Originally Posted by
KDCAflyer
I recently got upgraded as a Gold at check-in, and did a SDFC. I kept the seat in first, and jumped about 20 people on the upgrade list for the new flight. According to Expert Flyer the flight was C2 when I changed, so I wonder if that had something to do with it.
Not sure if this is supposed to happen, or if AA's system can't differentiate between first class on a complimentary upgrade vs cash or miles.
‘C’ space is irrelevant to your situation. ‘R’ was almost certainly open in this case (R1 or R2), assuming we’re talking about a complimentary (previously 500 mile) upgrade, as opposed to a miles+copay or SWU upgrade.
Yes, the take home here is that the AA app does not seem to distinguish between paid and upgraded ‘R’ class for the purposes of SDFC (or for IROPS changes, for that matter).