Comments on: Where’s The Symmetry? http://www.coyoteblog.com/coyote_blog/2007/06/wheres-the-symm.html Dispatches from a Small Business Sun, 12 Feb 2012 09:39:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Bill http://www.coyoteblog.com/coyote_blog/2007/06/wheres-the-symm.html/comment-page-1#comment-5948 Bill Sat, 30 Jun 2007 17:50:26 +0000 http://coyote-blog.com/wordpress/2007/06/wheres-the-symm.html#comment-5948 <p>I fly American almost every week either into or out of Phoenix with a transfer in Dallas/Fort Worth. I was told I have priority on the connecting flight, so folks starting out in DFW are below me in the upgrade list. Also, there's a time factor. Sometimes my request isn't filled by the day of the flight and I have to request it again when I first check in. Since I would usually be checking in before someone in DFW, I'm also ahead in the list time-wise.</p> I fly American almost every week either into or out of Phoenix with a transfer in Dallas/Fort Worth. I was told I have priority on the connecting flight, so folks starting out in DFW are below me in the upgrade list. Also, there’s a time factor. Sometimes my request isn’t filled by the day of the flight and I have to request it again when I first check in. Since I would usually be checking in before someone in DFW, I’m also ahead in the list time-wise.

]]> By: Xmas http://www.coyoteblog.com/coyote_blog/2007/06/wheres-the-symm.html/comment-page-1#comment-5947 Xmas Fri, 29 Jun 2007 19:31:57 +0000 http://coyote-blog.com/wordpress/2007/06/wheres-the-symm.html#comment-5947 <p>I think you're flying back at unpopular times. I'm a consultant, I usually fly out on Sunday night/early Monday morning and fly back on Thursday evening. Business travellers will rack up the most mileage over other types of fliers. </p> <p>Also, I think there's a mathematical approach to this. If you live near a hub town, X percentage of fliers in your area will be elite members for that airline. In non-hub area, Y percentage of fliers will be elite members for that airline.</p> <p>X > Y, so you'll have a greater chance of being upgraded flying your airline in a non-hub town.</p> I think you’re flying back at unpopular times. I’m a consultant, I usually fly out on Sunday night/early Monday morning and fly back on Thursday evening. Business travellers will rack up the most mileage over other types of fliers.

Also, I think there’s a mathematical approach to this. If you live near a hub town, X percentage of fliers in your area will be elite members for that airline. In non-hub area, Y percentage of fliers will be elite members for that airline.

X > Y, so you’ll have a greater chance of being upgraded flying your airline in a non-hub town.

]]> By: Michael http://www.coyoteblog.com/coyote_blog/2007/06/wheres-the-symm.html/comment-page-1#comment-5946 Michael Fri, 29 Jun 2007 18:57:27 +0000 http://coyote-blog.com/wordpress/2007/06/wheres-the-symm.html#comment-5946 <p>Preference to through customers could be true in practice even if not in policy.</p> <p>If the upgrades are only available at checkin/gate, and then issued for all legs they're available on, through people would have a several hour advantage on you unless you're an extremely early riser.</p> Preference to through customers could be true in practice even if not in policy.

If the upgrades are only available at checkin/gate, and then issued for all legs they’re available on, through people would have a several hour advantage on you unless you’re an extremely early riser.

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