2022 Upgrade Success (or lack thereof) Thread
#31
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Kansas City, MO
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GM
1/4
MCI-DTW, cleared C+ T-72, cleared into FC T-48
1/6
ORD-MSP, cleared FC T-12, changed my flight from AZO to ORD 12 hours prior to leaving due to the snow in Michigan.
MSP-MCI, C+ cleared T-12, FC was 8/20 for 1 FC seat
1/4
MCI-DTW, cleared C+ T-72, cleared into FC T-48
1/6
ORD-MSP, cleared FC T-12, changed my flight from AZO to ORD 12 hours prior to leaving due to the snow in Michigan.
MSP-MCI, C+ cleared T-12, FC was 8/20 for 1 FC seat
#32
Join Date: Dec 2012
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#34
Join Date: Mar 2012
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Killing it this year - had to cancel and rebook a couple flights after clearing and all have cleared again.
DM 3 out of 21 on skymiles fare lax to jfk - cleared at t-12 hours-ish
very strange flight (seats vanishing like hot cakes) - started yesterday morning at 20 remaining seats; with 9 instant RUC upgrades available; when I went to bed there were 15 remaining seats; this morning there are five and it looks like only four of us were upgraded (took screenshots last night and this morning)
Interestingly, the 15 seats remaining screenshot is as at 1:15 am; and now it is 6:04 am - I doubt that six pax in LA woke up in the middle of the night to choose their seats) - so either another flight cancelled and they got put on our flight or Delta had a great night selling seats. I got a seat selected automatically on upgrade so I assume the other three lucky ones did too.
DM 3 out of 21 on skymiles fare lax to jfk - cleared at t-12 hours-ish
very strange flight (seats vanishing like hot cakes) - started yesterday morning at 20 remaining seats; with 9 instant RUC upgrades available; when I went to bed there were 15 remaining seats; this morning there are five and it looks like only four of us were upgraded (took screenshots last night and this morning)
Interestingly, the 15 seats remaining screenshot is as at 1:15 am; and now it is 6:04 am - I doubt that six pax in LA woke up in the middle of the night to choose their seats) - so either another flight cancelled and they got put on our flight or Delta had a great night selling seats. I got a seat selected automatically on upgrade so I assume the other three lucky ones did too.
#35
Join Date: Jan 2011
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Killing it this year - had to cancel and rebook a couple flights after clearing and all have cleared again.
DM 3 out of 21 on skymiles fare lax to jfk - cleared at t-12 hours-ish
very strange flight (seats vanishing like hot cakes) - started yesterday morning at 20 remaining seats; with 9 instant RUC upgrades available; when I went to bed there were 15 remaining seats; this morning there are five and it looks like only four of us were upgraded (took screenshots last night and this morning)
Interestingly, the 15 seats remaining screenshot is as at 1:15 am; and now it is 6:04 am - I doubt that six pax in LA woke up in the middle of the night to choose their seats) - so either another flight cancelled and they got put on our flight or Delta had a great night selling seats. I got a seat selected automatically on upgrade so I assume the other three lucky ones did too.
DM 3 out of 21 on skymiles fare lax to jfk - cleared at t-12 hours-ish
very strange flight (seats vanishing like hot cakes) - started yesterday morning at 20 remaining seats; with 9 instant RUC upgrades available; when I went to bed there were 15 remaining seats; this morning there are five and it looks like only four of us were upgraded (took screenshots last night and this morning)
Interestingly, the 15 seats remaining screenshot is as at 1:15 am; and now it is 6:04 am - I doubt that six pax in LA woke up in the middle of the night to choose their seats) - so either another flight cancelled and they got put on our flight or Delta had a great night selling seats. I got a seat selected automatically on upgrade so I assume the other three lucky ones did too.
#36
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#37
Join Date: Jun 2009
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PM
have two flights tomorrow,
Flight 1: Number 2 on the list for 3 seats. JFK > ATL at 6:30 am A lot of people behind me on the list. I am not hopeful about getting this upgrade.
