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Old Feb 5, 2018, 8:14 am
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Originally Posted by mcrw00
Does anyone know at what point all remaining J seats are released to the upgrade list DOD for international flights?
In other words, when AA stops trying to sell seats and just uses them for upgrades.

Is there a set time?
One could speculate in saying that at 1 hour before flight time would be the cut-off since AA wants you at the airport 90 minutes before departure. I'm sure AA (as well as other airlines) have algorithms in determining this sort of thing.
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