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Old Nov 16, 2017, 9:07 pm
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Originally Posted by jc94
Ah. Well that is just flawed then. Why am I surprised Maybe this could be an actual enhancement.
I actually like this, gives the P25 and E35s a chance to get the occasional upgrade.
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Old Nov 16, 2017, 9:09 pm
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Originally Posted by quantumofforce
I actually like this, gives the P25 and E35s a chance to get the occasional upgrade.
The limited nature of eUpgrades does that.

The idea that a P25K would have gate priority over a Super Elite is insane.
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Old Nov 16, 2017, 9:19 pm
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Originally Posted by quantumofforce
I actually like this, gives the P25 and E35s a chance to get the occasional upgrade.
I've cleared 4-5 J upgrades as a P25/E35. All were requested when there was R space. Never cleared a waitlist.

Trick is picking flights that aren't full of business travelers and doing it in the dot or t-whatever your limit is.
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Old Nov 16, 2017, 10:08 pm
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Originally Posted by jc94
I've cleared 4-5 J upgrades as a P25/E35. All were requested when there was R space. Never cleared a waitlist.

Trick is picking flights that aren't full of business travelers and doing it in the dot or t-whatever your limit is.
You're responding to a chain of posts about upgrades to PY at the gate, so R space is technically irrelevant
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Old Nov 17, 2017, 12:31 am
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Originally Posted by canadiancow
The limited nature of eUpgrades does that.

The idea that a P25K would have gate priority over a Super Elite is insane.
if the SE wanted PY they can request PY directly and then they are at the top of the list.
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Old Nov 17, 2017, 9:41 am
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Originally Posted by quantumofforce
if the SE wanted PY they can request PY directly and then they are at the top of the list.
And what if the SE wants the best available seat?
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Old Nov 17, 2017, 10:22 am
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Originally Posted by canadiancow
You're responding to a chain of posts about upgrades to PY at the gate, so R space is technically irrelevant
I did check the thread topic before hitting reply

Originally Posted by quantumofforce
if the SE wanted PY they can request PY directly and then they are at the top of the list.
I agree the cow here, while I am and likely never will be SE if anyone fails to clear into J and there are PY seats left they should take status into account.

Whether they should place all Y to J eUp waitlists ahead of Y to PY waitlists ... I don't think either side will win an argument there
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Old Nov 17, 2017, 10:35 am
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This could be solved by allowing one to be placed on both eUp waitlists. That would also allow the waitlistee to decide if they want PY if J falls thru. I've witnessed people at the gate upset that eups were used for PY, and trying to get back into their original Y seat that now had been given to someone else.
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Old Nov 17, 2017, 12:54 pm
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Originally Posted by jc94
I did check the thread topic before hitting reply



I agree the cow here, while I am and likely never will be SE if anyone fails to clear into J and there are PY seats left they should take status into account.

Whether they should place all Y to J eUp waitlists ahead of Y to PY waitlists ... I don't think either side will win an argument there
I don't even think that Y to J should be ahead of Y to PY.

Process PY to J, then Y to J. If anyone failed to clear Y to J, add them to the Y to PY list, and sort accordingly.
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Old Nov 17, 2017, 1:02 pm
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Originally Posted by canadiancow
I don't even think that Y to J should be ahead of Y to PY.

Process PY to J, then Y to J. If anyone failed to clear Y to J, add them to the Y to PY list, and sort accordingly.
Minus the sort accordingly; this is what they are doing right?
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Old Nov 17, 2017, 1:52 pm
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Originally Posted by jc94
Minus the sort accordingly; this is what they are doing right?
They're processing Y to PY before adding the failed Y to J upgrades to the PY list.

So basically yes.
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Old Nov 17, 2017, 2:01 pm
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Originally Posted by canadiancow
The limited nature of eUpgrades does that.

The idea that a P25K would have gate priority over a Super Elite is insane.
Even though I am not SE, I still agree with Cow here.... gate upgrade waitlist should give preference to SE first
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Old Nov 20, 2017, 12:10 am
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I had a Latitude FP booking on a flight for this week. Since J was wide open, I opted not to bother with an eUpgrade.

Last week, I IKK'd a friend on that same flight, and it dropped to R4 (i.e. wide open in J).

I just did my complimentary FP upgrade, causing it to go from J1 to J0.

It's amazing how a flight with ample R space can so quickly fill up.
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Old Nov 20, 2017, 5:02 am
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Originally Posted by canadiancow
I had a Latitude FP booking on a flight for this week. Since J was wide open, I opted not to bother with an eUpgrade.

Last week, I IKK'd a friend on that same flight, and it dropped to R4 (i.e. wide open in J).

I just did my complimentary FP upgrade, causing it to go from J1 to J0.

It's amazing how a flight with ample R space can so quickly fill up.
For some reason, many FTers dont believe many pay top rack prices for certain destinations. I don't know why it's really surprising. Especially that other FTers often book these tickets lol.

But yeah, could've also been an R0 flight that goes R9 at T-24
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Old Nov 20, 2017, 11:23 am
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Originally Posted by SparseFlyer
For some reason, many FTers dont believe many pay top rack prices for certain destinations. I don't know why it's really surprising. Especially that other FTers often book these tickets lol.

But yeah, could've also been an R0 flight that goes R9 at T-24
According to the armchair FOTSG finger-wagging experts here, nobody buys walk-up J.

IMPOSSIBRU.

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