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)
Feb 25, 2019, 4:26 pm
#91
Join Date: Mar 2017
Location: Anchorage, AK
Programs: MVP Gold
Posts: 215
AS 1129 PHL to LAX
T-24 MVP GOLD and companion
I was asked when I checked in if I wanted to upgrade to first class. However I was on the wait list so no idea why I was automatically upgraded. Oh well
T-24 MVP GOLD and companion
I was asked when I checked in if I wanted to upgrade to first class. However I was on the wait list so no idea why I was automatically upgraded. Oh well
Feb 25, 2019, 5:13 pm
#92
Join Date: Jun 2017
Location: SAN
Programs: AS MVPG100K, UA Gold, IHG Diamond, Hyatt Globalist, National Exec
Posts: 320
2/18/19
SAN-EWR
AS772
MVPG
K
Purchased 1/22
Upgrade at T-24
2/22/19
EWR-SAN
AS773
MVPG
T
Purchased 1/22
Upgrade at T-72
SAN-EWR
AS772
MVPG
K
Purchased 1/22
Upgrade at T-24
2/22/19
EWR-SAN
AS773
MVPG
T
Purchased 1/22
Upgrade at T-72
Feb 26, 2019, 10:54 am
#93
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: USA
Programs: AS MVPG75k
Posts: 330
2/25/19. AS1001 SFO-DCA G75K upgrade at T-18
#1 on list of 17. Upgrade occurred with 3F on an A320. Last year, 3F open would have meant only upgrades at gate.
I'm cautiously optimistic this means Alsska has improved the upgrade algorithm that releases U space on Airbus flights.
#1 on list of 17. Upgrade occurred with 3F on an A320. Last year, 3F open would have meant only upgrades at gate.
I'm cautiously optimistic this means Alsska has improved the upgrade algorithm that releases U space on Airbus flights.
Feb 28, 2019, 7:57 am
#95
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: SEA
Programs: United Premier Gold (Million Miler), Alaska MVP Gold 75K, Hilton Diamond Lifetime
Posts: 268
So many 75k's !!
2/28/19 PHL-SEA AS 17 75K T Fare, purchased 3 weeks previous. I am #22 of 48 on the upgrade list...it's been a long time since I've been that far down the list as a 75K
Feb 28, 2019, 10:23 pm
#96
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Aug 2000
Location: Edmonton, AB, Canada
Programs: AC 75K, Hertz President’s Circle, Accor Gold, Hilton Gold, Marriott Gold
Posts: 10,068
OGG-SJC
Mar 1/19
OGG-SJC
812
MVP
W (award)
Companion upgrade paid @24 hrs
MVP upgrade cleared 39 hrs before flight
April 2018
OGG-SJC
812
MVP
W (award)
Companion upgrade paid @24 hrs
MVP upgrade cleared 39 hrs before flight
April 2018
Mar 2, 2019, 3:54 pm
#97
Join Date: Jun 2017
Location: SAN
Programs: AS MVPG100K, UA Gold, IHG Diamond, Hyatt Globalist, National Exec
Posts: 320
2/28
SAN-SJC
AS3397
MVPG
T-72
R Fare
3/2
SJC-SAN
AS3399
T-48
R Fare
Tickets purchased on 1/23
SAN-SJC
AS3397
MVPG
T-72
R Fare
3/2
SJC-SAN
AS3399
T-48
R Fare
Tickets purchased on 1/23
Mar 2, 2019, 9:19 pm
#98
Join Date: Apr 2018
Programs: Mileage Plan
Posts: 233
Travel date 7/8/19
PIT-SEA, SEA-SFO
AS199, AS1934
Gold75k
H
Cleared 3/2/2019
Purchased 2/13/2019
PIT-SEA, SEA-SFO
AS199, AS1934
Gold75k
H
Cleared 3/2/2019
Purchased 2/13/2019
Mar 4, 2019, 10:56 am
#99
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Bay Area
Programs: UA 1K, AA Plat, WN A-list, AS MVP 75K, Hilton Diamond, Marriott Titanium
Posts: 380
3/4/19
SFO-ORD
AS 1202
Status 75K
T fare
2/15 on list, top 3 cleared at boarding time. Three F seats unsold all week up to boarding time.
