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Old Oct 20, 2005 | 10:17 am
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Originally Posted by 925
Why would an AA EXP choose an AS flight with a 0% chance of upgrading when he can fly earlier or later on AA and get a 95% chance of a free upgrade 100 hours in advance of flight time?
They probably wouldn't if they had the choice.

Same reason why an AS MVPG would not choose an AA flight with a 0% chance of upgrading when they can fly earlier or later on AS and get a solid chance of upgrading anywhere up to the time they book the ticket.

Just as being a UA flyer, I'd never take a US-operated codeshare if a UA metal flight was available since I can't upgrade on US with my UA instruments.
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