I Got/Didn't Get 100K Upgrade on AS (2022)
Feb 14, 2022, 10:49 am
#136
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: ANC
Programs: Alaska 100k
Posts: 1,012
2/16/22
SEA-ANC
QX 2285
100K, O-class, purchased 1/20/22
Cleared T-120
(first time ever clearing on this route at the window. Probably due to not traveling on a normal commute day)
2/16/22
ANC-BET
AS 43
100K, O-class, purchased 1/20/22
Cleared T-48
SEA-ANC
QX 2285
100K, O-class, purchased 1/20/22
Cleared T-120
(first time ever clearing on this route at the window. Probably due to not traveling on a normal commute day)
2/16/22
ANC-BET
AS 43
100K, O-class, purchased 1/20/22
Cleared T-48
Feb 14, 2022, 3:09 pm
#137
Join Date: Aug 2015
Location: SFO
Programs: AS 75K (OW), SK Silver (*A), UR, MR
Posts: 3,347
Companion upgrade experiences
Feb 16, 2022, 12:39 am
#138
Join Date: Aug 2015
Location: SFO
Programs: AS 75K (OW), SK Silver (*A), UR, MR
Posts: 3,347
Date: February 15, 2022
Route: ORD-SFO
Fare class: G
Flight number: 1213
Aircraft: Airbus A320
Status: MVPG100K
Companion: MVPG75K
Time the upgrades cleared: T-24
#1,2/3 on waitlist, three open seats
Route: ORD-SFO
Fare class: G
Flight number: 1213
Aircraft: Airbus A320
Status: MVPG100K
Companion: MVPG75K
Time the upgrades cleared: T-24
#1,2/3 on waitlist, three open seats
Feb 17, 2022, 4:23 pm
#139
Join Date: Dec 2016
Location: LAX
Programs: MVP100K, A-list, Marriott/IHG Plat, CHP525 Ticket Plat, CHP Solo Carpool 100K, Costco EXP, Tinder 1K
Posts: 820
Feb 16th Wednesday
AS1055 LAX-SEA B739 Cleared at T-23
AS86 SEA-JFK A21N Cleared at T-114
Feb 17th Thursday
AS7 JFK-SEA A21N Cleared at T-114
AS1436 SEA-LAX A21N CLEARED AT THE GATE. Didn't clear at T-23 so I remained #1 of 21, surprisingly cleared at the gate.
Booked in Dec 2021, initially rebooked in Jan 2022, then rebooked again in Feb 2022. G class for all legs. Still 30K EQM left before hitting 100K. So tired..
AS1055 LAX-SEA B739 Cleared at T-23
AS86 SEA-JFK A21N Cleared at T-114
Feb 17th Thursday
AS7 JFK-SEA A21N Cleared at T-114
AS1436 SEA-LAX A21N CLEARED AT THE GATE. Didn't clear at T-23 so I remained #1 of 21, surprisingly cleared at the gate.
Booked in Dec 2021, initially rebooked in Jan 2022, then rebooked again in Feb 2022. G class for all legs. Still 30K EQM left before hitting 100K. So tired..
Feb 17, 2022, 4:39 pm
#140
Join Date: Jul 2017
Programs: Alaska Air Miles
Posts: 89
Feb 16th Wednesday
AS1055 LAX-SEA B739 Cleared at T-23
AS86 SEA-JFK A21N Cleared at T-114
Feb 17th Thursday
AS7 JFK-SEA A21N Cleared at T-114
AS1436 SEA-LAX A21N CLEARED AT THE GATE. Didn't clear at T-23 so I remained #1 of 21, surprisingly cleared at the gate.
Booked in Dec 2021, initially rebooked in Jan 2022, then rebooked again in Feb 2022. G class for all legs. Still 30K EQM left before hitting 100K. So tired..
AS1055 LAX-SEA B739 Cleared at T-23
AS86 SEA-JFK A21N Cleared at T-114
Feb 17th Thursday
AS7 JFK-SEA A21N Cleared at T-114
AS1436 SEA-LAX A21N CLEARED AT THE GATE. Didn't clear at T-23 so I remained #1 of 21, surprisingly cleared at the gate.
Booked in Dec 2021, initially rebooked in Jan 2022, then rebooked again in Feb 2022. G class for all legs. Still 30K EQM left before hitting 100K. So tired..
