On my flight from MSP to NY... "now boarding sky priority"... half the passengers board 🤦🏽‍♂️ Man, Platinum doesn't get you anywhere anymore

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"Now boarding sky" ...half the passengers board...half of those passengers are not actually really sky

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As a diamond flying out of msp... Can attest to the fact that diamond doesn't get you anywhere in hub city either.

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You need to do a few mileage runs then OP. Gold actually gets you nothing out of MSP.

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Msp - DFW the flight (has 72 sears or so in the back) almost always has more than 55 people on the upgrade list. I've seen 68 before.

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D1 I've found that diamond has made a difference! I'm always upgraded, Premium boarding is always better than Sky, and with CLEAR for free my waiting time is minimal every Monday.

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I was 10 on that MSP-DFW upgrade list today. Why even bother looking??

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I feel like where you're flying to makes a bigger difference than where you're flying from.

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Our upgrade list was 57!!! Gosh and I may not make platinum next year. Gotta look for an international trip ASAP!!

I'm platinum and I get upgraded twice every week from IAD to ATL.

^P1, too funny

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