Originally Posted by
Flying for Fun
When you say upgrade, are you pertaining to First or Premium Class? The reference to H fares indicates you may be AA Gold as AA Gold Elites can upgrade immediately to Premium Class after purchasing an eligible Y, B, or H fare. On ineligible fare classes (those below H, but not Saver X) AA Gold Elites are still eligible for upgrades to Premium Class from 24 hours before departure.
If you have a companion on the same PNR, unfortunately no Premium Class upgrade is available to you. If a companion also has status, it would be better to book both on separate records.
James
Thank you so much for the reply.
You are correct, I was referring to Premium Class, we are both AA Gold but AS did allow us to book the exit row seats which is more than adequate since all we were looking for was the increased legroom. Even though AS first class had wider seats, we prefer the legroom. After further reading, I know that having an exit row seat will not automatically qualify us for Premium Class but we really do not need free beer and wine, not worth the additional $200. We also ended up going on HA with the stopover in HNL because it would get us in 3 1/2 hours earlier. Still don't understand why AS has a flight that gets into SAN after midnight.