Dec 28, 2016, 11:21 am
Last edit by: dayone
Please post your upgrade successes & failures including:
Date
Route (Please bold if failure)
Flight Number
Status (MVP, Gold or 75K)
Fare Class
Add companion if there was one
Time the upgrade cleared or position on waitlist if didn't clear
Date of ticket purchase
Examples:
2/2/17 SEA-ANC AS 67 75K Upgrade cleared at T-120 hours
8/1/17 MSY-SEA AS 887 MVPG Didn't clear 4/22 on waitlist
Date
Route (Please bold if failure)
Flight Number
Status (MVP, Gold or 75K)
Fare Class
Add companion if there was one
Time the upgrade cleared or position on waitlist if didn't clear
Date of ticket purchase
Examples:
2/2/17 SEA-ANC AS 67 75K Upgrade cleared at T-120 hours
8/1/17 MSY-SEA AS 887 MVPG Didn't clear 4/22 on waitlist
I got didn't get MVP/GOLD/75K Upgrade on AS (2017)
Oct 26, 2017, 10:39 am
#466
Join Date: Aug 2000
Location: Seattle, WA
Programs: Alaska 100K - MM, defender of shoes on the carpeted bulkhead 4ever, AA LT PLT, Hyatt Glob, HH Dia
Posts: 7,446
10/10
SEA-BWI
75K
Upgradeable Fare Class
Used GGU - purchased about two weeks prior
10/12
BWI-SEA
R fare
8/28 with no one clearing.
ouch.
purchased two weeks out
10/22
SEA-IAD
upgradable fare, but not avail.
upgraded at T-120
TH was on the same flight (also 75K), she was no. 2 for upgrade, didn't get it, but did get a bump to the SEA-PDX-DCA flight and a F seat (beat out 38 on the WL). I managed to get to DCA just when her flight landed, so winning.
No one cleared into F from the list.
10/24
BWI-SEA
R fare (thanks, I now pay attention)
purchased 2 weeks out
Cleared at T-2 (four seats for sale all day, but they clear late these days)
there were 28 all together on the WL, four of us cleared.
SEA-BWI
75K
Upgradeable Fare Class
Used GGU - purchased about two weeks prior
10/12
BWI-SEA
R fare
8/28 with no one clearing.
ouch.
purchased two weeks out
10/22
SEA-IAD
upgradable fare, but not avail.
upgraded at T-120
TH was on the same flight (also 75K), she was no. 2 for upgrade, didn't get it, but did get a bump to the SEA-PDX-DCA flight and a F seat (beat out 38 on the WL). I managed to get to DCA just when her flight landed, so winning.
No one cleared into F from the list.
10/24
BWI-SEA
R fare (thanks, I now pay attention)
purchased 2 weeks out
Cleared at T-2 (four seats for sale all day, but they clear late these days)
there were 28 all together on the WL, four of us cleared.
Oct 26, 2017, 2:01 pm
#467
Join Date: May 2017
Location: SEA
Posts: 355
I fly every month or two and occasionally see gold get pulled from exit row or premium and moved up to first. Every time I've been upgraded, first has always been full so it appears AS is serious about upgrades (but those who fly more might have a different experience).
Oct 27, 2017, 4:32 pm
#469
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: YVR
Programs: WS Nothing, AC Something, AS Gold. Too big for 737Max washrooms
Posts: 893
Date: 29 Oct 2017
Route: LAX-LTO
Flight Number: AS 244
Status: Gold
Fare Class: Not sure
Checked app 48 hours before and UG had cleared.
Route: LAX-LTO
Flight Number: AS 244
Status: Gold
Fare Class: Not sure
Checked app 48 hours before and UG had cleared.
Oct 27, 2017, 4:40 pm
#470
Join Date: Aug 2016
Posts: 237
Date: 30 Oct 2017
Route: SEA-JFK
Flight Number: AS 18
Status: Gold 75k
Fare Class: U
Route: SEA-JFK
Flight Number: AS 18
Status: Gold 75k
Fare Class: U
Oct 29, 2017, 1:04 pm
#471
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: YYZ, SFO
Programs: AS 100K, UA*S, IHG Plat, Marriott Titanium, Hilton Diamond | Formerly: AC Super Elite
Posts: 2,476
G75K, Tix purchased Jun 2
Oct 28 2017
SFO-SEA AS315 R -> U
SEA-JFK AS18 R -> U
Both cleared on Oct 24
Oct 28 2017
JFK-SEA AS 7 R
SEA-SFO AS304 R -> U, cleared at 5:02am
........
Really unhappy at JFK-SEA -- a
"regular" Gold cleared the upgrade on Thursday without using any GGU. How the system bypassed a G75K is both 
maddening , 
shocking , and 
confusing
Oct 28 2017
SFO-SEA AS315 R -> U
SEA-JFK AS18 R -> U
Both cleared on Oct 24
Oct 28 2017
JFK-SEA AS 7 R
SEA-SFO AS304 R -> U, cleared at 5:02am
........
Really unhappy at JFK-SEA -- a
"regular" Gold cleared the upgrade on Thursday without using any GGU. How the system bypassed a G75K is both maddening , shocking , and confusing
Oct 29, 2017, 1:12 pm
#472
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: Northern Calif./Eastern Ida.
Programs: Amethyst Premier Plutonium Medallion
Posts: 20,644
G75K, Tix purchased Jun 2
Oct 28 2017
SFO-SEA AS315 R -> U
SEA-JFK AS18 R -> U
Both cleared on Oct 24
Oct 28 2017
JFK-SEA AS 7 R
SEA-SFO AS304 R -> U, cleared at 5:02am
........
