What to do with all those GGU's?
Nov 20, 2018, 8:31 pm
#76
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I was reading thru this thread while I was on hold ... once I explained it to the agent she was able to straighten things out in less than 5 more minutes
Nov 20, 2018, 11:13 pm
#78
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James
Nov 21, 2018, 11:11 am
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The GGU fairy smiled down on me. U opened SEA-BOS on a purchased trip. Website didn’t want to offer an upfare option but a live agent was able to make it go through.
Nov 21, 2018, 11:54 am
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I've definitely noticed the scattered increase in U space (and A as well). I wonder if they noticed increased complaints or a downturn in revenue (e.g., Elites buying cheapest available since U wasn't there). Seems your behavior is just like mine -- willing to pay up on a competitive route if there's U. But I'm not about to pay more than I have to if U isn't available.
Nov 28, 2018, 8:46 pm
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just scored BOS-SAN on a Sunday evening in early Feb ... although I’m still tempted to rebook in P for the COS bonus
Nov 28, 2018, 9:14 pm
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James
Nov 28, 2018, 9:51 pm
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well, Professor, I’ll be in DC for work the previous week; booked DCA-BOS on AS miles (which I may switch to a cash fare, or B6, or even Amtrak) to attend an alumni conference in Boston, and need to have a reasonably priced return for expense reimbursement purposes ... no U space on the nonstop BOS-SEA, don’t want to play UG roulette that evening, don’t care about F for the morning trip, and don’t care about a lounge
and it’s early in the year, so there’s plenty of time to find that ~2000 EQM that I’m passing up to use the GGU
and it’s early in the year, so there’s plenty of time to find that ~2000 EQM that I’m passing up to use the GGU
Nov 29, 2018, 10:15 am
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Nov 29, 2018, 11:08 am
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Unfortunately, in order to upfare my outbound the agent says she needed to remove me from the waitlists for the entire ticket and then rewaitlist me after upfaring, even for the return not being upfared. I don’t believe that’s correct but I really didn’t expect additional U to open in advance either so didn’t push it. Lightly loaded flight at this point. Looks like a good chance if I don’t get upgraded, I might get a poorman’s lie flat as a consolation prize.
Nov 29, 2018, 3:56 pm
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The return opened up at around T-5d, but K is around $200 now. I’m will to pay extra for K but not that much, so AS will either sell it to someone else or lose the revenue. Not willing to pay for K on speculation either.
Unfortunately, in order to upfare my outbound the agent says she needed to remove me from the waitlists for the entire ticket and then rewaitlist me after upfaring, even for the return not being upfared. I don’t believe that’s correct but I really didn’t expect additional U to open in advance either so didn’t push it. Lightly loaded flight at this point. Looks like a good chance if I don’t get upgraded, I might get a poorman’s lie flat as a consolation prize.
Nov 29, 2018, 4:07 pm
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Nov 29, 2018, 4:12 pm
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Nov 30, 2018, 8:20 pm
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Maybe it's just SEA - between the two of us, we had 24 last year, and since we usually buy the "cheap" seats and hope for 75k upgrades, these GGU go unused. Like many on here, I'm not going to pay for a U class when there's no U availability at time of booking. Surely Alaska is going to figure that out someday?