Feb 17, 2022, 4:46 pm
#141
Join Date: Dec 2016
Location: LAX
Programs: MVP100K, A-list, Marriott/IHG Plat, CHP525 Ticket Plat, CHP Solo Carpool 100K, Costco EXP, Tinder 1K
Posts: 820
When I started the mileage runs this year, it seemed like such a daunting experience, but once I got a few flights past halfway, I was somewhat sad they were coming to an end. So, in my experience, it does get much better towards the end (especially with trying to reach 100K organically without the EQM bonus). At least I’ll have my normal flights for the rest of the year to look forward to.
Yeah but the only problem for me is that I don't really have normal flights planned (for now), so once I finish all my MR I will miss going to airport 2X weekly for sure..
Feb 18, 2022, 10:37 pm
#142
Join Date: Sep 2021
Programs: AS 100K
Posts: 62
Date: February 22, 2022
Route: OGG-SFO
Fare class: G
Flight number: 710
Status: 100K
Booked: 12/12/21
Time the upgrades cleared: T-120-96
I did not get an email notification, but noticed it on my account while booking another flight.
Route: OGG-SFO
Fare class: G
Flight number: 710
Status: 100K
Booked: 12/12/21
Time the upgrades cleared: T-120-96
I did not get an email notification, but noticed it on my account while booking another flight.
Last edited by tonylop33; Feb 19, 2022 at 3:08 pm
Feb 19, 2022, 6:40 pm
#143
Join Date: Dec 2018
Location: Seattle
Programs: Alaska airlines 100k
Posts: 923
2/19
PDX to SJD #163
Used points in November
100K
#1 on list (ouch)
NB: kid MVPG was #12 on upgrade list
PDX to SJD #163
Used points in November
100K
#1 on list (ouch)
NB: kid MVPG was #12 on upgrade list
Feb 19, 2022, 7:46 pm
#144
Join Date: Sep 2015
Location: BOS
Programs: Hyatt Glob/UA Gold
Posts: 616
2/19
SLC-SEA, #788, 737-8
Booked: 12/13/21
Companion: MVP
#1&2 on waitlist with 3 seats open, then went to 1 open about 4-5 hours before the flight. At the gate I asked the agent if there was still one seat available and since it was, if she could manually upgrade my wife. She agreed to, and after a lot of effort (and my suggestion) split our reservation and my wife was upgraded. Apologies to the single passenger at #5 on the waitlist.
The idea that we might have missed upgrades because they only open one seat at a time is really frustrating. There were 3 couples in the top 7 on the waitlist, so seems like the policy does not align with the elites that are flying these days. At least who was flying SLC-SEA #788 on a Saturday, 2/19. Of course it's possible someone up-fared those first 2 seats and we were not skipped, I didn't watch the waitlist obsessively.
SLC-SEA, #788, 737-8
Booked: 12/13/21
Companion: MVP
#1&2 on waitlist with 3 seats open, then went to 1 open about 4-5 hours before the flight. At the gate I asked the agent if there was still one seat available and since it was, if she could manually upgrade my wife. She agreed to, and after a lot of effort (and my suggestion) split our reservation and my wife was upgraded. Apologies to the single passenger at #5 on the waitlist.
The idea that we might have missed upgrades because they only open one seat at a time is really frustrating. There were 3 couples in the top 7 on the waitlist, so seems like the policy does not align with the elites that are flying these days. At least who was flying SLC-SEA #788 on a Saturday, 2/19. Of course it's possible someone up-fared those first 2 seats and we were not skipped, I didn't watch the waitlist obsessively.
Feb 19, 2022, 9:23 pm
#145
Join Date: Jan 2019
Location: SEA
Programs: Alaska Airlines, Marriott, Hilton, Enterprise, Best Western
Posts: 78
For the first 32 segments of the year, upgraded to FC on 28 -- open middles in premium on the rest. I'd like to clone these for the next 32 segments.
Feb 22, 2022, 2:40 pm
#146
Join Date: Dec 2016
Location: LAX
Programs: MVP100K, A-list, Marriott/IHG Plat, CHP525 Ticket Plat, CHP Solo Carpool 100K, Costco EXP, Tinder 1K
Posts: 820
Feb 22nd, 2022 (Tuesday)
AS334 LAX-EWR B739 Cleared at T-23
Feb 23rd, 2022 (Wednesday)
AS24 EWR-LAX B739 Cleared at T-23
100K. G class. Booked in Jan 2022.
