I Got/Didn't Get MVP/Gold/75K Upgrade on AS (2022)
Jan 31, 2022, 8:57 pm
#61
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I still would like to know what the pecking order is for downgrades....as a 75K, you should have been ahead of just about everybody with the exception of paid F. You weren't in row 4 were you?
Jan 31, 2022, 9:18 pm
#62
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Yeah, I always do the same the instant the upgrade email comes through. This time it wouldn't let me into the seat map. The really odd thing is that upon getting on the plane, the window seat was empty (but I'm sitting in it now). Strange because I would have expected to be put there from my PC window. And REALLY strange since there were 20 people on the waitlist... lots of them singles. I'm surprised nobody questioned it and got upgraded.
Jan 31, 2022, 10:31 pm
#63
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Redmond, OR
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1/30/2022 LAS-SFO AS 3366 MVPG+1 (MVP), Fare class H, upgraded day after purchase 6 weeks ago. E175 went out with 1 empty in F (coach full)
1/30/2022 SFO-RDM AS 3300 MVPG+1 (MVP), Fare class O, upgraded T-24. E175 went out with 5 empty in F with approximately 30 pax on board.
1/30/2022 SFO-RDM AS 3300 MVPG+1 (MVP), Fare class O, upgraded T-24. E175 went out with 5 empty in F with approximately 30 pax on board.
Feb 1, 2022, 7:59 am
#64
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There were originally also lots of empty (unassigned) seats in coach. Made me wonder if they downsized the aircraft to better match the load, but I was too lazy to try to figure out what happened to the originally assigned aircraft. There was no talk at the gate about the aircraft going mechanical.
My very first flight of the new year as a 75k, I was not upgraded, but then spent 2 hrs in 6C staring at the empty 4A seat of an E175. Might have been a no-show and the gate agent didn’t feel like upgrading people?
Feb 1, 2022, 11:12 am
#65
Join Date: Oct 2019
Posts: 12
I really hope this isn't a sign of things to come for 2022, but I am a 100K and was 8th on the list at check-in. It's a Wednesday morning departure from SEA to DFW. Never seen a list like this before.
Feb 1, 2022, 11:15 am
#66
Join Date: Aug 2018
Location: PDX
Programs: AS MVP Gold 100K
Posts: 2,329
That might have been made worse by people changing flights to get into DFW before the winter weather moves in.
Feb 1, 2022, 1:54 pm
#68
Join Date: Jun 2016
Location: SFO, formerly BOS
Programs: AS Gold 75K and Delta PM, former AA EXP
Posts: 68
2/2/22 SFO - AUS AS 3336 75K Upgrade cleared at T-20 Hours (Was one open seat for about a week, so was not sure I would clear at all)
2/4/22 AUS - SFO AS 3380 75K Upgrade cleared at booking T-60
2/4/22 AUS - SFO AS 3380 75K Upgrade cleared at booking T-60
Feb 1, 2022, 2:16 pm
#69
Join Date: Nov 2019
Programs: AS MVPG
Posts: 23
1/27/22 BWI-SEA MVPG Didn't clear. #1 on waitlist
1/30/22 SEA-BWI MVPG Didn't clear. #1 on waitlist
I believe I was 4th of 7 or 8 on the list both times when check-in opened.
1/30/22 SEA-BWI MVPG Didn't clear. #1 on waitlist
I believe I was 4th of 7 or 8 on the list both times when check-in opened.
Feb 1, 2022, 2:51 pm
#70
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No, I wasn’t. I was #1 on the waitlist. They originally put me in row 4, but I immediacy moved myself to row 2. I think there were 4 seats unassigned before I was upgraded. I noticed that the app didn’t show me any upgraded passengers on the waitlist after the upgrade happened. Is that a change in how the app works?
There were originally also lots of empty (unassigned) seats in coach. Made me wonder if they downsized the aircraft to better match the load, but I was too lazy to try to figure out what happened to the originally assigned aircraft. There was no talk at the gate about the aircraft going mechanical.
My very first flight of the new year as a 75k, I was not upgraded, but then spent 2 hrs in 6C staring at the empty 4A seat of an E175. Might have been a no-show and the gate agent didn’t feel like upgrading people?
