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IAHflyer
And finally, any thoughts on the best seat assignment in Y+
14A/B/G/H
Originally Posted by
IAHflyer
Is there an official order of priority with these at-the-gate (or in-the-lounge) upgrades?
Is it purely first-come-first-served or is it based on EB (*A) status and/or ticket class?
I have an upcoming IAH-ORD-ARN-OSL trip in Y+ (with UA on the IAH-ORD segment) so I will not be able to request an upgrade on ORD-ARN until I'm at the gate in ORD about 1.5hrs before departure... So I'm guessing slim odds for a business class upgrade?
I'm directing all the earned miles for these flights to my UA account, but I have some orphaned soon-to-expire SK points that I was hoping to use for the upgrade. I trust there is no issue in deducting SK points for an upgrade but crediting earned miles to UA?
On the return, can I request an upgrade on the ARN-ORD segment when I check-in at OSL, or do I have to wait until I'm at the gate in ARN? (probably only 40min prior to departure)
And finally, any thoughts on the best seat assignment in Y+
From my own experiences it is based on Status, and the time you got added to the list of requests. On your IAH-ORD-ARN, your best bet might be to try and get a message to the ORD station manager via phone/fax phone once you have checked in at IAH. This has worked for me 2 out of three times on SIN-BKK-CPH. On the return from OSL, They should be able to make some entires that will get you on the list..... I have found persistance pays off.
For example; Last sunday at ARN, checked in early, requested upgrade on points to Y, agent says no chance, does not bother to put me on the list. I choose to ignore her, I know there are seats available. I ask at the service desk in the older t5 wing, and the agent puts me on the list (I am now the only person on it), and tells me she will be in the new wing service desk later, and to come and see her when we get there. So we hit the lounge, and wander over there, my new favorite agent confirms we are still at the top of the list, and it looks good, but only the gate can confirm. So we proceed to the gate, at this point I figure its 50/50. 5 minutes later, the same agent comes to the gate area and helps manage everything, she pages us, and lets us know we can get middle seats, in row 15/16. I take them, since I want power for my laptop. We wait another 10 minutes, and bang, we now have two ailse seats 14B and 18G..... A few more minutes and we have 14A/B.
Persistance, and a very nice agent. Its not always hell to get the upgrades.
Also, recently Y and M have been packed headed to the US. They might welcome someone moving to C.