Gavroch

Lowly new FO here.

I didn't write down the numbers of where I was on the list (first time participating in this!) but I was like 20-something out of 30-something for the first legs of both flights and then in the teens for the second legs.

11/9
PDX-SLC Denied
SLC-AUS Denied

11/12
AUS-LAX Denied
LAX-PDX Comfort + at 6-hour mark

Daitheflu84

Welcome! I made FO in August and GM 11/1. Both are my first elite FF status and I've really enjoyed it this far. Don't have any other scheduled flights until December, so I'll be curious to see how GM differs from FO in terms of upgrades. Have you gotten any upgrades to FC yet? I remember my first (unexpected) UG and I was smiling the whole wy from MSP to MCO. Unfortunately that experience ruined me for ever flying Main Cabin again.

sw1392

GM:
8/1 DL5977 DFW-LGA cleared to First T-72
8/2 DL3722 LGA-DFW cleared to First T-72

PM:
Monday evening DL5426 PWM to LGA cleared to First (+companion) T-120
Friday evening DL2918 JFK to ATL cleared to First (+companion) T-120
Friday evening ATL to EWR cleared to First at gate
Saturday evening LGA to FLL cleared to First at gate

CMK10

As FO:
1/26: DL 782 RDU-DTW 717-200 X Fare: 19 and 20 out of 28 for F, 2 and 3 of 3 for C+
1/29: DL 4051 JFK-RDU CRJ-900 X Fare: 1 and 2 out of 6 for F.

As GM:
2/03: DL 3623 RDU-LGA CRJ-900 X Fare: 1 and 2 out of 6 for F.
2/10: DL 3623 RDU-LGA CRJ-900 X Fare: Cleared with Companion at T-72.
2/22 DL 5484 RDU-EWR CRJ-700 X Fare: Cleared at T-72
2/25 DL 1606 LAS-ATL A-321 T Fare: #1 0 of 17, C+ at T-72
2/26 DL 2351 ATL-RDU MD-88 T Fare: #38 of 64, 21 of 35 for C+
3/30 DL 2773 RDU-DTW MD-90 T Fare: Cleared at Window
3/30 DL 6201 DTW-YYZ CRJ-900 T Fare: Cleared at Window
3/31 DL 2551 YYZ-ATL 717-200 V Fare: Cleared at Gate
3/31 DL 1177 ATL-RDU MD-88 V Fare: Cleared at Gate
4/04 DL 6228 RDU-DCA CRJ-700 V Fare: Cleared at Window
4/13 DL 6250 RDU-DCA CRJ-700 X Fare: #3 of 11 at the Gate, one person pulled up after boarding.
4/22 DL 1663 MKE-ATL MD-88 X Fare: #9 of 19
4/22 DL 889 ATL-RDU MD-88 X Fare: #9 of 14 at the Gate, one person pulled up after boarding
4/26 DL 5212 RDU-JFK CRJ-900 U Fare: #1 of 4 at the Gate
4/30 DL 6280 BOS-RDU CRJ-900 L Fare: Cleared at T-72
5/19 DL 2012 ORD-ATL 737-700 V Fare: Cleared at T-72
5/19 DL 2034 ATL-RDU 757-200 V Fare: #4 of 8
5/24 DL 2856 MCO-RDU 717-200 X Fare: Cleared at T-72
6/01 DL 4562 RDU-EWR CRJ-900 V Fare: Cleared at T-72
6/03 DL 1238 MDT-ATL 717-200 L Fare: Cleared at the Gate
6/03 DL 889 ATL-RDU 757-200 L Fare: #12 of 19.
6/05 DL 1564 RDU-ATL MD-88 Q Fare: #12 of 35.
6/24 DL 2096 GSO-ATL MD-88 V Fare: Cleared at T-22
6/24 DL 2544 ATL-MEM MD-88 V Fare: #2 of 10
6/25 DL 2106 LIT-ATL 717-200 T Fare: Cleared at T-36
6/25 DL 0540 ATL-GSO MD-88 T Fare: #8 of 14, One Passenger pulled up after boarding
6/30 DL 5227 RIC-LGA CRJ-900 T Fare: Cleared at T-72. Went out with one empty seat.

