Originally Posted by
Andriyko
That's not true. It is most certainly possible to upgrade domestic U.S. flights. I suspect you were given this [untrue] information by the U.S. office? I was advised the same when I called the U.S. office to ask to be upgraded. Even when I told the guy to look at my booking where all other segments on AA were already upgraded, the guy was not convinced.
A call to my local office (which was closed at the time) fixed everything. Your specific flight (LAX-JFK) should be upgraded into 'C' bucket. BA.com does not show availability for that class, it only shows 'U' (straight redemption) availability. AA uses different buckets for upgrades/redemptions.
Call again and try to get someone who knows what they're talking about.
Thank you, Andriyko. The only problem is that even though they all might be wrong, it's just not possible to get the upgrade, because you can convince anyone at BA. And if you finally have somebody on the phone that is willing to help you, the award seat might me gone.
If you have an idea whom to call (my local office is the one in the US), it would be great.