upgrade
Dec 10, 2001 | 4:52 pm
#1
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Join Date: Dec 2001
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upgrade
The more and more I read this forum. I am beginning to feel like everyone is getting upgrade to business and first class. Do you know on typical flight, what % is actual paying business/first class customer and what % is upgrade, comp?
Dec 10, 2001 | 6:17 pm
#2
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Join Date: May 1998
Location: Las Vegas, NV, USA
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by 007:
The more and more I read this forum. I am beginning to feel like everyone is getting upgrade to business and first class...</font>
The more and more I read this forum. I am beginning to feel like everyone is getting upgrade to business and first class...</font>
Dec 10, 2001 | 10:48 pm
#3
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: Minneapolis, MN, USA;
Posts: 255
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by 007:
The more and more I read this forum. I am beginning to feel like everyone is getting upgrade to business and first class. </font>
The more and more I read this forum. I am beginning to feel like everyone is getting upgrade to business and first class. </font>
on 3 trips to Chicago Midway from MSP is, out of 6 flight, I got upgraded 5 times. In between those flights, I had a trip from MSP to SJD on CO, I got upgraded once out of four flights. I would have to say that I have been pretty lucky. I have one more trip to LAX coming up, we'll see.
I really thought I might be less successful now, now that there are fewer flights to most destinations. I thought upgrades would pretty much disapear. I guess it depends on the fligts you take, the first and last flights out seem to be full in FC.
P.S. I have Silver Elite on NWA.
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travelnick
Exposure Travel Network
Dec 11, 2001 | 6:22 am
#4
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: Iowa...Delta Charter Diamond, now Gold
Posts: 2,069
Taken msp-lax roundtrip flight 8 times since silver...upgraded on all but 2 of them thats 14 out of 16 - 87.5% of the time. They serve the best chocolate cake on the outbound flight!!
Dec 11, 2001 | 8:10 am
#5
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Join Date: Nov 1999
Location: IAD
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I have a very high upgrade rate on domestic flights (and a decent upgrade rate for my companion) and a very low upgrade rate on intl flights.
Dec 11, 2001 | 9:50 am
#6
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: Washington State
Programs: Delta Platinum, Marriott Gold
Posts: 330
Most of my flights originate in Spokane, WA, where upgrades are hard to come by -- I'm averaging about 50% between Spokane and MSP (both ways). Out of MSP to EWR, Albany, Balitmore and Cleveland I am near 100%. Companion upgrades are running about 50% between Spokane and MSP, and near 100% elsewhere. Once, flying on July 4, they upgraded two companions -- and I didn't even have to ask! Great customer service.
I just finished a lfight to BKK. I was going to be upgraded because of overload, until they realized I was with 3 members of my family. Gate agent tried to get authorization to upgrae us all, but there were too many other elite flyers on the flight. I am a Gold.
I just finished a lfight to BKK. I was going to be upgraded because of overload, until they realized I was with 3 members of my family. Gate agent tried to get authorization to upgrae us all, but there were too many other elite flyers on the flight. I am a Gold.
Dec 11, 2001 | 7:14 pm
#7
Join Date: Nov 2000
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got upgraded all segments Thursday NW MSP-DTW, CO DTW-IAH-SJC on a $127 r/t fare 
we'll see about the return on 12-18...
we'll see about the return on 12-18...