Originally Posted by
janetdoe
There are some other threads in the AA forum that give more details, but AA frequently releases upgrades one seat at a time. Couples will be skipped over in favor of singles in that case. You can split your PNR to allow yourselves to be upgraded one-at-a-time.
Yes, we could split -- but then we have the issue of one person clearing with EXP priority and the other with no status.
For trips of two people over the past three years to LHR, BRU/CDG and LHR/FRA, most upgrades cleared at booking 3-4 months in advance. It's only over the past year that they've limited the availability so that anything in that timeframe is waitlisted.
Greg