Bought in mid-Feb.
SFO-ORD
AS 1202
Status 75K
T fare
2/15 on list, top 3 cleared at boarding time. Three F seats unsold all week up to boarding time.
Bought in mid-Feb.
Mar 4, 2019, 1:43 pm
#100
Join Date: Jun 2015
Location: Seattle, WA
Programs: Alaska Airlines
Posts: 659
02/20/19
SEA-SAN
AS 380
MVP Gold
R Fare
2nd on list
Purchased 11/01/18
Another odd experience with the upgrade process for me. This was a very early flight, 6:00AM departure from SEA. When I checked in at T-24 there were 8 seats showing for sale on the AS app in first class. Before I went to bed that evening, I was showing 6th on the list with 8 seats still available for sale and no one upgraded.
When I woke at 4AM the day of travel, I checked again - first class showed completely sold out and I was now 2nd on the upgrade list. Where'd those 6 people go? Why not just show them on the list as upgraded while within the check-in 24 hour window?
I was also #1 on the upgrade list for my next leg of SAN-PVR when we landed with 2 seats available. But after an hour at the lounge in SAN I was suddenly #3 on the list with 2 people showing upgraded ahead of me. Not sure how they managed to check-in 10 minutes before boarding started... I felt like maybe the gate agent skipped me because apparently she had been paging me to manually verify my passport at the gate (no one in Seattle did) but I was in the lounge.
I find the randomness and lack of transparency very frustrating
SEA-SAN
AS 380
MVP Gold
R Fare
2nd on list
Purchased 11/01/18
Another odd experience with the upgrade process for me. This was a very early flight, 6:00AM departure from SEA. When I checked in at T-24 there were 8 seats showing for sale on the AS app in first class. Before I went to bed that evening, I was showing 6th on the list with 8 seats still available for sale and no one upgraded.
When I woke at 4AM the day of travel, I checked again - first class showed completely sold out and I was now 2nd on the upgrade list. Where'd those 6 people go? Why not just show them on the list as upgraded while within the check-in 24 hour window?
I was also #1 on the upgrade list for my next leg of SAN-PVR when we landed with 2 seats available. But after an hour at the lounge in SAN I was suddenly #3 on the list with 2 people showing upgraded ahead of me. Not sure how they managed to check-in 10 minutes before boarding started... I felt like maybe the gate agent skipped me because apparently she had been paging me to manually verify my passport at the gate (no one in Seattle did) but I was in the lounge.
I find the randomness and lack of transparency very frustrating
Mar 4, 2019, 4:42 pm
#101
Join Date: Jan 2010
Programs: DL DM; AS 75K; Marriott Titanium Elite
Posts: 126
3/3
LAX-JFK
94 (switched from 739 to 738 about 2-3 weeks before flight)
75K
T
Cleared T-4 (1 of 8 or 9 on the list; 2 cleared)
Purchased early February
LAX-JFK
94 (switched from 739 to 738 about 2-3 weeks before flight)
75K
T
Cleared T-4 (1 of 8 or 9 on the list; 2 cleared)
Purchased early February
Mar 6, 2019, 12:07 am
#102
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
3/5/19 AS876 KOA-SEA G75K no upgrade
Mar 6, 2019, 12:10 am
#103
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
3/5/19 AS183 SEA-ANC G75K No upgrade, 42 on WL; full flight.
Mar 6, 2019, 2:48 pm
#105
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Bay Area
Programs: UA 1K, AA Plat, WN A-list, AS MVP 75K, Hilton Diamond, Marriott Titanium
Posts: 380
3/6/19
ORD-SFO
AS 1203
Status 75K
R fare
4/12 on list, F sold out all week.
Bought in mid-Feb.
The second daily flight on this route can't come back soon enough.
ORD-SFO
AS 1203
Status 75K
R fare
4/12 on list, F sold out all week.
Bought in mid-Feb.
The second daily flight on this route can't come back soon enough.