As PM:
7/15 DL 2540 BOS-RDU 717-200 L Fare: Cleared at T-120. Took VDB
7/16 DL 1977 BOS-RDU 717-200 W Fare: #4 of 9. This was my rebooked VDB flight
7/22 DL 2953 DTW-ATL A-320 X Fare: Cleared at T-96
7/22 DL 2590 ATL-GSO MD-88 X Fare: Cleared at T-96
7/24 DL 6201 RDU-DCA CRJ-700 X Fare: Cleared at T-120 with Companion
8/4 DL 6218 RDU-DTW CRJ-700 T Fare: Cleared at T-120
8/4 DL 3738 DTW-GRR CRJ-900 T Fare: Cleared at T-120
8/22 DL 1248 AUS-ATL A-321 X Fare: Cleared at T-115
8/22 DL 551 ATL-GSO MD-88 X Fare: Cleared at T-115
8/30 DL 2840 MCO-RDU 717-200 X Fare: Cleared at T-120.
8/31 DL 1104 RDU-MSP 717-200 L Fare: #9 and #10 of 23
9/3 DL 5315 JFK-RDU CRJ-900 L Fare: Cleared at T-120 with Companion
9/16 DL 926 LAX-RDU 737-800 T Fare: Cleared at Boarding
10/7 DL 2799 SEA-RDU 737-800 U Fare: Cleared at T-120
10/10 DL 1564 ATL-RDU MD-88 V Fare: Cleared at T-120
10/18 DL 1177 ATL-RDU MD-90 K Fare: #6 of 31 at boarding. Cleared into C+ at the gate
11/15 DL 1803 ATL-RDU MD-88 Q Fare: #4 of 25 at boarding. One person upgraded after boarding.

Currently 60.872% (28/46)

Mama

So here is my question to all you upgrader, do you find out why you were not upgraded, or just assume all the people in the premium cabin are higher up in chain than yourself? What if you are not upgraded, but you see empty seats in the premium cabin, do you try to find out what happens or just let it go?

SDQBound

If I don't get upgraded at the Window but see that there were upgrades and that there are still open seats, I usually don't lose my hopes (unless it's DCA-ATL-DCA), I also know that there are many people purchasing last minute tickets with a fare class higher than my usual ones, and I also know that there are FCM offers that can reduce the number of seats available. If I'm not upgraded by the time I am at the gate and I am close to the top of the list, I ask the agent if I should board or not (instead of asking "Has F boarded full?"), they usually tell me that there are x passengers misconnecting and advice if they will get me or if I should wait.

If I board and I notice that the flight departs with empty seats in F where I could have been upgraded to, I send a quick note to DL through twitter.

Duke787

PM:

RDU - ATL, #10 of 31 after 4 cleared at gate and 1 cleared after boarding (GA came on plane to upgrade someone to F and someone to his C+ seat)
ATL - LAS, #14 of 60, zero cleared

C+ cleared at booking for both

CMK10

As FO:
1/26: DL 782 RDU-DTW 717-200 X Fare: 19 and 20 out of 28 for F, 2 and 3 of 3 for C+
1/29: DL 4051 JFK-RDU CRJ-900 X Fare: 1 and 2 out of 6 for F.

As GM:
2/03: DL 3623 RDU-LGA CRJ-900 X Fare: 1 and 2 out of 6 for F.
2/10: DL 3623 RDU-LGA CRJ-900 X Fare: Cleared with Companion at T-72.
2/22 DL 5484 RDU-EWR CRJ-700 X Fare: Cleared at T-72
2/25 DL 1606 LAS-ATL A-321 T Fare: #1 0 of 17, C+ at T-72
2/26 DL 2351 ATL-RDU MD-88 T Fare: #38 of 64, 21 of 35 for C+
3/30 DL 2773 RDU-DTW MD-90 T Fare: Cleared at Window
3/30 DL 6201 DTW-YYZ CRJ-900 T Fare: Cleared at Window
3/31 DL 2551 YYZ-ATL 717-200 V Fare: Cleared at Gate
3/31 DL 1177 ATL-RDU MD-88 V Fare: Cleared at Gate
4/04 DL 6228 RDU-DCA CRJ-700 V Fare: Cleared at Window
4/13 DL 6250 RDU-DCA CRJ-700 X Fare: #3 of 11 at the Gate, one person pulled up after boarding.
4/22 DL 1663 MKE-ATL MD-88 X Fare: #9 of 19
4/22 DL 889 ATL-RDU MD-88 X Fare: #9 of 14 at the Gate, one person pulled up after boarding
4/26 DL 5212 RDU-JFK CRJ-900 U Fare: #1 of 4 at the Gate
4/30 DL 6280 BOS-RDU CRJ-900 L Fare: Cleared at T-72
5/19 DL 2012 ORD-ATL 737-700 V Fare: Cleared at T-72
5/19 DL 2034 ATL-RDU 757-200 V Fare: #4 of 8
5/24 DL 2856 MCO-RDU 717-200 X Fare: Cleared at T-72
6/01 DL 4562 RDU-EWR CRJ-900 V Fare: Cleared at T-72
6/03 DL 1238 MDT-ATL 717-200 L Fare: Cleared at the Gate
6/03 DL 889 ATL-RDU 757-200 L Fare: #12 of 19.
6/05 DL 1564 RDU-ATL MD-88 Q Fare: #12 of 35.
6/24 DL 2096 GSO-ATL MD-88 V Fare: Cleared at T-22
6/24 DL 2544 ATL-MEM MD-88 V Fare: #2 of 10
6/25 DL 2106 LIT-ATL 717-200 T Fare: Cleared at T-36
6/25 DL 0540 ATL-GSO MD-88 T Fare: #8 of 14, One Passenger pulled up after boarding
6/30 DL 5227 RIC-LGA CRJ-900 T Fare: Cleared at T-72. Went out with one empty seat.

