Originally Posted by
AA-Flyer-SAN
9 of us cleared yesterday for 11 open seats at T-3. A friend checked in just prior to that and was given an upgrade offer for the same flight for a low price.
Two non-elites for tomorrow's flight (AA49) checked in and purchased the upgrade option on the website for pay (equivalent to the sticker cost +$10) and received an instant upgrade - ahead of those on UPG list with status.
I've also noticed that I only now clear the within T-24 hours. The T-100 hour upgrade hasn't been seen a very long time. the above quote is troublesome. Is this typical where AA sells F seats at OLCI before elites have cleared? I thought it was AA's official position that OLCI $ upgrades only occurred in situations where the upgrade waitlist was empty. This would be a HUGE deal if this changed.