AAMCI

Thank you to all who helped explain the details of the "overbooked economy class" on AA176 12/22. I saw that AA finally released C inventory on the flight, and my friend's upgrade request was cleared. The end result was what I had hoped for, I was just surprised that AA held out so long to release C inventory when Business class was so empty. I appreciate all the help!

flyertalker54234

I have noticed upgrades clearing later and less award inventory 11 months out on premium cabins on popular routes. I think it is just a business decision to try and increase profitability by selling more and giving less away free. Can be irritating but I think understandable after bankruptcy. I have to say I do detect on these forums the view that regular flyers have a right to book cheaper tickets and always be upgraded. I have always seen them as a bonus.

deac83

Yep, I was checking that expecting to see a check mark next to my name so I could gather my stuff.

riastradh

I have booked tickets FLL to DFW for my family of 4 on 12/27. Economy.

Can I request upgrades for my entire family using stickers? Or are you limited to 1 companion? If I can only use stickers on 1 companion, can I use miles+copay for the other 2, while they adopt my upgrade priority?

I didn't even think about it because 4 is a lot to clear, but I looked on EF and First class has 2 seats taken so far.

bdemaria

You are limited to just one companion using "stickers"


You can use miles + copay for the others. They won't be able to use your status. If you are on any other flight except for 1449 (departing at 6:45 am) there is ample availabiity for a mileage/copay right now - so the issue of status isn't relevant.

zoombee

Hi All,

I'm flying LHR-LAX in March returning ~10th Sept (to break up a RTW), purchasing coach. I have some flexibility and can pick a rare date with (currently C4) LHR-LAX upgrade availability so that should clear on purchase.

On return, I can fly Weds/Thurs or Fri and on either flight (AA108 or AA136). I was also pondering if the 77W DFW-LHR flight clears more often as I could route the return via that.

Any opinions on which is more likely to clear an SWU upgrade? By default I was going to fly Thursday on AA108: 6pm.

Many thanks!

bdemaria

LAX-LHR is among the hardest SWU to clear - but DFW-LHR isn't much easier on the 77W flight. Mid week will be better than Friday pm.

zoombee

Thanks.

(fyi: avoiding JFK-LHR as I find it too short to sleep and avoiding the 777 DFW-LHR as I figure a higher risk of flying Y in a good 77W MCE seat I can sleep in more or less OK is preferred to a higher chance (but no guarantee) of flying J on an older 777)

skye1

if you have a bit of flexibility on your outbound, AA is adding a second LAX-LHR flight, end of March.

http://www.bizjournals.com/dallas/ne...flight-to.html

riastradh

Thanks! Yes I see that the availability is very broad. I have to think about whether $75+15K miles is worth it for a 2.5 hour flight.

I could just get two upgrades but don't want to split up the family.

TXguy

You may also be charged a close-in award fee for the two mileage upgrades. They are charged for non-elites. I have no idea whether they would be waived if the miles would be coming from your account.

zoombee

Oh, tnx. Hadn't spotted it isn't already two daily flights: seems I'm defaulting to the new flight for LAX-LHR (~6pm) in Sept. (My outbound is LHR-LAX: most weeks in March have a day with at least 1 x C1)

OK, with the number of flights about to double and a booking ~9 months in advance with no MCE seats reserved (i.e. I should be top of the waitlist): I'll stick with the direct return flight and live in hope . Find the 77W MCE seats pretty good so it's a fair fall back.

skye1

No worries. From talking to several reliable EXP agents, and from a few years of personal experience living in the UK, upgrades for weekened travel days (fri, sat, sun, mon) aren't cleared (if space is available) until day of depature, so don't freak out if your travel is on a Friday, you can see that space is available, and yet your upgrade hasn't cleared as of Friday morning. If going LHR-LAX, it gives you all morning to go Oneworld Lounge-Hopping at Heathrow.

allset2travel

I am using SWU for daughter’s ticket. We are on separate PNR and she has no status. Our PNRs are linked. Her itinerary is MIA-LAX-DFW-HKG, with the MIA-LAX already flown in F. LAX-DFW-HKG in econ (the SWU has already been applied). Travel date 03/12/2015. Should I at least call and put her on MCE without altering the time stamp? My itinerary MIA-SFO-DFW-HKG (with MIA-SFO already flown). My upgrade was cleared at time of booking.
What are her chances?

Today, I booked 2 tickets ICN-DFW-SFO return (wife and I are both EXP). AA cleared only 1 of us with SWU, and had to split tickets to do so. So now I am waitlisted for upgrade (with SWU). Travel dates are way out into next October. Wonder why my UG didn’t get cleared right away? Should I keep calling? I am not a subscriber to KVS or EF.
Thanks in advance for your insight.

pvgman

I tried to look on the forum but couldn't find anything,
I'm to fly BCN JFK these days, I applied a SWU But J0, on the other end there is LHR JFK (with a BA BCN LHR codeshare) that indicated C7, flight arrive at the same time in JFK.
My ticket is not flexible as far as I know, would the EXP desk accept to change the routing for free or should I just suck it up in Y and hope that someone in J cancel his strip last minute?