AS334 LAX-EWR B739 Cleared at T-23
Feb 23rd, 2022 (Wednesday)
AS24 EWR-LAX B739 Cleared at T-23
100K. G class. Booked in Jan 2022.
Feb 22, 2022, 4:53 pm
#147
Join Date: Jun 2019
Location: USA
Programs: Alaska 75k
Posts: 107
100K G class
SEA to HNL in Feb
SDCed to this flight at T-20. Was #5 on UL with 0 seats in F at the time. T-6 hours, was auto upgraded to F, jumped over 1-4 who were companions.
HNL to SEA in Feb
Was #1 on UL with 0 F seats remaining at check-in. T-3 hours, auto upgraded to F.
Didn't expect upgrade on either of these flights, so it was a bit suprising especially to have jumped over multiple folks on the first one.
SEA to HNL in Feb
SDCed to this flight at T-20. Was #5 on UL with 0 seats in F at the time. T-6 hours, was auto upgraded to F, jumped over 1-4 who were companions.
HNL to SEA in Feb
Was #1 on UL with 0 F seats remaining at check-in. T-3 hours, auto upgraded to F.
Didn't expect upgrade on either of these flights, so it was a bit suprising especially to have jumped over multiple folks on the first one.
Feb 22, 2022, 5:11 pm
#148
Join Date: Sep 2021
Programs: AS 100K
Posts: 62
Date: February 27, 2022
Route: LAX-OGG
Fare class: G
Flight number: 813
Status: 100K
Booked: 12/12/21
Time the upgrades cleared: T-114
I did not get an email notification.
Route: LAX-OGG
Fare class: G
Flight number: 813
Status: 100K
Booked: 12/12/21
Time the upgrades cleared: T-114
I did not get an email notification.
Feb 23, 2022, 9:16 am
#149
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: SEA/YVR/BLI
Programs: UA "Lifetime" Gold, AS MVPG100K, OW Emerald, HH Lifetime Diamond, IC Plat, Marriott Gold, Hertz Gold
Posts: 9,490
Date: February 23, 2022
Route: SEA-ABQ
Fare class: O
Flight number: 1066
Status: 100K x 2
Booked: 01/31/22
Time the upgrades cleared: T-20
AS sent me an email notification.
We watched this with interest as AS was still selling F seats yesterday and the seat map showed four vacant seats in various parts of the cabin.
We were both assigned window seats and had time to move one of us to a vacant aisle in front of the other window, so we may be able to make a trade with one of our seatmates. It’s no big deal for this relatively short flight of under three hours. We were 2 and 3 on a waitlist of 26 and did not split our itins.
In the first few weeks as 100ks we’ve missed UGs flying SEA-FLL, FLL-SEA, PDX-HNL, and HNL-SFO. Our UG SFO-SEA a few days ago did clear well in advance, and we’re pleased the system worked for today's flight, even though a little later than we would have preferred.
Route: SEA-ABQ
Fare class: O
Flight number: 1066
Status: 100K x 2
Booked: 01/31/22
Time the upgrades cleared: T-20
AS sent me an email notification.
We watched this with interest as AS was still selling F seats yesterday and the seat map showed four vacant seats in various parts of the cabin.
We were both assigned window seats and had time to move one of us to a vacant aisle in front of the other window, so we may be able to make a trade with one of our seatmates. It’s no big deal for this relatively short flight of under three hours. We were 2 and 3 on a waitlist of 26 and did not split our itins.
In the first few weeks as 100ks we’ve missed UGs flying SEA-FLL, FLL-SEA, PDX-HNL, and HNL-SFO. Our UG SFO-SEA a few days ago did clear well in advance, and we’re pleased the system worked for today's flight, even though a little later than we would have preferred.
Last edited by Fredd; Feb 23, 2022 at 7:11 pm
Feb 23, 2022, 12:41 pm
#150
Join Date: Apr 2019
Location: LAX/ONT
Programs: AS 100K, Hilton Diamond, IHG Plat, Marriott G, Hertz PC, Avis PC
Posts: 518
2/21, MCO-SFO, O, T-24, was 1/7, I think 2 incl. myself get upgraded. PC was very full incl. exit rows 1 month out!
2/22, SFO-LAX, G, T3, a few people left on the list.
2/22, SFO-LAX, G, T3, a few people left on the list.