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Nov 18, 2019 | 11:49 am

#254

PaperGlider

Join Date: Jul 2018

Location: sometimes, strangely, I find myself at home

Programs: I need to do better in managing my affiliations. Oops, I overshot the runway for status next year.

Posts: 677

Quote:

Originally Posted by beckoa

Several agents have mentioned that when performing a SDC, *DO NOT* checkin for your flight immediately afterwards. This is a recipe for some reason to not get waitlisted. In fact, one should wait 15+ minutes. I'd give it at least a half hour, and then try checking in. And make sure your name appears on the app; I've lost out on upgrades this year due to this bug.

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Thanks for mentioning this. I'll try waiting 15 minutes before checking in for the new flight the next time I do a SDC.

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