Poll for SP's: Any Upgrades This Year?
Mar 4, 2008, 2:26 pm
#16
Join Date: Jan 2008
Programs: US*Silver
Posts: 101
3 for 8
I got PVD-DCA-FLL and DCA-PVD back in January (for me and a companion!). Denied on GSO-CLT-SFO-CLT-GSO and FLL-DCA.
Oh, and the nice folks at UA gave me E+ on the 2 flights I've had with them this year
They don't make a habit of it - but if you ask nicely..
I got PVD-DCA-FLL and DCA-PVD back in January (for me and a companion!). Denied on GSO-CLT-SFO-CLT-GSO and FLL-DCA.
Oh, and the nice folks at UA gave me E+ on the 2 flights I've had with them this year
They don't make a habit of it - but if you ask nicely..
Mar 4, 2008, 2:29 pm
#17
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Phoenix, AZ
Posts: 26
I'm 6 for 11. High success rate seems due to flying on primarily on Saturday and Sunday afternoon.
Mar 4, 2008, 4:24 pm
#20
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: SYR
Programs: US SLVR, AMEX PLAT
Posts: 61
2 out of 6. Though one of them I called at the window for.
Mar 4, 2008, 6:00 pm
#21
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: IAH/HOU
Programs: Priceline Blood Diamond Elite. Peon on DL, AA, UA, US, and WN.
Posts: 7,236
As a GP (before Feb 29), 0 for 1 (FLL-PHL). As a SP, 0 for 0. I have taken a couple flights PHL-IAH, but since USX doesn't count with no F, oh well. Sayonara, US!
Mar 8, 2008, 9:59 am
#22
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Posts: 91
4 for 4 ---WITH a companion
BOS-CLT (5 AM albeit) CLT-STT, STT-CLT (Got lucky because they switched to an Envoy Configured 757 instead of the 2 row domestic config), and CLT-BOS.
So far so good...although I am technically a silver "guest" and I know there has been some speculation that silver guests are given a higher upgrade percentage to get them "hooked"
Matthew Gulino
BOS-CLT (5 AM albeit) CLT-STT, STT-CLT (Got lucky because they switched to an Envoy Configured 757 instead of the 2 row domestic config), and CLT-BOS.
So far so good...although I am technically a silver "guest" and I know there has been some speculation that silver guests are given a higher upgrade percentage to get them "hooked"
Matthew Gulino
Mar 8, 2008, 12:35 pm
#23
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: PHL
Programs: DL PM/SC, SPG Gold, Hyatt Platinum, Hertz Five Star
Posts: 523
I am 0 for 12 on first class upgrades this year as a SP flying out of Charlotte. I did manage to get one TA upgrade for 30K miles, but haven't sniffed a complementary upgrade in the last 4 months. It seems to me the cutbacks in F seats have really started to hit SPs. Any of you SPs getting upgrades? Post your results here.......
Mar 8, 2008, 1:02 pm
#24
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: CLT
Programs: AA-EXP, MR-PP
Posts: 3,440
Well I am Plat since mid February (13th or so), before I was Gold. I flew 14 flights and got upgraded on all of them so far. 4 scheduled this week and right now 3 are confirmed upgrades.
Mar 9, 2008, 10:06 am
#25
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: IAH/HOU
Programs: Priceline Blood Diamond Elite. Peon on DL, AA, UA, US, and WN.
Posts: 7,236
Gotta read the thread title again - "Poll for SP's: Any Upgrades This Year?" SP = Silver Preferred. Gold and Plat doesn't count.@:-)
Apr 30, 2008, 12:44 am
#26
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: GA
Programs: Back at the bottom
Posts: 259
2/3 so far (upcoming 5/1 SFO-PHX-EWR, both segments), the one I missed was CLT-SFO.
Have another CLT-SFO 5/5, no way I get that upgrade. The downsizing of A321 F cabins has killed SPs on this route, which I do several times a year.
Have another CLT-SFO 5/5, no way I get that upgrade. The downsizing of A321 F cabins has killed SPs on this route, which I do several times a year.
Apr 30, 2008, 12:54 am
#27
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Purgatory
Programs: Too many to list. Status is a half dozen.
Posts: 9,235
An update, a little out of date:
5 for 6.
PHX-SFO-PHX
PHX-MCO-PHX
ORD-PHX (Didn't get outbound. Went standby on early, very empty flight, F was full.)
Have PHX-PIT-PHX coming soon which isn't looking good at all. And not a chance on crummy CRJ for upcoming PHX-YEG-PHX trip unfortunately.
5 for 6.
PHX-SFO-PHX
PHX-MCO-PHX
ORD-PHX (Didn't get outbound. Went standby on early, very empty flight, F was full.)
Have PHX-PIT-PHX coming soon which isn't looking good at all. And not a chance on crummy CRJ for upcoming PHX-YEG-PHX trip unfortunately.
Apr 30, 2008, 5:00 am
#28
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Athens, WV, USA; a US cockroach long before it was in FFOCUS; now a lowly US5 for only the 2nd time in 20 years.
Programs: US5
Posts: 3,050
I went 0-for-2 on CLT-LAS Mon night and the return on the redeye last night. Both flights filled to the gills with Kettles and they supposedly sold all 8 F seats.
Apr 30, 2008, 5:38 am
#30
Join Date: May 2006
Location: PIT
Programs: Marriott Lifetime Titanium, Hilton Gold, Delta Silver, AmEx MR
Posts: 94
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I'm 1 for 2 this year as an SP: TPA-PIT, which surprised me since I took the 5: 15 p.m. flight out on a Friday night. Even upgraded a companion on the flight!
I'm 1 for 2 this year as an SP: TPA-PIT, which surprised me since I took the 5: 15 p.m. flight out on a Friday night. Even upgraded a companion on the flight!