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Old Nov 19, 2016, 2:35 pm
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CMK10
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Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Durham, NC (RDU/GSO/CLT)
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Twice on AA I got them because I'd volunteered my seat on oversold flights. They ended up putting me on in F. Both times I was Platinum but wasn't requesting sticker upgrades.

Once on US Airways I got one when I was flying PHX-CLT-DTW. Somehow I went from 5F to 32B on PHX-CLT and it was hinted that I might have been move to accommodate someone with higher status. As an apology gesture I was upgraded on the CLT-DTW leg.
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