As PM:
7/15 DL 2540 BOS-RDU 717-200 L Fare: Cleared at T-120. Took VDB
7/16 DL 1977 BOS-RDU 717-200 W Fare: #4 of 9. This was my rebooked VDB flight
7/22 DL 2953 DTW-ATL A-320 X Fare: Cleared at T-96
7/22 DL 2590 ATL-GSO MD-88 X Fare: Cleared at T-96
7/24 DL 6201 RDU-DCA CRJ-700 X Fare: Cleared at T-120 with Companion
8/4 DL 6218 RDU-DTW CRJ-700 T Fare: Cleared at T-120
8/4 DL 3738 DTW-GRR CRJ-900 T Fare: Cleared at T-120
8/22 DL 1248 AUS-ATL A-321 X Fare: Cleared at T-115
8/22 DL 551 ATL-GSO MD-88 X Fare: Cleared at T-115
8/30 DL 2840 MCO-RDU 717-200 X Fare: Cleared at T-120.
8/31 DL 1104 RDU-MSP 717-200 L Fare: #9 and #10 of 23
9/3 DL 5315 JFK-RDU CRJ-900 L Fare: Cleared at T-120 with Companion
9/16 DL 926 LAX-RDU 737-800 T Fare: Cleared at Boarding
10/7 DL 2799 SEA-RDU 737-800 U Fare: Cleared at T-120
10/10 DL 1564 ATL-RDU MD-88 V Fare: Cleared at T-120
10/18 DL 1177 ATL-RDU MD-90 K Fare: #6 of 31 at boarding. Cleared into C+ at the gate
11/15 DL 1803 ATL-RDU MD-88 Q Fare: #4 of 25 at boarding. One person upgraded after boarding.
11/25 DL 851 ELP-ATL MD-90 Q Fare: Cleared at ~T48
11/25 DL 1564 ATL-RDU MD-88 Q Fare: #5 of 19. Cleared into C+ at T2

Currently 60.41% (29/48)

Gavroch

I haven't been upgraded myself (and have no planned flying for the rest of this year), but I got upgraded years ago with a traveling companion who was FO. It was my first time traveling first class and it was an eye-opener for sure. Here's hoping for more upgrades for you as a GM!

kpbadger

I was surprised by having to work for some upgrades over Thanksgiving, ultimately going 3 for 4...

MSN-ATL Tuesday 5:30 PM: Cleared (+1) at window, wife (GM) got C+ at her window and was 5th runner up for F at gate.
ATL-MEM Tuesday 10:30 PM: No window UG (went from 8 open at window to 2 at T-25 hours). Applied 2xRUC* at T-25 hours, cleared (+1) at T-5 hours. 0 seats available at gate, wife was ~ 15th.
MEM-MSP Friday 8:20 AM: 1 seat was open at DM window, finished 1 and 2 for 0, sat in C+. Wife was 8th, sat in main cabin (2 C+ upgrades cleared at gate).
MSP-MSN Friday 3:30 PM: No window UG (dropped from 6 to 2 at DM window). Since the flight had changed by +75 minutes several months ago, I got moved to...
MSP-MSN Friday 11:50 AM: At T-4, cleared (+1) immediately, wife (GM) cleared at her window, and 3 of the 4 people on the gate upgrade list cleared too.

* Using 2 RUCs for an hour flight may seem silly, but not when you have 4 of them in your account and no remaining or planned DL travel before they expire...

MarkP24

RUC's are meant to be used. Better to use them the for them to remain unused

pvn

I've seen a lot of upgrades at these weird times, T-24 hours, T-6 hours, etc.

It seems weird to not let these go to the gate. My suspicion is that Delta is doing this so that it appears that fewer people are getting upgrades, which makes FCM seem more attractive.

Adelphos

Just getting back into Delta status as an FO

11/23 DL 2907 ATL to LGA
Pay with Miles ticket, with a non-status companion
Upgraded to C+ at 24 hours
Upgraded to F at T-30

I like the double upgrade system, pretty easy to understand

ElmhurstNick

Gold no reserve, rebooked onto Thanksgiving Sunday AM flights the evening before due to the storms in the Midwest:

ORD-MSP (E175) cleared when rebooked T-12
MSP-SAT (CRi9), cleared at T-1, 2 of 9 for 2.

CMK10

My nemesis route today: DL 1803 the 11:07 AM ATL-RDU flight. As a PM on a U Fare on the MD-88 I was #18 of 46. Ended up with a middle in C+

Currently 59.18% (29/49)