Originally Posted by
Smiley90
If I take a voluntary downgrade from J to PE on a partner award segment (in my case, CX), am I automatically waitlisted to be upgraded to J at the gate? I'd obviously routinely check if space opens up, but if nothing opens up until at the gate, am I waitlisted? Or should I take to the gate agent and explain the situation? Or am I SOL?
You are not wait-listed for anything. If a business award opens up on CX, you have to call AAdvantage and get your ticket changed. Other AA/CX employees cannot upgrade you. However, you can call till pretty late.
An EF alert will be of great help, though not a substitute for obsessively checking all the time yourself.