Originally Posted by kirker
I'm flying Alaska Air from SFO-SJD in Y in a couple of weeks. It being Spring Break week for California colleges/HSs and a flight to Mexico and all, Y is already completely sold out, according to ExpertFlyer. I'm assuming that the flight is overbooked, and worse still, getting down there if we're bumped will be difficult, if not impossible, given that all the other flights are full as well.
I did notice, however, that there are 3 seats in F available (there are two of us flying). Is AS receptive to upgrading Gold OnePass folks, in anyone's experience? Any chance I could try to arrange this prior to departure, or are my upgrade chances up to the whims of the gate agents?
Probably not - AS does offer a limited reciprocal upgrade program for NW Elites but its based on certificates that can only be used at check-in unless its a full Y fare.
AS typically offers a paid F upgrades at checkin if there are seats available at a rate of $50 per 1250 miles. So if there is still F when you check in you might be able to buy the seat.