Explorer Card: Award Ticket CPU For Sponsored PAX. Is This Fair?
Apr 28, 2012, 11:09 am
#1
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Explorer Card: Award Ticket CPU For Sponsored PAX. Is This Fair?
The only benefit of the Explorer Card for an elite IMO is the ability to upgrade an award ticket. This privilege was reserved for only GS's in PMUA.
Did you know that if you (as an Explorer Card holder) do not supply a MP # to the reservation of a sponsored pax on an award ticket, and R space is available during the CPU window for your respective elite level, the pax will be upgraded? And you (the sponsor) don't need to be on the same flight! Does this seem fair? In other words, a non status passenger that I (a 1K) purchase an award ticket for would be upgraded ahead of a Platinum.
Did you know that if you (as an Explorer Card holder) do not supply a MP # to the reservation of a sponsored pax on an award ticket, and R space is available during the CPU window for your respective elite level, the pax will be upgraded? And you (the sponsor) don't need to be on the same flight! Does this seem fair? In other words, a non status passenger that I (a 1K) purchase an award ticket for would be upgraded ahead of a Platinum.
Last edited by LAXOGG; Apr 28, 2012 at 11:19 am
Apr 28, 2012, 2:35 pm
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Join Date: Aug 2000
Location: Tri Valley Area Northern CA
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Posts: 579
The only benefit of the Explorer Card for an elite IMO is the ability to upgrade an award ticket. This privilege was reserved for only GS's in PMUA.
Did you know that if you (as an Explorer Card holder) do not supply a MP # to the reservation of a sponsored pax on an award ticket, and R space is available during the CPU window for your respective elite level, the pax will be upgraded? And you (the sponsor) don't need to be on the same flight! Does this seem fair? In other words, a non status passenger that I (a 1K) purchase an award ticket for would be upgraded ahead of a Platinum.
Did you know that if you (as an Explorer Card holder) do not supply a MP # to the reservation of a sponsored pax on an award ticket, and R space is available during the CPU window for your respective elite level, the pax will be upgraded? And you (the sponsor) don't need to be on the same flight! Does this seem fair? In other words, a non status passenger that I (a 1K) purchase an award ticket for would be upgraded ahead of a Platinum.
So if this is correct, I shouldn't have placed my wife's MP # (she's a 1k based on my status) on her reservation and she would have been upgraded?
I recall reading someplace (PMCO forum?) that if 2 passengers are on an award reservation, only the primary member would be eligible for an upgrade.
Jul 4, 2012, 9:30 pm
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This is interesting to know. My wife and I just came back from Maui. On the outbound/return, I broke our itineraries. While I was upgraded, but my wife was not (although guess who sat in coach).
So if this is correct, I shouldn't have placed my wife's MP # (she's a 1k based on my status) on her reservation and she would have been upgraded?
I recall reading someplace (PMCO forum?) that if 2 passengers are on an award reservation, only the primary member would be eligible for an upgrade.
So if this is correct, I shouldn't have placed my wife's MP # (she's a 1k based on my status) on her reservation and she would have been upgraded?
I recall reading someplace (PMCO forum?) that if 2 passengers are on an award reservation, only the primary member would be eligible for an upgrade.
My wife is also a 1K. We each have the explorer card and can upgrade from each of our separate mileage accounts.
Last edited by LAXOGG; Jul 4, 2012 at 9:36 pm