PM saturation has arrived
Sep 4, 2009, 7:33 am
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How do you figure that - to see only 24 people on the upgrade list for any LAX-ATL would indicate the opposite to saturation!! It must be an anomaly, I remember one flight back in 2006 where I was number 68 of 70+ on an LAX-ATL, this is the norm and has been for years. Its probably the hardest route to get an upgrade on.
Sep 4, 2009, 7:38 am
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How do you figure that - to see only 24 people on the upgrade list for any LAX-ATL would indicate the opposite to saturation!! It must be an anomaly, I remember one flight back in 2006 where I was number 68 of 70+ on an LAX-ATL, this is the norm and has been for years. Its probably the hardest route to get an upgrade on.
Sep 4, 2009, 7:41 am
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I am sure they closed the UG list at 24 with only 3 seats open. There are probably a ton more folks who got the message: "First Class is not available, Upgrade List Full" The 24 on the list along with the 21-25 already up front says the flight has 50+ elites that we know of.
Sep 4, 2009, 7:43 am
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Sep 4, 2009, 7:46 am
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Sep 4, 2009, 7:48 am
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How do you figure that - to see only 24 people on the upgrade list for any LAX-ATL would indicate the opposite to saturation!! It must be an anomaly, I remember one flight back in 2006 where I was number 68 of 70+ on an LAX-ATL, this is the norm and has been for years. Its probably the hardest route to get an upgrade on.
This is a single experience but it suggests to me that there are proportionally fewer Silvers/Golds and PM/no-reserve than before. Hence, PM saturation. It also suggests to me that there are fewer medallions flying and that more medallions book at the last minute.
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Sep 4, 2009, 11:49 am
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I am sure they closed the UG list at 24 with only 3 seats open. There are probably a ton more folks who got the message: "First Class is not available, Upgrade List Full" The 24 on the list along with the 21-25 already up front says the flight has 50+ elites that we know of.
Sep 4, 2009, 11:53 am
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Later, (1/2 hour before boarding) I ended up being #18 of 41 on Upgrade List... I know it is a hard route to get an upgrade and was not really expecting one, as I have been ~10 out of 60 many times before on this flight...
This is a single experience but it suggests to me that there are proportionally fewer Silvers/Golds and PM/no-reserve than before. Hence, PM saturation. It also suggests to me that there are fewer medallions flying and that more medallions book at the last minute.
This is a single experience but it suggests to me that there are proportionally fewer Silvers/Golds and PM/no-reserve than before. Hence, PM saturation. It also suggests to me that there are fewer medallions flying and that more medallions book at the last minute.
Another observation, I took the redeye PHX - ATL on Wednesday night and there was 13 empty seats in first right before they cleared the UG list and we went out with 3 empty seats (the back was full) I can't remember the last time I've seen F go with empty seats and I've certainly never seen it go with empty seats on PHX-ATL
Sep 5, 2009, 8:40 am
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I don't think this is true, I've seen this on the screen at the gate twice in the last two weeks while waiting to board.
Sep 5, 2009, 9:06 am
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Sep 5, 2009, 9:11 am
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Sep 5, 2009, 3:48 pm
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