Originally Posted by
pattermj
Hoping this is a quick answer. I am looking to book for a friends wedding out in June/July 2018. We are looking to make it a west coast trip to see family as well so multi-city. I am currently MVP Gold but will have lost all status by the time we fly. When picking our flights, the return flight I am leaning towards currently has the premium class available at a reasonable price but I would prefer first considering it is a redeye. What I am trying to figure out is the use of my guest gold upgrades I have: should I book our 4 flights leaving the complementary upgrade slot selected and then come back to the reservation to apply the upgrades to myself and my wife for the redeye flight we want first on considering I wont have status at the time of the flight? The other flights we are fine with the premium class so it would only be the 1 flight I for sure want an upgrade on.
thanks
If I'm understanding your question correctly, what you'd want to do is do a multi-city search and select Gold Guest upgrade for the upgrade type. Then on the flight selections, you can choose the lowest regular coach fare on the left side and only select the First Class upgrade box in the middle for the redeye that you want. Make sure U space is available- white F in blue box! You can either apply the GGU after purchase or go back into the reservation page later and apply it then.
Keep in mind that the same K fare minimum required to use a GGU is also the same fare class for instant Premium Class upgrades for a Gold. So if the difference between the regular coach fare and the First Class upgrade is less than the cost of the PC fee, you might as well buy the K fare directly.
You could also take a chance on waiting until the Premium Class complimentary window opens close to your flight if you're wanting to roll the dice. Even as an expired Gold, you should still remain on the waitlist for a Premium Class upgrade unless there's a schedule or reservation change after Jan 1 and of course seat selection may be more limited.