Jan 8, 2018, 2:39 pm
Last edit by: flyupfrnt
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:
2/2/18 SEA-ANC AS 67 75K Upgrade cleared at T-120 hours
2/19/18 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:
2/2/18 SEA-ANC AS 67 75K Upgrade cleared at T-120 hours
2/19/18 MSY-SEA AS 887 MVPG Didn't clear 4/22 on waitlist
I Got/Didn't Get MVP/Gold/75K Upgrade on AS (2018)
Mar 13, 2018, 11:51 am
#153
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Pacific Northwest
Programs: UA Gold 1MM, AS 75k, AA ExPlat, Bonvoyed Gold, Honors Dia, Hyatt Explorer, IHG Plat, ...
Posts: 17,399
But is that position on the wait list actually meaningful?
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/29463334-post356.html
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/29463334-post356.html
Mar 23, 2018, 1:54 pm
#154
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: Northern Calif./Eastern Ida.
Programs: Amethyst Premier Plutonium Medallion
Posts: 20,811
I was able to purchase a pair of upgrades for a 90-minute flight tomorrow, checking in at T-24 with no status. Our coach seats were not bad ones, but the upgrade cost was $52.something per passenger, and we are planning to check somewhere between 1-3 bags total, so it was an easier decision. There was very little upgrade activity at/during the MVP/Gold/75K windows, so my guess is that we didn't "hop the list" -- U was open throughout the days leading up to check-in.
Mar 23, 2018, 4:46 pm
#156
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: SEA, but up and down the coast a lot
Programs: Oceanic Airlines Gold Elite
Posts: 20,513
3/24/18 SEA-LAS AS 616 MVPG Upgrade cleared at T-72 hours
(I will almost certainly lose the upgrade in order to fly into LAS ~8 hours earlier though, once I SDC at 10 pm tonight.)
(I will almost certainly lose the upgrade in order to fly into LAS ~8 hours earlier though, once I SDC at 10 pm tonight.)
Apr 9, 2018, 11:35 am
#157
Join Date: Oct 2017
Programs: AS MVP, Marriott Platinum
Posts: 191
Date April 4th
Route PDX-SEA
Flight Number AS 423
Status MVP
Fare Class G
Date of ticket purchase Feb 23, 2018
Was provided with the option to upgrade when checking in for no cost, so I grabbed it. Sounds like this is an issue with the upgrade system, and I was the beneficiary of it this time around.
Route PDX-SEA
Flight Number AS 423
Status MVP
Fare Class G
Date of ticket purchase Feb 23, 2018
Was provided with the option to upgrade when checking in for no cost, so I grabbed it. Sounds like this is an issue with the upgrade system, and I was the beneficiary of it this time around.
Apr 12, 2018, 11:31 am
#159
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: SEA — the REAL Washington; occasionally (but a lot less often than before) in the other Washington (DCA area)
Programs: DL PM 1.57MM; AS MVPG 100K (closing in on 0.5MM)
Posts: 21,636
AS457 LAX-SEA (1740 departure), Wed 11 Apr ... originally booked on VX1797 at 1940, opted in for MCS but couldn't select an MCS seat at OLCI (~T-22) even though AS website was showing both MCS and F for sale
called at 1615 to SDC to AS445 (1830 departure which had a PC aisle available) but asked about 457 anyway (seat map had only scattered middle seats; the app showed only F for sale, and five unassigned seats) ... agent confirmed it and said he would skip assigning a seat because the upgrade was probably going to clear in the next 10 min or so
called at 1615 to SDC to AS445 (1830 departure which had a PC aisle available) but asked about 457 anyway (seat map had only scattered middle seats; the app showed only F for sale, and five unassigned seats) ... agent confirmed it and said he would skip assigning a seat because the upgrade was probably going to clear in the next 10 min or so
Apr 12, 2018, 11:51 am
#160
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: SEA, but up and down the coast a lot
Programs: Oceanic Airlines Gold Elite
Posts: 20,513
4/9/18 SEA-BOI AS 590 MVPG Upgrade cleared at T-72 hours on W class partner redemption 
SEA-BOI-PHX (BOI-PHX on AA)
There's a surprising amount of last-minute saver award inventory on BOI-PHX, so this is how AS makes connections to AA...
SEA-BOI-PHX (BOI-PHX on AA)There's a surprising amount of last-minute saver award inventory on BOI-PHX, so this is how AS makes connections to AA...
Apr 14, 2018, 4:49 am
#164
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Somewhere
Programs: AS MVP, EK Silver, Bonvoy Plat
Posts: 921
4/5 AS895 HNL-SAN
W Fare
Negative upgrade. U0 anyway. F0/A0 starting about a week from departure on 73H.
4/8 AS641 TUS-SEA
Z Fare
Negative upgrade. U0 yet again and was F0/A0 weeks ahead on a 73J.
4/8 AS145 SEA-HNL
Z Fare
Upgraded on booking including my +1.
W Fare
Negative upgrade. U0 anyway. F0/A0 starting about a week from departure on 73H.
4/8 AS641 TUS-SEA
Z Fare
Negative upgrade. U0 yet again and was F0/A0 weeks ahead on a 73J.
4/8 AS145 SEA-HNL
Z Fare
Upgraded on booking including my +1.
Apr 14, 2018, 2:42 pm
#165
Join Date: Apr 2018
Programs: AS
Posts: 1
4/9 LAX-DCA AS 6 Gold Upgrade cleared at T-12 hours (surprising)
4/11 DCA-DAL AS 33?? Gold Upgrade cleared at T-24 hours, but.... I changed to AS 3333 at 10PM and lost the upgrade. Was 1st on the list for 3333 as well but it went out full and I was in premium instead.
While I was in DAL connecting I checked monitors and it seems like the UG lists are pretty thin. Food for thought if you're headed into DC or NY from the west coast...
4/11 DCA-DAL AS 33?? Gold Upgrade cleared at T-24 hours, but.... I changed to AS 3333 at 10PM and lost the upgrade. Was 1st on the list for 3333 as well but it went out full and I was in premium instead.
While I was in DAL connecting I checked monitors and it seems like the UG lists are pretty thin. Food for thought if you're headed into DC or NY from the west coast...