Really unhappy at JFK-SEA -- a "regular" Gold cleared the upgrade on Thursday without using any GGU. How the system bypassed a G75K is both maddening , shocking , and confusing
Oct 28 2017
SFO-SEA AS315 R -> U
SEA-JFK AS18 R -> U
Both cleared on Oct 24
Oct 28 2017
JFK-SEA AS 7 R
SEA-SFO AS304 R -> U, cleared at 5:02am
........
Really unhappy at JFK-SEA -- a
"regular" Gold cleared the upgrade on Thursday without using any GGU. How the system bypassed a G75K is both maddening , shocking , and confusing
Oct 29, 2017, 1:19 pm
#473
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: YYZ, SFO
Programs: AS 100K, UA*S, IHG Plat, Marriott Titanium, Hilton Diamond | Formerly: AC Super Elite
Posts: 2,476
psst: what does "shena'd" mean?
I formed an acquaintance-ship with another G75K during my mileage runs last year. Coincidentally we were on the same flight.
While we were chatting awaiting the turnaround, he remarked that he met a G in SEA who told him about the upgrade. The G found us and we were chatting about how weird this is (we even saw the upgraded mobile bp) and we were trying to form possible hypothesis-es how this could have occurred.
I might consider writing this in but doubt anyone at Alaska Listens will care
I formed an acquaintance-ship with another G75K during my mileage runs last year. Coincidentally we were on the same flight.
While we were chatting awaiting the turnaround, he remarked that he met a G in SEA who told him about the upgrade. The G found us and we were chatting about how weird this is (we even saw the upgraded mobile bp) and we were trying to form possible hypothesis-es how this could have occurred.
I might consider writing this in but
doubt anyone at Alaska Listens will care
Oct 30, 2017, 10:50 pm
#474
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Seattle, Wa
Programs: AS 75K & BR Member- HHonors Diamond - Hertz PC - Marriott Titanium - IHG Ambassador
Posts: 2,379
Oct 31, 2017, 11:09 am
#475
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: PDX
Programs: AS (MVP), UA (silver), AA, DL, Hilton (Gold)
Posts: 231
Oct 31, 2017, 11:20 am
#476
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Seattle WA, USA
Programs: Hilton Diamond, Marriott LT Plat, AS Lounge
Posts: 3,478
What fare class did the Gold purchase? Is it possible the Gold had purchased an upgrade qualifying fare (a regular MVPG upgrade qualifying fare, not a GGU fare) and had therefore been on the upgrade list before the 75K upgrade window opened?
Oct 31, 2017, 6:11 pm
#477
A FlyerTalk Posting Legend, Moderator, Information Desk, Ambassador, Alaska Airlines
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: FAI
Programs: AS MVP Gold100K, AS 1MM, Maika`i Card, AGR, HH Gold, Hertz PC, Marriott Titanium LTG, CO, 7H, BA, 8E
Posts: 42,953
Perhaps the gold clicked the upgrade link during OLCI? Still happens 
Oct 31, 2017, 9:15 pm
#478
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: YVR
Programs: WS Nothing, AC Something, AS Gold. Too big for 737Max washrooms
Posts: 893
Date: 1 Nov 2017
Route: LTO-LAX
Flight Number: AS 253
Status: Gold
Fare Class: Not sure
Checked App 48 Hrs before and UG had cleared
Route: LTO-LAX
Flight Number: AS 253
Status: Gold
Fare Class: Not sure
Checked App 48 Hrs before and UG had cleared
Oct 31, 2017, 9:53 pm
#479
Join Date: Mar 2017
Location: British Columbia
Programs: AS MVPG100K, Marriott Marriott Titanium Elite, Hilton Gold
Posts: 7,263
lol.I have been to PVR three times this year and upgraded on all three. Our last flight PVR-LAX October 15th with two MVPG passengers on a Companion Certificate in L class were upgraded at T-48 hrs 53 mins. It was part of a 15.5K mini vacation/mileage run. I used 2 GGU's each to upgrade 5 segments taking advantage of the <4 hour connections. ANC-LAX-SJO used one & SJO-LAX-SEA-PVR used the other. Both hit 75K on the run.
On October 8th SEA-ANC was at F6 U0 until T-24 and dropped to F5 U0 at T-15. We were originally 6&7 on the waitlist and moved to 4&5 but F went out full and #1 on the waitlist never cleared. 737-700 without premium but happy in 17EF. It was nice to accumulate 15.5K EQM, 31K RDM and get the 50K bonus and 8 GGUs each. Doing a RTW in January completing our 7 week journey in CX J from JNB-HKG//HKG-BOS for 62.5K. How do I love Alaska Airlines? Let me count thy ways....
I have been pretty lucky with upgrades this last year including SJO-LAX on a companion certificate as MVPG & MVP. Last October I did a one day 6 segment Mileage Run as MVP to reach MVPG. I flew YLW-SEA(QX)-LAX-PDX-SFO-SEA-YLW(QX) and was upgraded to F on 3 of 4 of the Mainline flights; sat in 6 on the other.
Good luck to you all on your upgrades.
Nov 1, 2017, 12:41 am
#480
Join Date: Apr 2016
Location: Seattle, WA
Programs: AS - MVPG; DL - SM; Marriott, Hilton, SPG - Gold
Posts: 194
Date of flight - 11/3/17
AS 982 SEA-OAK
MVP Gold + companion
Fare Class - R
Upgrade cleared at T-72
Date of ticket purchase = 9/12/17
Happy Halloween to me!!!
AS 982 SEA-OAK
MVP Gold + companion
Fare Class - R
Upgrade cleared at T-72
Date of ticket purchase = 9/12/17
Happy Halloween to me!!!