Originally Posted by
NYCommuter
In case of IRROPS such as flight cancellations due to weather, when AA is trying to figure out who gets a seat another flight:
Is rebooking priority based on status? Or cabin (first class vs. coach)? Or fare paid? Or some, or all of these criteria?
All other things being equal, if there are 3 seats, and 4 passengers (following), who would NOT get a seat:
* Paid FC passenger
* Status-upgrade FC passenger
* Mileage-upgrade FC passenger
* Status coach passenger
Thanks.
If my understanding is correct, the PALL list for this flight will dictate the ordering.
As per:
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/amer...ter-thd-2.html
All four passengers would be listed as involuntary standby passengers (RI#, where # is the passenger's status-- 1 for CK to 5 for Gold, no number for no status).
Assuming both status passengers are the same status (EP), they would both be RI2, with their order within the group being based on check-in time.
Both non-status passengers would be just RI, with their order again based on check-in time.
Status-upgrade FC passenger and Status coach passenger would have top priority based on check-in time. Paid FC passenger and Mileage-upgrade FC passenger would have lowest priority again sorted by check-in time.
The person who doesn't get on the flight would therefore be the last person to check in between the Paid FC passenger and Mileage-upgrade FC passenger
I'm sure JonNYC or someone else more knowledgeable than myself will be along to tell me why this is wrong, though.