Posts: 6,712
Early in 2016 when I was still GM, I had a PDX-ATL-IAD flight. It was a fairly short notice ticket in Y that cost somewhere in the neighborhood of $800. When I logged in to select my seat, I had an FCM offer for around $1200. I looked again a couple of days later & it had gone up to a little over $1300. Yeah. Not happening.
I get to OLCI and it is now $84 for both legs.
That said, as a DM I am almost never seeing offers - but I am getting upgraded 80% of the time anyway, so I don't really miss it.
I get to OLCI and it is now $84 for both legs.
That said, as a DM I am almost never seeing offers - but I am getting upgraded 80% of the time anyway, so I don't really miss it.
Jan 3, 2017, 8:48 am
#24
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Orlando, FL
Programs: Delta GM/1.5MM ~ United Silver ~ Marriott Lifetime Titanium
Posts: 1,434
Currently an FO.
2017-01-02 DL 0165 MCO-JFK @ 08:25 ~ 944 Miles ~ Upgraded
2017-01-02 DL 4055 JFK-BUF @ 11:33 ~ 500 Miles ~ Upgraded
For DL 0165, I was #6 of 6 on a W fare for 4 seats. Ended up with the upgrade and there were 2 FA's that also got upgraded. My guess is that we had a bunch of people who missed the flight because it was a mess, and I mean a total, utter mess, at MCO yesterday AM. Wait time for Kettles was close to 4 hours - Skypriority line wait time was 1 hr 15 minutes.
For DL 4055 I was #4 of 4 on a W fare for 6 seats. I made the upgrade and 1 seat went out open in first. No NRSA's that I could tell but certainly could have been.
2017-01-02 DL 0165 MCO-JFK @ 08:25 ~ 944 Miles ~ Upgraded
2017-01-02 DL 4055 JFK-BUF @ 11:33 ~ 500 Miles ~ Upgraded
For DL 0165, I was #6 of 6 on a W fare for 4 seats. Ended up with the upgrade and there were 2 FA's that also got upgraded. My guess is that we had a bunch of people who missed the flight because it was a mess, and I mean a total, utter mess, at MCO yesterday AM. Wait time for Kettles was close to 4 hours - Skypriority line wait time was 1 hr 15 minutes.
For DL 4055 I was #4 of 4 on a W fare for 6 seats. I made the upgrade and 1 seat went out open in first. No NRSA's that I could tell but certainly could have been.
Last edited by baccarat0809; Jan 9, 2017 at 5:56 pm
Jan 3, 2017, 10:58 am
#26
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: MSP
Programs: Marriott LT Titanium, UA Silver (via Marriott)
Posts: 642
Jan 3, 2017, 11:04 am
#27
Join Date: May 2008
Location: NYC
Programs: DL PM; UA 1K; AA 1MM
Posts: 4,513
I flew back from Florida to NYC last evening. When I booked the flight, F was pretty wide open but it then started filling quickly. For the past many weeks, there were only three seats left and DL was consistently offering me a $1114 (!) upgrade. So I resigned myself early to no upgrade.
Checked in on my phone and the 3 seats were still there and shockingly I was #1 on the list. (I got a $169 FCM offer at check-in but declined). About 90 minutes before the flight, was down to 1 seat in F so a couple of people FCM'ed. Lo and behold, I cleared into that final seat at the gate as a PM. Unexpected upgrade success that one was.
Checked in on my phone and the 3 seats were still there and shockingly I was #1 on the list. (I got a $169 FCM offer at check-in but declined). About 90 minutes before the flight, was down to 1 seat in F so a couple of people FCM'ed. Lo and behold, I cleared into that final seat at the gate as a PM. Unexpected upgrade success that one was.
Jan 4, 2017, 12:56 am
#30
Join Date: Feb 2016
Programs: DL DM, SPG Plat 100/LT Gold, Marriott Plat, National Executive Elite
Posts: 2,988
BOS-ATL on 1/9
Didn't clear at window (T-6 at 5 p.m. ATL time)
DID clear at some point between 5 p.m. T-6 and 2 a.m. T-5
Not sure if this is because it cleared into OU/was marked "business" and/or if it's new for some flights to clear after midnight ET. Other flights the same day cleared around 5 p.m. T-6.
Didn't clear at window (T-6 at 5 p.m. ATL time)
DID clear at some point between 5 p.m. T-6 and 2 a.m. T-5
Not sure if this is because it cleared into OU/was marked "business" and/or if it's new for some flights to clear after midnight ET. Other flights the same day cleared around 5 p.m. T-6.