Feb 2, 2022, 11:40 pm
Last edit by: canadiancow
The gist of this thread is that if you board while waiting for an upgrade, and someone no-shows for J, there is a decent chance the agent will not come on to upgrade you. There are no guarantees either way though.
YBYL (You Board You Lose) on AC?
Nov 1, 2021, 12:58 pm
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Unless I know for sure that J has boarded full already, I'm not going to board.
Trust no one and make no assumptions!
Trust no one and make no assumptions!
Nov 1, 2021, 1:05 pm
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Yep this past week I was YVR-YYZ waitlisted for J. I was watching the upgrade list (which wasn't processed yet) shrink as they called zone 1, 2, 3 lol. I got the upgrade to J after they called zone 4.
Nov 1, 2021, 2:26 pm
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The gate agent for a YYZ-YVR A321 flight said the same thing last night. My friend was top of the waitlist for a J seat but the flight did show them all being full. With no PY she waited at the gate hoping. I texted her that 4 seats were still empty after those who boarded with zone 1 and 2 had loaded and she waited for awhile longer but finally thought there would be no overhead space if she waited any more. As soon as she boarded her name disappeared from the waitlist.
All four J seats did fill but who knows if anyone who hung out at the gate longer grabbed on of them.
All four J seats did fill but who knows if anyone who hung out at the gate longer grabbed on of them.
PS: When in J I am one of those who tries to be the last to board, no doubt angering those hoping to snag my seat.
Nov 1, 2021, 2:29 pm
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You're not going to be late boarding if you're standing at the gate.
Bin space can be an issue, but as long as it's not a 320 there shouldn't be much of an issue these days, no?
Bin space can be an issue, but as long as it's not a 320 there shouldn't be much of an issue these days, no?
Nov 1, 2021, 3:17 pm
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Nov 1, 2021, 3:31 pm
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There is that risk but I would at least argue that a "savvier" traveler would take that into account knowing then would be playing R games and they are lower on the list. Of course, sometimes there's no choice but to bring a carry on that can't fit under the seat in front.
Nov 1, 2021, 3:31 pm
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We got to the last J bin with space right as FAs were motioning to each other to hold the space for Y bags they were bringing from the back. We won the space by a few seconds. Unsure how it would have played out otherwise.
Nov 1, 2021, 3:36 pm
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Nov 1, 2021, 3:43 pm
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Y pax get free J bin space, but J pax can't get free Y food!
Nov 1, 2021, 4:11 pm
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Mar 18, 2022, 1:52 pm
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575 SFO-YVR was checked in 16/16 with two on the list.
Someone no showed.
My party of 3 now has row 3 to ourselves.
YBYL
Someone no showed.
My party of 3 now has row 3 to ourselves.
YBYL
Mar 23, 2022, 6:55 am
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Maybe it’s just me, but on five of the last six flights the GA has called Zone 1 and then immediately told pax that the system will take up to five minutes to clear any waitlists and pax in that situation should not board.
Since the language sounded near identical, I suspect this may now be part of the script.
Since the language sounded near identical, I suspect this may now be part of the script.
Mar 23, 2022, 11:58 am
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Maybe it’s just me, but on five of the last six flights the GA has called Zone 1 and then immediately told pax that the system will take up to five minutes to clear any waitlists and pax in that situation should not board.
Since the language sounded near identical, I suspect this may now be part of the script.
Since the language sounded near identical, I suspect this may now be part of the script.