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Aug 11, 2025 | 4:22 pm

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Madison Guy

Join Date: Oct 2006

Location: Madison WI

Programs: AA EXP, LT Plt, 2.9MM, Lifetime AC, HHonors Gold, Marriott Gold, IHG Plat Amb, Hertz Precs Crcl

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Originally Posted by JeffS661

...AA said that the seats were released one at a time so my wife and I didn’t get the seats even though there were 2 seats available. I probably could have split us and given her one seat but I didn’t do that. Seems crappy that the person with no status gets the upgrade over someone with ExPl.

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Originally Posted by JeffS661

I don’t understand. How did I choose not to? If two seats were available, why did one go to my daughter and the other sat unclaimed instead of my wife and I both getting upgraded?

You "chose" to not split the PNR and seats where released one at a time. If you HAD split and linked, chances are high both of your would have been upgraded.

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