What's the longest first class upgrade standby list / waitlist that you've ever seen?
Jan 17, 2019, 11:25 pm
#241
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UA747: what was it - 90 on the first upgrade and well over 100 on the business upgrade? Had UA sold those middle seats, both numbers could have gotten close to 200 if not more.
Jan 18, 2019, 12:13 am
#242
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I guess hardly noteworthy. But tonight out of HNL on a 757 the list is 41 long for 16 available booked seats ( full ). That's about 25% of pax. I don't fly much domestic, for me seems like a long list.
Nobody got upgraded, I was in paid F.
Nobody got upgraded, I was in paid F.
Last edited by Exleftseat; Jan 18, 2019 at 7:17 am
Jan 18, 2019, 6:43 am
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Never thought a 738 has more seats than a 752. anyway, this morning from LAX to ORD same thing. 41 on the upgrade list for 20 seats that are all booked and gone. Again nearly 25%. Boy, I would hate to do this crapshoot every time I would fly domestically..
Last edited by Exleftseat; Jan 18, 2019 at 7:17 am
Jan 18, 2019, 8:05 am
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UA747 according to a picture I took of the screens in the boarding area
88 on First for 12 seats
121 on Business for 52 seats
that was one of those no hope flights but it really didn’t matter 😀
88 on First for 12 seats
121 on Business for 52 seats
that was one of those no hope flights but it really didn’t matter 😀
Jan 18, 2019, 8:14 am
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Jan 18, 2019, 6:48 pm
#248
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for requalification, so it was an easy choice for me. Less flying, more PQM.. With the new credit of just 150% it is a different story. Mine is a unique situation.
Jan 21, 2019, 10:07 pm
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Jan 21, 2019, 10:19 pm
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I know this is filed under the United area, but I can say on DL these high numbers are common. Any widebody cross country flight on DL frequently has 90+ on upgrade list. Not unusual at all.
Jan 21, 2019, 10:53 pm
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HNL, as s leisure destination, gets a lot of NRSAs showing up on standby and upgrade waitlists.
Jan 21, 2019, 11:02 pm
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Jan 21, 2019, 11:21 pm
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(2) LAX-DEN/IAH/ORD if the difference is reasonable, sure
(3) LAX-BOS/EWR pay for upfront all day everyday.
YMMV