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Old Jan 4, 2023, 9:18 am
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Date: 1/1/2023
Route (Please bold if failure): EWR-SFO
Flight Number: 190
Fare Class: L
Add companion, if there was one: none
Time the upgrade cleared or position on waitlist if didn't clear: T-118
Date of ticket purchase: 12/24/2022

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Old Jan 21, 2023, 2:43 pm
  #31  
 
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: PDX/PHX
Programs: AS 100k, AA MM, HH Dia
Posts: 198
Originally Posted by seacarl
I'm curious enough to ask... Does AS offer a PHX-FLL fare via PDX to make that a cost-effective routing? Or are you paying extra to get a headstart on requalifying?
Was 5.7 CPM - so a reasonably good fare, was booked with the ALOHA30 sale.
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Old Jan 21, 2023, 3:13 pm
  #32  
 
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: SEA, NW/DL 1.6Million Miler
Programs: DL 1MM Annual Silver,AS 100K 22-24, AS 75K 15-21
Posts: 4,278
Date 1/20
AS 298 SEA-EWR
Fare Class G
No companion
Ended
#1 with 0 F seat. My second miss. Booked 11/27/22 Got my first comp snack box. I wasnt the only one. There seem to have a few more people i saw getting boxes…

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Old Jan 23, 2023, 12:57 pm
  #33  
 
Join Date: Jan 2021
Location: SFO
Programs: AS MVP Gold 100k, UA Silver, AC P25k, Marriott Titanium, Hilton Gold, IHG Platinum
Posts: 863
Date: 23 JAN 2023
Route (Please bold if failure): LAX >> SFO
Flight Number: 3499
Fare Class: S (AS flight pass booking - $99/month 1 rt per month)
Add companion, if there was one: none
Time the upgrade cleared or position on waitlist if didn't clear: T-120
Date of ticket purchase: 29 DEC 2022

2023 U Class Success: (3/3 - 100%)
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Old Jan 23, 2023, 4:46 pm
  #34  
 
Join Date: Mar 2018
Location: Sacramento CA area
Programs: Hyatt Globalist, AS MVP Gold 100K, Hilton Diamond(Amex), Marriott Platinum
Posts: 207
Date: January 27, 2023
Route: BOS-SFO
Fare class: G
Flight number: 356
Aircraft: Boeing 737-9 MAX
Upgrade cleared: T-120
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Old Jan 24, 2023, 8:45 am
  #35  
 
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: PDX/PHX
Programs: AS 100k, AA MM, HH Dia
Posts: 198
Date: January 23, 2023
Route: FLL-SAN (+ companion)
Fare class: G
Flight number: 481
Aircraft: Boeing 737-800
Upgrade cleared: T-0 (after boarding) to last remaining F seat.

Flight was 11/12 for even after plane was loaded, gate agent came on and asked if I would like to move up a minute before door closed.

Date: January 23, 2023
Route: SAN-PDX
Fare class: G
Flight number: 1121
Aircraft: Boeing 737-900
Upgrade cleared: T-120 with companion.

This was the emptiest flight I have been on in recent times -- at T-120 were the only passengers in F, and F left 50% empty. Flight was at ~20% capacity overall.
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Old Jan 24, 2023, 9:33 am
  #36  
 
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: PNW
Programs: AS 100K
Posts: 1,551
Date: January 24, 2023
Route: SEA-JFK
Fare class: G
Flight number: 16
Aircraft: Boeing 737-900
Upgrade cleared: T-23ish


Just an observation...starting 3 days out, I started monitoring the UG list, i was #1. There were 5 seats for sell upto the 24hr mark...then about an hour later, AS dumped the U space and cleared the top 5 people on the list (i remained #1 on list the entire time).
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Old Jan 25, 2023, 9:39 am
  #37  
 
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: SEA, NW/DL 1.6Million Miler
Programs: DL 1MM Annual Silver,AS 100K 22-24, AS 75K 15-21
Posts: 4,278
Originally Posted by leroix
Date: January 15, 2023
Route: HNL-PDX
Fare class: G
Flight number: 834
Aircraft: 737-900

UG processor running for maximum frustration ... 3 seats available and was 3 and 4 on UG list. #s 1,2 and 5 upgraded around T-23 or so.
I believe #5 upgraded is correct. My understanding is that when there is only one F seat left, it will not upgrade rez with 2 seats, which is not preferred for most travelers.

