May 3, 2019, 11:36 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:
2/2/19 SEA-ANC AS 67 75K Upgrade cleared at T-120 hours
2/19/19 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:
2/2/19 SEA-ANC AS 67 75K Upgrade cleared at T-120 hours
2/19/19 MSY-SEA AS 887 MVPG Didn't clear 4/22 on waitlist
I Got/Didn't Get MVP/Gold/75K Upgrade on AS (2019)
Jan 17, 2019, 12:14 pm
#31
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: STL/ORD/MCI/SAN
Programs: AA CK MM, AC SE100K, UA 1K, DL Plat, Hyatt Globalist, Hilton Diamond, Marriott Platinum
Posts: 1,986
Jan 2019
SFO-KOA
AS 755
75K
K class
Cleared ~T-48
Purchased 4 days prior
SFO-KOA
AS 755
75K
K class
Cleared ~T-48
Purchased 4 days prior
Jan 17, 2019, 12:17 pm
#32
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: STL/ORD/MCI/SAN
Programs: AA CK MM, AC SE100K, UA 1K, DL Plat, Hyatt Globalist, Hilton Diamond, Marriott Platinum
Posts: 1,986
Jan 2019
KOA-SAN
AS 196
75K
K class
Cleared ~T-36
Purchased just 2 days prior due to a change of plans - F1U0 at the time of booking and was pleasantly surprised to clear into the last seat overnight after the day of purchase
KOA-SAN
AS 196
75K
K class
Cleared ~T-36
Purchased just 2 days prior due to a change of plans - F1U0 at the time of booking and was pleasantly surprised to clear into the last seat overnight after the day of purchase
Jan 17, 2019, 11:58 pm
#33
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: BUR/LAX
Programs: AS MVP
Posts: 300
1/19/19 LAX-GDL AS 290 MVP Upgrade cleared at T-48 hours
After a year with no status, I requalified on my last flight of the year. This is my first upgrade; when I was an MVP two years ago, I didn't get any after March of that year. My understanding is this flight is usually an easy upgrade. I'll take it.
After a year with no status, I requalified on my last flight of the year. This is my first upgrade; when I was an MVP two years ago, I didn't get any after March of that year. My understanding is this flight is usually an easy upgrade. I'll take it.
Jan 18, 2019, 12:44 am
#34
Join Date: May 2006
Location: TUS/PDX
Programs: WN CP/A-List, AS MVPG75K
Posts: 5,798
1/14 PHX-PDX 1230p departure: UG @ gate
1/15 PDX-PHX 720p departure: UG @ ~36 hours
1/15 PDX-PHX 720p departure: UG @ ~36 hours
Jan 19, 2019, 9:04 am
#35
Join Date: Apr 2017
Location: Whitefish, Montana
Programs: Four Seasons PP, RW Elite, Dorchester Diamond, Virtuoso, PenClub, Privé, Oetker Pearl, etc.