There were originally also lots of empty (unassigned) seats in coach. Made me wonder if they downsized the aircraft to better match the load, but I was too lazy to try to figure out what happened to the originally assigned aircraft. There was no talk at the gate about the aircraft going mechanical.
My very first flight of the new year as a 75k, I was not upgraded, but then spent 2 hrs in 6C staring at the empty 4A seat of an E175. Might have been a no-show and the gate agent didn’t feel like upgrading people?
Feb 1, 2022, 5:58 pm
#71
Join Date: Apr 2018
Location: In the clouds
Programs: AS MVP Gold, Hyatt Globalist
Posts: 42
2/1/22
SJC-LAX
MVPG
Upgrade cleared at T-22. I was first on the waitlist after check in, then disappeared from the waitlist
SJC-LAX
MVPG
Upgrade cleared at T-22. I was first on the waitlist after check in, then disappeared from the waitlist
Feb 10, 2022, 11:00 am
#72
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Fri 28 Jan
AS281 SEA-LAX (10pm departure)
75K, S fare, booked 25 Jan
cleared immediately (no surprise; maybe a total of 50 on the jet, with F less than half full)
AS281 SEA-LAX (10pm departure)
75K, S fare, booked 25 Jan
cleared immediately (no surprise; maybe a total of 50 on the jet, with F less than half full)
Feb 10, 2022, 3:55 pm
#73
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Mon Feb 7
AS2305 LAX - RDM
E175 with about 44 people booked. Didn’t get F upgrade as a 75K. From what I could tell, two pax got chocolates in the back.
AS2305 LAX - RDM
E175 with about 44 people booked. Didn’t get F upgrade as a 75K. From what I could tell, two pax got chocolates in the back.
Feb 11, 2022, 9:37 am
#74
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: CMH, West Coast
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Date: 2/11/22
Route (Please bold if failure): CMH-SEA
Flight Number: 992
Status (MVP, Gold. 75K, 100K): Gold
Fare Class: O
Time the upgrade cleared or position on waitlist if didn't clear: T-22 hours
Date: 2/11/22
Route (Please bold if failure): SEA-PDX
Flight Number: 1260
Status (MVP, Gold. 75K, 100K): Gold
Fare Class: O
Time the upgrade cleared or position on waitlist if didn't clear: #13 of 32
First time clearing an upgrade on CMH-SEA! Don't care about the shuttle hop, and I figured it would be chock-full of elites.
Route (Please bold if failure): CMH-SEA
Flight Number: 992
Status (MVP, Gold. 75K, 100K): Gold
Fare Class: O
Time the upgrade cleared or position on waitlist if didn't clear: T-22 hours
Date: 2/11/22
Route (Please bold if failure): SEA-PDX
Flight Number: 1260
Status (MVP, Gold. 75K, 100K): Gold
Fare Class: O
Time the upgrade cleared or position on waitlist if didn't clear: #13 of 32
First time clearing an upgrade on CMH-SEA! Don't care about the shuttle hop, and I figured it would be chock-full of elites.
Feb 14, 2022, 10:17 am
#75
Join Date: Aug 2020
Location: Seattle
Programs: 75K, HH Diamond
Posts: 93
Date: 2/10/22
Route (Please bold if failure): SEA-LAS
Flight Number: 688
Status (MVP, Gold. 75K, 100K): 75K
Fare Class: V
Time the upgrade cleared or position on waitlist if didn't clear: 9 of 25+
Date: 2/12/22
Route (Please bold if failure): LAS-SEA
Flight Number: 1236
Status (MVP, Gold. 75K, 100K): 75K
Fare Class: N
Time the upgrade cleared or position on waitlist if didn't clear: 6 of 15+
Route (Please bold if failure): SEA-LAS
Flight Number: 688
Status (MVP, Gold. 75K, 100K): 75K
Fare Class: V
Time the upgrade cleared or position on waitlist if didn't clear: 9 of 25+
Date: 2/12/22
Route (Please bold if failure): LAS-SEA
Flight Number: 1236
Status (MVP, Gold. 75K, 100K): 75K
Fare Class: N
Time the upgrade cleared or position on waitlist if didn't clear: 6 of 15+