Flying out to Athens in September. Managed to get tickets eligible for upgrades. I’ll be Platinum with Delta by the time our flight goes but my SO will not. What’re the chances we get upgraded? Or should we look to just pay the $3k per ticket to fly Delta One? It’s her first trip abroad and our tickets right now only cost us $800 + points through Chase.

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Zero. Happened to me once as a 10+ year Diamond. Hell, the GUCs are challenging you use. Buy up. Enjoy the trip. The bonus miles etc as platinum will help you for status next year

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Almost zero. Best automatic international upgrade is to C+

D1 and PS international is a IROPS upgrade and likely there is a Diamond or 360 ahead of you. Further planes are going out full as well. In all cabins.

Also while administrative, GF needs a Skymiles number in the booking.

As Platinum you have RUCS not GUCS you need to get to Diamond to get two GUCS and once you have those, if the plane is 4 class (has a PS cabin) you would need to be booked in PS else the GUC would be to PS not D1

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All great information, thank you everyone!! I’ll see how my bonus looks this year and book if it’s solid lol

I'm just talking the TATL segments. Others will be priced differently.

Last winter I did ATL>MUC / LHR>ATL and bought $250 PS on the outbound and the best D1 was offered at $800 And normally $1200.
I stayed in C+ for the return but had more expensive PS return upgrade offers and similar D1 offers.

So $5000 for D1 both ways, not $12000

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