Posts: 142
1/17 MSY->SEA. 4:15p departure. UG to PE @ ~36 hours
1/17 SEA -> FCA. 9:35p departure. UG to F @ ~18 hours
1/17 SEA -> FCA. 9:35p departure. UG to F @ ~18 hours
Jan 20, 2019, 9:13 pm
#36
Original Poster
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Anchorage, AK
Programs: Lifetime AS 1MM & MVPG, AS MVPG100K, AA, DL, HH-G
Posts: 8,250
Date: Jan 19, 2019
Route: ANC-LAX
Flight Number 150
Status MVP/Gold75K
Fare Class: R
Purchased 9/10/18
#1on the waitlist. No upgrades shown on list. Not sure how many on the waitlist
Route: ANC-LAX
Flight Number 150
Status MVP/Gold75K
Fare Class: R
Purchased 9/10/18
#1on the waitlist. No upgrades shown on list. Not sure how many on the waitlist
Jan 20, 2019, 9:17 pm
#37
Original Poster
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Anchorage, AK
Programs: Lifetime AS 1MM & MVPG, AS MVPG100K, AA, DL, HH-G
Posts: 8,250
Date: Jan 20, 2019
Route: LAX-SEA
Flight Number: 1779
Status: MVP Gold75K
Fare Class: R
Purchased 9/10/18
Upgraded 3 weeks out. Not sure how many were on the waitlist
Route: LAX-SEA
Flight Number: 1779
Status: MVP Gold75K
Fare Class: R
Purchased 9/10/18
Upgraded 3 weeks out. Not sure how many were on the waitlist
Last edited by BOB W; Jan 20, 2019 at 9:35 pm
Jan 20, 2019, 9:30 pm
#38
Original Poster
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Anchorage, AK
Programs: Lifetime AS 1MM & MVPG, AS MVPG100K, AA, DL, HH-G
Posts: 8,250
(The most epic failure I have ever experienced on AS)
Date: Jan 20, 2019
Route: SEA-ANC
Flight Number: 119
Status: MVPGold75K
Fare Class: R
Purchased 9/10/18
1 on the waitlist of 28
This flight had been showing 9 open seats for weeks. As of this morning there were still 9 seats available out of 16 according to Expert Flyer. 50 minutes prior to the flight there were still nine seats available. I was number 1 on the waitlist when I decided to use the restroom before the flight. When I came back to the Boarding area I saw that two people had been upgraded and were now above me on the list according to the AS screen. I was still # 1 for the remaining UG's. That was a ... moment, but I wrote it off. After boarding and taking seat 8D, the gate agent came onboard and upgraded 6 more people, not including me. This did not go over well, but WTH, things happen. I was very upset and getting madder by the second. A while later a pax came and told me that I was in her seat. She went to the F flight attendant who (finally) came and moved me to 4D. This is a very frustrating way to treat your most loyal passengers and showed extreme confusion by the gate staff.
Two people were upgraded just prior to boarding and 7 more after we had all taken their seats.
AS really, really needs to get their act together and do better than this.
Service on the flight was minimal and the F attendant spent most of her time eating her lunch or talking to the other flight attendants or the pilots.
Route: SEA-ANC
Flight Number: 119
Status: MVPGold75K
Fare Class: R
Purchased 9/10/18
1 on the waitlist of 28
This flight had been showing 9 open seats for weeks. As of this morning there were still 9 seats available out of 16 according to Expert Flyer. 50 minutes prior to the flight there were still nine seats available. I was number 1 on the waitlist when I decided to use the restroom before the flight. When I came back to the Boarding area I saw that two people had been upgraded and were now above me on the list according to the AS screen. I was still # 1 for the remaining UG's. That was a ... moment, but I wrote it off. After boarding and taking seat 8D, the gate agent came onboard and upgraded 6 more people, not including me. This did not go over well, but WTH, things happen. I was very upset and getting madder by the second. A while later a pax came and told me that I was in her seat. She went to the F flight attendant who (finally) came and moved me to 4D. This is a very frustrating way to treat your most loyal passengers and showed extreme confusion by the gate staff.
Two people were upgraded just prior to boarding and 7 more after we had all taken their seats.
AS really, really needs to get their act together and do better than this.
Service on the flight was minimal and the F attendant spent most of her time eating her lunch or talking to the other flight attendants or the pilots.
Jan 21, 2019, 12:23 pm
#39
Join Date: Aug 2018
Location: PIT
Programs: AS Peon
Posts: 201
1/21
SAN-SEA
415
MVP
K
No companion
12/16 (Two after me on the list cleared into premium though?)
A month or two ago.
I don't mind missing this since I'm in the emergency row anyway. I didn't bother posting my SEA-SAN flight since I was in lowly X.
SAN-SEA
415
MVP
K
No companion
12/16 (Two after me on the list cleared into premium though?)
A month or two ago.
I don't mind missing this since I'm in the emergency row anyway. I didn't bother posting my SEA-SAN flight since I was in lowly X.
