The 'MoveUp' program on US, Standby, Same day confirmed (merged) [master thread]
Dec 1, 2011, 3:17 pm
#166
Join Date: May 2010
Location: CLT
Programs: US dirt (former CP), Marriott Gold, UA Prem Exec, Hyatt Plat
Posts: 86
Not sure about having attendants clear standby, but I understand that many attendants must get a seat on certain flights, as their next work flight requires them to begin in another city (their commute is on a plane, whereas mine is by car).
Dec 2, 2011, 6:01 am
#167
Join Date: Jun 2011
Programs: SPG Plat US G Delta G
Posts: 166
It's rare for me to do a standby, but yesterday SFO-CLT I tried a MoveUp and the flight was full (wasn't so when I checked half hour earlier!). Agent gladly offered to put me on standby list, but I declined in favor of a confirmed seat on the next flight out (as luck would have it, I got a battlefield upgrade when a confirmed FC pax didn't show up).
I guess it happens when an agent thinks a standby is not likely to clear (but that's no excuse for not simply entering another name on the list).
I guess it happens when an agent thinks a standby is not likely to clear (but that's no excuse for not simply entering another name on the list).
I ran into this around Veteran's day... the gate agent wouldn't even hear from me saying she was oversold by at least 5 people for all flights until the flight I was scheduled on (this was PHL>CLT which runs flights about every hour and a half). As a Chairman, I was a bit surprised that she wouldn’t even let me try (with whatever miniscule odds I had of getting on). Perhaps one cannot even try to standby on an oversold flight?
Not sure about having attendants clear standby, but I understand that many attendants must get a seat on certain flights, as their next work flight requires them to begin in another city (their commute is on a plane, whereas mine is by car).
Not sure about having attendants clear standby, but I understand that many attendants must get a seat on certain flights, as their next work flight requires them to begin in another city (their commute is on a plane, whereas mine is by car).
I also toyed with the idea of adding my name to the standby list at checkin instead of at the gate, but I'm not sure if that would really do any good or not.
The worst part about the whole situation is that when I am able to get on the list, I actually get on the flight 100% of the time.
Dec 2, 2011, 8:17 am
#168
Join Date: May 2010
Location: CLT
Programs: US dirt (former CP), Marriott Gold, UA Prem Exec, Hyatt Plat
Posts: 86
I can't believe that they can't add you to a list of an oversold flight.
I also toyed with the idea of adding my name to the standby list at checkin instead of at the gate, but I'm not sure if that would really do any good or not.
The worst part about the whole situation is that when I am able to get on the list, I actually get on the flight 100% of the time.
I also toyed with the idea of adding my name to the standby list at checkin instead of at the gate, but I'm not sure if that would really do any good or not.
The worst part about the whole situation is that when I am able to get on the list, I actually get on the flight 100% of the time.
I'm also roughly 100% clearing on Move-Up/Standby, when they add me to the list (which, in my experience, they'll typically do more than 90% of the time).
Dec 20, 2011, 9:07 am
#169
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: CLT
Programs: US Airways Chairman, *A Gold, Marriott Platinum, SPG Platinum
Posts: 23
additional legs?
Can legs be added to a MoveUp? I have a flight on Thursday CLT-ORD, leaving late in the afternoon but finished most of my work early this week. I could easily get to the airport as early as need be for an earlier flight.
I see that there's a CLT-RDU-PHL-ORD, each with numerous seats available. Since the starting and ending cities are the same, would they go for this? There's also a CLT-PHL-ORD with some space.
The blurb on USAirways.com doesn't really address this exact idea.
Thanks!
I see that there's a CLT-RDU-PHL-ORD, each with numerous seats available. Since the starting and ending cities are the same, would they go for this? There's also a CLT-PHL-ORD with some space.
The blurb on USAirways.com doesn't really address this exact idea.
Thanks!
Dec 20, 2011, 10:51 am
#170
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: High Point, NC
Programs: None
Posts: 9,171
Yes they can, as long as the agent can assign you a seat on all the new segments. There can be a little agent roulette involved if the new routing gets you to your destination later than the original routing. An experienced agent would probably need no more explanation than that you need an extra segment for status while someone new might not allow it.
There's also a practical consideration with weather moving into the east this week - the more connections the greater the chance of a misconnect.
Jim
There's also a practical consideration with weather moving into the east this week - the more connections the greater the chance of a misconnect.
Jim
Dec 20, 2011, 11:21 am
#171
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: CLT
Programs: US Airways Chairman, *A Gold, Marriott Platinum, SPG Platinum
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Thanks Jim!
I'm rethinking the idea, as I've heard that connecting through PHL can be rough this time of year. Plus I have a leg on United after i get to ORD, and from my understanding I can't fly standby or MoveUp on United metal? An extra leg or two isn't worth missing that last leg if something were to go wrong.
