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Old Dec 9, 2017 | 10:34 am
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manacit
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Originally Posted by krachall
Thanks all.

Unrelated, I realized I made a minor mistake by booking my next two flights early. Knowing I'd make platinum last week, I should have waited to book those next flights until I had the higher status. I'm guessing the early upgrade benefit kicks in a booking and I was gold when it was booked.
You should still get the benefit - you might need to go in and opt out of complimentary upgrades, and then re-request them. That should trigger the almost-auto-C+ upgrades.
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