Originally Posted by
Antarius
Based on my time here, not that anyone has ever conclusively determined. The waitlist order is
- Status level
- Upgrade type
- 12-month Rolling Loyalty Points
Within that Upgrade Type it is
- C inventory (SWU, Miles+Copay, BXP)
- Complimentary Upgrades
- Complimentary Upgrades on Awards (if applicable i.e CK and EXP)
I do not believe that AA distinguises between the types of C upgrade. If you are next in line based on status, you should get upgraded.
Last month, someone in the Admiral's Club showed me the screen on her computer showing the upgrade list and said my Miles+Copay upgrade requests were on the upgrade list as "MPG" and explained that any SWUs would be on the list as "VIP" - all within the same status tier (I think it would be "MPG2" or "VIP2" etc.). Assuming I remember/understood correctly, I would love to know if there is a rank order between MPG and SWU, if BXP would be one of those or yet a third code, and how any ties are broken. It seems AA does "distinguish" in the sense they use different codes for the upgrade list, but is it correct that MPG and VIP upgrades are ranked exactly equal within status tiers and the tiebreaker for which order they are in is rolling LPs? Like you, that is what I have understood from my time on FT.