What's the longest first class upgrade standby list / waitlist that you've ever seen?
Oct 20, 2023, 8:18 pm
#406
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I'm having the opposite thing happening; I'm the only one on the upgrade list and I got my first ever CPU today....flight tomorrow 
Got confirmed 10 minutes after OLCI.
Got confirmed 10 minutes after OLCI.
Jan 13, 2024, 10:02 am
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177 people on waitlist midday flight LAS-SFO yesterday (end of CES) on a HD772. 53% of those in coach were on upgrade list. Which means at least 75 (and probably more) who could've gotten free E+ didn't (nor their non-Premier companions). No upgrades. Short trip though...
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Jan 15, 2024, 2:38 am
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Due to expected 2in of snow at EWR tomorrow, I decided to buy myself some insurance with catching my 2:30pm intl flight (with cleared J) out of ORD and switched from the 10am to 8am flight out of EWR to ORD. The 8am flight originates from EWR where the 10am originates from RDU.
Anyways UA1793's list has 80 people out of 159 seats. Only E+ seats were middle but since I got the last seat Y1, I jumped to the top of the list.
I had this idea a few days ago but the price shot up. I waited til there was a weather waiver. None for EWR but they extended the ORD one. Probably not necessary but who knows these days and it would be nice to have some time in the PL lounge. By the rules of the universe, there will probably be no snow tomorrow.
Anyways UA1793's list has 80 people out of 159 seats. Only E+ seats were middle but since I got the last seat Y1, I jumped to the top of the list.
I had this idea a few days ago but the price shot up. I waited til there was a weather waiver. None for EWR but they extended the ORD one. Probably not necessary but who knows these days and it would be nice to have some time in the PL lounge. By the rules of the universe, there will probably be no snow tomorrow.
Last edited by eng3; Jan 15, 2024 at 2:47 am
Jan 15, 2024, 6:49 am
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Jan 27, 2024, 3:06 pm
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Not sure if 2 qualifies as the longest waitlist
Jan 27, 2024, 3:31 pm
#412
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I think you are looking for this thread: What's the SHORTEST first class upgrade standby list / waitlist that you've ever seen
Not sure if 2 qualifies as the longest waitlist
Not sure if 2 qualifies as the longest waitlist
more the humor in what I saw was the capacity vs booked...
Although, yes, I saw it was at J9 when I booked a couple days ago. Normally I am a WFBF (especially on that route) but I figured I would take a chance...
Delta owns that route tho, and about the only people using UA are probably connections and MP elite.