Leeway on 500 mile upgrade stickers
Mar 26, 2006, 5:32 pm
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Leeway on 500 mile upgrade stickers
I'm a new AA Plat (via challenge). When US Airways used to use a similar 500 mile e-upgrade program, there was a 50 mile leeway on certificates (ie. TPA-CLT, which I recall being 507 miles, was only one sticker). TPA-ORD, for example is 1012 miles. Would this cost 2 500 mile stickers or 3? What is the official mileage leeway they allow, if any? Thanks for any help you can provide to a newbee.
Mar 26, 2006, 5:38 pm
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I believe that it is a 50 mile leeway.
The worst is when you go just over it, ie. 3 stickers for 1070 miles!
The worst is when you go just over it, ie. 3 stickers for 1070 miles!
Mar 26, 2006, 5:44 pm
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I often fly STL-DFW-STL which is listed as 551 miles and it has always been one sticker. So 51 miles.
Mar 26, 2006, 5:51 pm
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I wish the leway was per sticker. So, like 2 stickers gave you 100 in leeway. But that would mean that JFK-MIA would be 2, JFK-SJU 3, and JFK-SEA, 5
Mar 26, 2006, 6:05 pm
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Originally Posted by Psychocadet
I wish the leway was per sticker. So, like 2 stickers gave you 100 in leeway. But that would mean that JFK-MIA would be 2, JFK-SJU 3, and JFK-SEA, 5
), not per-sticker. So, 1 is 550, 2 is 1050, etc.Cheers.
Mar 26, 2006, 6:16 pm
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Originally Posted by Psychocadet
I wish the leway was per sticker. So, like 2 stickers gave you 100 in leeway. But that would mean that JFK-MIA would be 2, JFK-SJU 3, and JFK-SEA, 5
Mar 26, 2006, 6:24 pm
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i think that there shouldn't be any leeway....the 50 mi / trip is a nice gesture, imho.....
btw, i think that i have seen the mi dfw-stl listed as 550 on aa.com....has anyone got the 551 from flying it? i haven't been that way for a few years....
btw, i think that i have seen the mi dfw-stl listed as 550 on aa.com....has anyone got the 551 from flying it? i haven't been that way for a few years....
Mar 26, 2006, 7:14 pm
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DFW - STL still shows as 551 miles on the March PDF timetable.
Mar 26, 2006, 7:25 pm
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Originally Posted by clacko
i think that there shouldn't be any leeway....the 50 mi / trip is a nice gesture, imho.....
btw, i think that i have seen the mi dfw-stl listed as 550 on aa.com....has anyone got the 551 from flying it? i haven't been that way for a few years....
btw, i think that i have seen the mi dfw-stl listed as 550 on aa.com....has anyone got the 551 from flying it? i haven't been that way for a few years....
From my trip in December...
12/17/05 AMERICAN AIRLINES 1051 Y STL DFW 550 0 550
Mar 26, 2006, 9:06 pm
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The PDF timetable distances have not been updated for a while. It shows 1560 for BOS-DFW, but I've been getting 1562 for a while. It's usually close enough for all practical purposes, but the example discussed above is one where a single mile makes a difference.
Jun 8, 2006, 11:43 am
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My vent about this -
Flew 2470 SNA-STL, 1570 miles, 4 upg. Less than a 5% leeway. Bummer.
I thought of offering to sit in F until the descent, and then move back to cattle-class, but figured that was not an option.
Flew 2470 SNA-STL, 1570 miles, 4 upg. Less than a 5% leeway. Bummer.
I thought of offering to sit in F until the descent, and then move back to cattle-class, but figured that was not an option.
Jun 8, 2006, 12:48 pm
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Dfw - Las = 1055 
Jun 8, 2006, 12:53 pm
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Originally Posted by jmplatinum
Dfw - Las = 1055
Cheers.
Jun 8, 2006, 12:57 pm
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Originally Posted by Efrem
The PDF timetable distances have not been updated for a while. It shows 1560 for BOS-DFW, but I've been getting 1562 for a while. It's usually close enough for all practical purposes, but the example discussed above is one where a single mile makes a difference.
Jun 8, 2006, 3:06 pm
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Exception to every rule
If you book a through flight, it goes off the origin and destination. Recently flew, AUS-DFW-MSY. It would have been (didn't use stickers) 2 stickers to get there, but only one to get back because I was booked on a through flight (#1973, MSY-AUS).