FlyerTalk Forums - View Single Post - Gold Guest Upgrade (GGU) Success or Gripes
Old Jan 8, 2019 | 4:30 pm
  #46  
VegasGambler
FlyerTalk Evangelist
 
Join Date: Oct 2014
Posts: 10,906
Originally Posted by Quinlanty
New to using GGU. Trying to upgrade a friend that I convinced to fly Alaska non stop Dulles to SFO instead of his normal American Airlines. Will feel really bad if it doesn't clear haha. Flight leaves in 2 days with no F space yet, 4 out of 8 seats available. The 75K agent said I couldn't wait list the space and to just keep checking. What happens if upgrades go to the gate? TIA
You basically have no chance here. If U (not F) space does open up it will immediately go to the elites on the wait list (barring the upgrade processor getting stuck, which admittedly is not THAT rare). By now, everyone (including MVP) is on the waitlist.
VegasGambler is offline