Jan 21, 2019, 1:01 pm
#40
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: SEA
Programs: AS G100K, DL PM, IHG Gold, HHonors Diamond
Posts: 843
1/22
SEA-HNL
AS853
G75K
G or K
Purchased a couple weeks ago
F cleared at T-120. This must be the first time I was upgraded this early on this route since 2017. Free upgrades are hard to come by on the SEA to HNL route starting a year and a half ago, and I fly this route regularly (say once every 2 months) since 2017. A pleasant surprise. However, I will probably stuck in PE on my return trip because F was already sold out on that flight.
SEA-HNL
AS853
G75K
G or K
Purchased a couple weeks ago
F cleared at T-120. This must be the first time I was upgraded this early on this route since 2017. Free upgrades are hard to come by on the SEA to HNL route starting a year and a half ago, and I fly this route regularly (say once every 2 months) since 2017. A pleasant surprise. However, I will probably stuck in PE on my return trip because F was already sold out on that flight.
Jan 21, 2019, 7:38 pm
#41
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Washington, D.C.
Posts: 535
Date: January 20, 2019
Route: LAX-IAD
Flight Number: 1114
Status: G75K
Fare Class: R
Upgrade came through approximately 48 hours prior to departure. Glad to see upgrades clearing more than 2 hours in advance on ex-Virgin aircraft. 3 others cleared into F at the gate.
Date Purchased: Late December 2018
Route: LAX-IAD
Flight Number: 1114
Status: G75K
Fare Class: R
Upgrade came through approximately 48 hours prior to departure. Glad to see upgrades clearing more than 2 hours in advance on ex-Virgin aircraft. 3 others cleared into F at the gate.
Date Purchased: Late December 2018
Jan 22, 2019, 6:24 pm
#43
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: STL/ORD/MCI/SAN
Programs: AA CK MM, AC SE100K, UA 1K, DL Plat, Hyatt Globalist, Hilton Diamond, Marriott Platinum
Posts: 1,986
(The most epic failure I have ever experienced on AS)...
I was number 1 on the waitlist when I decided to use the restroom before the flight. When I came back to the Boarding area I saw that two people had been upgraded and were now above me on the list according to the AS screen. I was still # 1 for the remaining UG's. That was a ... moment, but I wrote it off. After boarding and taking seat 8D...
If I were #1 and suddenly saw others cleared ahead of me on the list, I would have immediately tracked down the gate agent. Why board and risk being skipped (again) as opposed to getting the issue sorted out up front? I'd be much more concerned about sitting in F than getting overhead space. Being proactive is key when things don't seem to be working properly, particularly with AS, as they often seem to acknowledge mistakes and try to correct them. Clearly, things didn't work as they should have here, but it seems a brief conversation prior to boarding could have saved you a significant amount of stress.
Surprising F availability for SEA-ANC, btw.
Jan 24, 2019, 5:38 pm
#44
Join Date: May 2017
Location: Alaska
Programs: AS MVPG
Posts: 131
4/8
JNU-SEA AS76
Gold
Fare M
4/9
SEA-IAH AS359
Gold
Fare M
4/20
IAH-SEA AS413
Gold
Fare M
4/21
SEA-JNU AS75
Gold
Fare M
Received immediate upgrade for both of us. We also used a companion voucher for this trip.
4/20
JNU-SEA AS76
Gold
Fare M
4/9
SEA-IAH AS359
Gold
Fare M
4/20
IAH-SEA AS413
Gold
Fare M
4/21
SEA-JNU AS75
Gold
Fare M
Received immediate upgrade for both of us. We also used a companion voucher for this trip.
4/20
Jan 24, 2019, 10:04 pm
#45
Join Date: Jul 2018
Location: SFO
Posts: 487
Usually fly AS for my SFO <> BNA flight, but flew United this time as the ticket price was $700 RT.
As a Premier Gold
SFO -> BNA - cleared F
BNA -> SFO - #21 on upgrade list, ended up sitting in row 32
Not worth the additional ~1k miles
on AS, my upgrade to F has been 90%
As a Premier Gold
SFO -> BNA - cleared F
BNA -> SFO - #21 on upgrade list, ended up sitting in row 32
Not worth the additional ~1k miles
on AS, my upgrade to F has been 90%