Flying out to LA on Wednesday. I'm PLT. Requested upgrade for the return trip, bought some stickers so I have 5 in the hopper. Looking at the map J for the return is already about 80% full, probably hopeless to get upgraded on the return. Going out for a major trade show and it's been full/bump territory every year, seems hopeless.

So I just said, hell might as well request it for the outbound, as J on that flight is almost empty. Maybe could actually use my status for the first time.

So the question. If I do indeed get it, then I'll still have my request in for the return trip. The trip out will cross the line and net me four earned stickers. Any chance that it will happen quick enough? Flying wed morning out, back mid sunday, so about 4 day lag there. Seems implausible but thought I'd ask. Would it help to call AA or go use my new AC membership and ask someone to see if they could force through the sticker deposit into my account? I'd need to buy one more so I have to deal with them anyways in that case.

How fast them stickers usually credit after crossing the 10k mark?