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Old Jan 26, 2023, 12:13 pm
  #38  
 
Join Date: Mar 2018
Location: Sacramento CA area
Programs: Hyatt Globalist, AS MVP Gold 100K, Hilton Diamond(Amex), Marriott Platinum
Posts: 207
Date: January 27, 2023
Route: SFO-BOS
Fare class: G
Flight number: 356
Aircraft: Boeing 737-9 MAX
Upgrade cleared: T-21
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Old Jan 27, 2023, 12:51 pm
  #39  
 
Join Date: Jan 2016
Location: PDX
Programs: AS MVPG 100K, Hyatt Globalist
Posts: 16
Date: January 20, 2023
Route: PDX-KOA
Fare class: Q
Flight number: 867
Aircraft: Boeing 737-900
Upgrade cleared: T-120

Date: January 24, 2023

Route: KOA-PDX
Fare class: G
Flight number: 868
Aircraft: Boeing 737-9 MAX
Upgrade cleared: T-21
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Old Jan 28, 2023, 11:34 am
  #40  
 
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: PDX/PHX
Programs: AS 100k, AA MM, HH Dia
Posts: 198
Date: January 27, 2023
Route: PDX-EWR
Fare class: G
Flight number: 290
Aircraft: Boeing 737-9
Upgrade cleared: T-23

Date: January 27, 2023

Route: EWR-PDX
Fare class: G
Flight number: 291
Aircraft: Boeing 737-9
Upgrade cleared: T-23

Was planning on having a full workday on the plane, but the WiFi was inop for more than half the time ...
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Old Jan 28, 2023, 1:07 pm
  #41  
 
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: San Francisco
Programs: UA 1K/AS 100K …Bonvoy Titanium..Hertz Presidents Club
Posts: 1,116
Date: 29 JAN 2023
Route (Please bold if failure): LAX - HNL
Flight Number: 817
Fare Class: G
Add companion, if there was one: One MVP
Aircraft : 737-9 Max

Time the upgrade cleared: T-23
Date of ticket purchase: Jan 3, 2023

* Got a great price for this ticket $257 R/T
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Old Jan 29, 2023, 4:44 am
  #42  
 
Join Date: Aug 2021
Location: SEA
Programs: AS MVP Gold 100K
Posts: 81
Date: January 28, 2023
Route: MCO-SEA
Fare class: O
Flight number: 395
Aircraft: Boeing 737-900
Upgrade cleared: Stranded at #2

It had to happen sooner or later; I was batting a thousand until today. No complaints from me though - I’m 13/14 so far in 2023.
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Old Jan 29, 2023, 6:24 am
  #43  
 
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: PDX/PHX
Programs: AS 100k, AA MM, HH Dia
Posts: 198
Date: January 28, 2023
Route: PDX-PHX
Fare class: G
Flight number: 646
Aircraft: Boeing 737-9 MAX
Upgrade cleared: T-23
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Old Jan 30, 2023, 10:38 am
  #44  
 
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: PDX/PHX
Programs: AS 100k, AA MM, HH Dia
Posts: 198
Date: January 29, 2023
Route: PHX-PDX
Fare class: G
Flight number: 751
Aircraft: Boeing 737-9 MAX
Upgrade cleared: No. #1 on list.

Date: January 29, 2023

Route: PDX-BOS
Fare class: G
Flight number: 358
Aircraft: Boeing 737-900
Upgrade cleared: No. #1 on list.

Date: January 29, 2023

Route: BOS-PDX
Fare class: G
Flight number: 311
Aircraft: Boeing 737-900
Upgrade cleared: No. #2 on list.

0/3 today ... there was another 100k onboard PHX-PDX-BOS sitting in PE with me. FA on the way back made some comment about seeing so many of the same folks a few days ago. I must have missed the memo on Boston being so popular in the winter. Had time to make a mad dash to the AA lounge for guac and meatballs during the turnaround.
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Old Jan 31, 2023, 9:39 pm
  #45  
 
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: PDX/PHX
Programs: AS 100k, AA MM, HH Dia
Posts: 198
Date: January 31, 2023
Route: PDX-PHX
Fare class: G
Flight number: 646
Aircraft: Boeing 737-800 Star Wars livery
Upgrade cleared: T-23

Ending January with just over 26k revenue miles, and wow, what a shameful state this plane was in — arm rests in row 2 were in-op and taped shut, the back of the seats on row 1 were (barely) taped in place. The APU on the plane was “on sabbatical” as the pilot said prior to take off, and not to worry, this is completely OK.

The only saving grace was the FA Kate was one of the best I’ve had in recent memory.




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