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Old Sep 28, 2018 | 9:12 am
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Originally Posted by car_wash_guy
Quick question:

I recently became Platinum Pro, and booked a flight to MCO with my 2 kids. Being only 2 weeks out there weren't many options for seats together so I choose some economy and some MCE seats, but luckily all together.

I'm not seeing an option to request an upgrade? Neither when I booked or now. Is it just because it's automatically requested or something else? Thanks
Go to your booking page at AA.com and scroll all the way down to the bottom to the "Upgrades" section. What does it show there? If it shows "Requested", you should be fine. If it shows something else and/or doesn't give you the option to request it on that page, call AA to request it.

Originally Posted by snardy
I am flying today on AA 163, DCA-LAX. I see two empty seat available in J, but they still have not processed my 500 mile upgrade request. The flight begins boarding in 6 hours.

What are my odds? I'm flying on a paid Y fare, PLAT status, $9600+ spend YTD.

Is there anything I can do to get them to clear my upgrade? Does PLAT customer service have the ability to process it?
There is nothing you can do to get them to clear the upgrade. Calling will not help.
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