Flight 2: Upgraded at the Window ATL > SDQ 9:49 am.
have two flights tomorrow,
Flight 1: Number 2 on the list for 3 seats. JFK > ATL at 6:30 am A lot of people behind me on the list. I am not hopeful about getting this upgrade.
Flight 2: Upgraded at the Window ATL > SDQ 9:49 am.
#38
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I would wait to board. There can be a lot of no shows the first flight of the day.
#39
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1/6/2022, DL5812, JAX-JFK, U fare, cleared to Comfort+ at booking, cleared to First at T-120
1/9/2022, DL1375, SAN-ATL, U fare, RUC applied, cleared to Comfort+ at booking, 1/32 for First for 5 open, cleared at gate
1/9/2022, DL2693, ATL-JAX, U fare, RUC applied, cleared to Comfort+ at booking, 2/24 for First for 4 open, cleared at gate*
*This flight was very weird, the gate agent must've forgot to clear upgrades because when I scanned I was still in 19A to where I was like uhhh shouldn't I be in First I'm #2 for 4 open seats and then he moved me to 5D. He never actually cleared #1, #3, and #4 though and there was someone in 15A rightfully complaining that they didn't get their upgrade. Glad I said something at the gate for my sake.
1/9/2022, DL1375, SAN-ATL, U fare, RUC applied, cleared to Comfort+ at booking, 1/32 for First for 5 open, cleared at gate
1/9/2022, DL2693, ATL-JAX, U fare, RUC applied, cleared to Comfort+ at booking, 2/24 for First for 4 open, cleared at gate*
*This flight was very weird, the gate agent must've forgot to clear upgrades because when I scanned I was still in 19A to where I was like uhhh shouldn't I be in First I'm #2 for 4 open seats and then he moved me to 5D. He never actually cleared #1, #3, and #4 though and there was someone in 15A rightfully complaining that they didn't get their upgrade. Glad I said something at the gate for my sake.
#40
Join Date: Jan 2011
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1/6/2022, DL5812, JAX-JFK, U fare, cleared to Comfort+ at booking, cleared to First at T-120
1/9/2022, DL1375, SAN-ATL, U fare, RUC applied, cleared to Comfort+ at booking, 1/32 for First for 5 open, cleared at gate
1/9/2022, DL2693, ATL-JAX, U fare, RUC applied, cleared to Comfort+ at booking, 2/24 for First for 4 open, cleared at gate*
*This flight was very weird, the gate agent must've forgot to clear upgrades because when I scanned I was still in 19A to where I was like uhhh shouldn't I be in First I'm #2 for 4 open seats and then he moved me to 5D. He never actually cleared #1, #3, and #4 though and there was someone in 15A rightfully complaining that they didn't get their upgrade. Glad I said something at the gate for my sake.
1/9/2022, DL1375, SAN-ATL, U fare, RUC applied, cleared to Comfort+ at booking, 1/32 for First for 5 open, cleared at gate
1/9/2022, DL2693, ATL-JAX, U fare, RUC applied, cleared to Comfort+ at booking, 2/24 for First for 4 open, cleared at gate*
*This flight was very weird, the gate agent must've forgot to clear upgrades because when I scanned I was still in 19A to where I was like uhhh shouldn't I be in First I'm #2 for 4 open seats and then he moved me to 5D. He never actually cleared #1, #3, and #4 though and there was someone in 15A rightfully complaining that they didn't get their upgrade. Glad I said something at the gate for my sake.
#41
Join Date: Apr 2010
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4 cancelled flights so far, I buy FC tickets and almost all of my rebooked travel has been at a lesser level of service. Terrible start to the year so far.
#42
Join Date: Mar 2012
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whar status are you?
#45
Join Date: Jan 2008
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is this domestic? That is the only other thing I can think of - but the gate agent would have told you that if it wasn’t. And this isn’t basic economy since C+ upgrade.
make a dummy domestic booking for yourself for tomorrow (just plan to have to call in to cancel since you will be checked in) and see if it puts you on the upgrade list - if so this must be a crazy one off…
make a dummy domestic booking for yourself for tomorrow (just plan to have to call in to cancel since you will be checked in) and see if it puts you on the upgrade list - if so this must be a crazy one off…