tomvancouver

So I phoned in, and spoke to a very helpful and polite agent, who put me on hold a couple of times to check things out. I was told that although there was N availability for my upcoming YYZ-YVR widebody, they were only for sale and not for eupgrade requests. I then asked what the booking code would be for an upgrade and was told that it was indeed N, but that whether or not they would allow an eupgrade depended on how many N were available. I asked (for example) if N was 20 then yes they'd allow an upgrade, but not when N=2, and the agent said "Yes, that's precisely it". For my flight N=2.

Has anyone here, ever gotten a PE upgrade earlier than at the gate?

canadiancow

It clears into N, but the availability is not based on N.

Same as IKK. It clears into I or X, but availability is based on other factors.
Or upgrades from Latitude. It clears into R, but is based on P/Z availability.

tomvancouver

And the "other factors" are unknown I guess?

canadiancow

I know the other factors for Y IKK. Not for the rest.

salvatorexiang

Does J4 C4 D0 Z0 P0 R0 means there are 4 business seats left or 8 (J4 + C4 = 8 ) ? Today when I checked EF, it became J2 C0 D0 Z0 P0 R0, so does it mean 2 business lowest seats were sold ? Or means 4 lowest and 2 flexible were sold ?

The same flight on the next day currently has J6 C6 D6 Z5 P4 R2, I am thinking to change my flight to this date to get a better chance for upgrade, do you guys agree ?

Thank you

ChrisA330

J4 C4 means there are 4 business class seats left. C, D, Z,P and R are all subsets of J.

The other flight you're looking has more space available, so technically you'd have a better shot, but if you're flight is a little ways away, lots of things can change between now and then.

salvatorexiang

Currently wait-listed for my flight, 5 hours until online check in opens, 3 J available ....

In this case, how many J will be opened for "Last Minute Upgrade Purchase" ? Wondering If someone make the "last minute purchase" could jump ahead of me .....

Thanks for all the help !

jc94

salvatorexiang

Hmm... not very good for me then. haha. Thanks for your info

jc94

salvatorexiang

Finger crossed for $$$$ lol

ridefar

And they are?

salvatorexiang

Trying to understand the upgrade waitlist here.

So JI,X is me, seems I am the only one on waitlist, while two J seats available. Why is the MAG guy above me marked with a green check mark? Does it mean his upgrade request is confirmed?

Thanks

canopus27

Yes, that means you're on the wait list, and MAG is already confirmed.

There are several potential reasons why MAG is already confirmed, but the obvious one is that MAG bought a seat in a class that allowed him or her to confirm the upgrade early, and at a time when there was early upgrade availability (R class, for example). He or she may have taken the last R class availability, which is why you're now on the wait list.

Keep in mind that the app only shows people on the upgrade list who have checked in. You're at the top of the list for now, but it's quite possible that there are numerous others on the list who just haven't checked in yet.

You'll have a better sense when you get to the airport, and most people have checked in. At this point I suspect that they won't process the upgrade list until the flight has closed ... 45 mins prior to departure. If you're still in the top two at that point, then they will page you at the gate with the good news.

Good luck!

salvatorexiang

Thanks for the reply. So I guess. MAG is included in the 28 booked seats?