Originally Posted by
anteater
Agreed. Though, I think a lot of the poor behavior that is being observed is simply due to the nature of AS IT. For example, for my flight on 6/24 I observed for all flights on that route with J inventory that the UG professor either did not run until T-2 or simply did not run at all. When U space for my specific flight opened up at T-2, I had to use the bypass upgrade bug to receive an upgrade. J/U exists, but the systems aren't running in the same manner prior to this feature being deployed.
Hopefully, AS smooths out the kinks that this new feature may have caused sooner rather than later.
My upgrade for ANC-FAI finally cleared at T-48 or so. As a 100K this was disappointing and allowed others to buy up seats in F for $30 a pop. I did contact reservations but they were unwilling or unable to shake any wires to compel the professor to awaken.
Originally Posted by
anteater
No, this only occurs if U space is open. If U space is not open, there is no means to obtain the upgrade.
However, if U space is open and the system hasn’t been triggered, it’s open season for those FC seats. For example an MVP at 20/23 on a waitlist who goes to check-in here would be presented with a free upgrade offer and move up to FC, bypassing the WL. Similarly, a non-elite for a flight with J1 who goes to check-in could purchase the seat with the traditional buy-up offer at check-in, which shouldn’t happen.
I’ve mention this to AS countless times, but it has not been patched which is why I disclosed it on FT a while back.
Yes, been going on for decades unfortunately with AS :/ Gets better, then it gets worse it seems.
Originally Posted by
anteater
I understand the EF alert, but how would this impact AS making an upgrade appear?
Also, these have been booking into J/C/D/I - not just D.
Correct. It does seem the lower the F fare bucket open, the lower the upgrade amount.
Originally Posted by
tboons
Planning to upgrade an upcoming flight I. 2 weeks time, it’s quoted at 255 to first class. Currently, only 2 seats are taken. 5 hours flight from Guatemala. Should I wait? It seems like prices do seem to be lower closer to date.
Maybe. I did encounter W&B issues out of GUA in January and nearly missed out of an upgrade (noticed my companion and I was missing from the WL and someone else was cleared into F as a standby). I liked GUA, but that station was certainly going through teething. Hope they've improved. Exit immigration was annoying too (prepare for some lines).