I'm rethinking the idea, as I've heard that connecting through PHL can be rough this time of year. Plus I have a leg on United after i get to ORD, and from my understanding I can't fly standby or MoveUp on United metal? An extra leg or two isn't worth missing that last leg if something were to go wrong.
Jan 11, 2012, 1:24 pm
#172
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Western Canada
Programs: SPG Gold
Posts: 244
Connection times?
Can I move up to an earlier flight on just one segment of a multi-segment flight?
For example, say I have a connection in PHX and I'd like a longer layover because a friend wants to meet me at the airport for lunch. Can I take an earlier flight to PHX but keep my original connecting flight? Is it a problem if the new connection time exceeds 4 hours (the usual limit for connection times)?
ml
For example, say I have a connection in PHX and I'd like a longer layover because a friend wants to meet me at the airport for lunch. Can I take an earlier flight to PHX but keep my original connecting flight? Is it a problem if the new connection time exceeds 4 hours (the usual limit for connection times)?
ml
Jan 11, 2012, 2:35 pm
#173
Join Date: May 2008
Posts: 535
Can I move up to an earlier flight on just one segment of a multi-segment flight?
For example, say I have a connection in PHX and I'd like a longer layover because a friend wants to meet me at the airport for lunch. Can I take an earlier flight to PHX but keep my original connecting flight? Is it a problem if the new connection time exceeds 4 hours (the usual limit for connection times)?
ml
For example, say I have a connection in PHX and I'd like a longer layover because a friend wants to meet me at the airport for lunch. Can I take an earlier flight to PHX but keep my original connecting flight? Is it a problem if the new connection time exceeds 4 hours (the usual limit for connection times)?
ml
Jan 16, 2012, 2:00 pm
#174
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: NY
Programs: The local deli gives me 1 free sandwich after I buy 10
Posts: 4,026
Because of a schedule change USAir changed my flight to 5pm from LGA.
Against my better judgement I agreed to the 5pm since I had originally scheduled an early evening flight out of LGA. What was I thinking scheduling an early evening flight out of LGA in January!
When I opened the new itinerary up on line it now shows the outbound in Y. Now that it is in Y can I call and change that to a morning flight to avoid January LGA weather delays without cost?
Against my better judgement I agreed to the 5pm since I had originally scheduled an early evening flight out of LGA. What was I thinking scheduling an early evening flight out of LGA in January!
When I opened the new itinerary up on line it now shows the outbound in Y. Now that it is in Y can I call and change that to a morning flight to avoid January LGA weather delays without cost?
Jan 20, 2012, 6:38 am
#175
Join Date: Jun 2011
Programs: SPG Plat US G Delta G
Posts: 166
Not necessarily specific to the move up program, but do the gate agents have the orange star priority tags? 9/10 i have to gate check my bag.
Feb 19, 2012, 11:03 pm
#176
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Western Canada
Programs: SPG Gold
Posts: 244
Miles earned when moving up?
Here's an esoteric question: if you moveup to an earlier flight and this results in your itinerary having two flight numbers instead of one, do you get miles for the two flights or one?
E.g., it's possible to fly PHX-CLT-FRA as one flight # (US 704), but you could also fly it as two flight #'s (e.g., US 304 + 704). If you moved up to the earlier PHX-CLT flight, would you earn miles as if you had originally booked two flight segments?
E.g., it's possible to fly PHX-CLT-FRA as one flight # (US 704), but you could also fly it as two flight #'s (e.g., US 304 + 704). If you moved up to the earlier PHX-CLT flight, would you earn miles as if you had originally booked two flight segments?
Feb 19, 2012, 11:20 pm
#177
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: BGM/ PHL
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Posts: 2,242
Feb 19, 2012, 11:31 pm
#178
Join Date: Jan 2012
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Feb 20, 2012, 2:55 am
#179
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: High Point, NC
Programs: None
Posts: 9,171
The same would apply to moving up from a non-stop to connecting flights, i.e. moving up from EWR-PHX non-stop to a EWR-CLT-PHX connection (but not if EWR-CLT-PHX was a direct flight - same flight number with a stop.
Jim
Feb 20, 2012, 7:04 am
#180
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: BGM/ PHL
Programs: US (Silver, *A Silver), AA, Starbucks (Gold)
Posts: 2,242
I may try a move up this Friday -it would get me on a non-turboprop plane out of Binghamton plus the upgrade odds on my original PHL-BOS flight are looking very slim (exit row and all preferred seats were full at the Platinum window...)
Some of the earlier flight I could get on to look like there are fewer elites and First is wide open at the Platinum window. How do upgrades work for move ups?
Some of the earlier flight I could get on to look like there are fewer elites and First is wide open at the Platinum window. How do upgrades work for move ups?
