Since you have expert flyer, another thing to look for is booking class 'C' availability. This is the inventory used for upgrades via various instruments. This will give an indication of the "demand" for these seats. I'd say that if there is C availability (greater than 0), the chances look reasonably good. If it is showing C0, then it's harder to tell one way or the other.
Cheers.
Hi BRP et al,
So, my colleague (who is PLAT) is booked on a LHR-JFK-DFW leg in U (AA Biz) for Tuesday. With less than 24 hours to go both AA 51 and 81 have made C inventory available (C4 and C1, respectively)
Will he have any luck calling the AA PLAT DESK and asking them to "convert" one of those C "seats" into a U ?
Is that acceptable protocol or very rarely done?
Thanks in advance!
Cheers!