Originally Posted by flyinghome

I am flying to Cancun with my family of 6. We are flying from ord on a 757 non-stop. While the flight is pretty full first class is wide open. My wife and I are upgraded already and there are still 15 open seats. I was wondering how to get the rest of my family upgraded complimentory. It is not worth it to me or them to use miles or stickers. The family with me is my wife's parents and our kids 12 and 13. As an EXP I have no stickers any more so I would need to buy three stickers each at a cost of $360 total. My in-laws say don't spend the money and my kids are wanting to save money as they are hoping to charter a fishing boat and swim with dolphins. They understand these are expensive trips and would gladly sit in coach and have more vacation money. So after telling you more then you need to know what is the policy/procedure for AA to fill the open seats. Before you beat me up I talked to AA EXP desk and they confirmed that there are 15 revenue seats still open and no golds requesteing upgrade.