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it depends. I don't fly enough to look into the details, but a few years ago I ended up reaching the second lowest tier on Delta (gold iirc), and I would get fr
by filoleg 4y ago
it depends. I don't fly enough to look into the details, but a few years ago I ended up reaching the second lowest tier on Delta (gold iirc), and I would get free upgrades about half the time for my flights that year. Routes were from seattle to all over the place (NYC, SF, LA, ATL, etc) and back.
- sokoloff 4y ago2nd lowest is gold; 2nd highest is platinum (behind diamond). I usually get to platinum and, except for the bus routes (to/from ATL), I get first class upgrades on almost 75% of my domestic segments. Add in ATL segments (full of diamond flyers) and it’s probably down to the 50% you mention for gold. It’s very route specific. I have noticed a lot of domestic first-class seats or post-purchase upgrades have become cheaper during COVID to get the airline some revenue from that seat rather than upgrading you or I.