Jan 8, 2024, 9:36 pm
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I Got/Didn't Get 100K Upgrade on AS (2024)
Jan 14, 2024, 7:55 am
#31
Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: SFO
Programs: AS, UA, WN, IHG Diamond Elite, Hyatt Globalist, Hilton Gold, CET 7*
Posts: 3,301
Date: 1/14/24
Route: SFO-BOS
Flight Number: 356
Status 75K
Fare Class: Q
Companion: none
Waitlist: #2 until about T-48 hours, then raised to #1 where I died
Up until about 6 hours before departure there was one open first class seat, but then according to the standby list, a deadheading employee snagged it before the system upgraded me :\
Anyone know the policy about deadheads getting upgraded before passengers?
Route: SFO-BOS
Flight Number: 356
Status 75K
Fare Class: Q
Companion: none
Waitlist: #2 until about T-48 hours, then raised to #1 where I died
Up until about 6 hours before departure there was one open first class seat, but then according to the standby list, a deadheading employee snagged it before the system upgraded me :\
Anyone know the policy about deadheads getting upgraded before passengers?
He/She rightfully went in front of you, and with only 1 seat, the 2nd one remained in Y.
Jan 14, 2024, 9:00 pm
#32
Join Date: Apr 2017
Programs: AS 100k, DL PM, New Sagaya
Posts: 1,292
Date:1/14
Route (Please bold if failure):MSY-PHX-PDX
Flight Number:AA2223 and AA561
Status 100K:
Fare Class: M booked after cancellation of AS569
Add companion, if there was one: None
Time the upgrade cleared or position on waitlist if didn't clear: 8 of 23 MSY-PHX for one seat, 5 of 9 PHX-PDX with 8 open seats
Date of ticket purchase: With rebooking 1/12
My original AS569 MSY-SEA I was 4 of 12 two days out with one seat available. Was cancelled two days prior and moved to AA upon my request. Full PDB on AA.
Route (Please bold if failure):MSY-PHX-PDX
Flight Number:AA2223 and AA561
Status 100K:
Fare Class: M booked after cancellation of AS569
Add companion, if there was one: None
Time the upgrade cleared or position on waitlist if didn't clear: 8 of 23 MSY-PHX for one seat, 5 of 9 PHX-PDX with 8 open seats
Date of ticket purchase: With rebooking 1/12
My original AS569 MSY-SEA I was 4 of 12 two days out with one seat available. Was cancelled two days prior and moved to AA upon my request. Full PDB on AA.
Last edited by williwaw; Jan 14, 2024 at 9:09 pm
Jan 16, 2024, 4:38 am
#33
Original Member
Join Date: May 1998
Location: Seattle, WA
Programs: AS 100K
Posts: 422
Date: 1/15/2024
Route SEA-TPA
Flight Number: 360
Status 100K
Fare Class: G
Add companion, None
Time the upgrade cleared or position on waitlist if didn't clear: Cleared T-7.
Date of ticket purchase: 10/17/2023
#2 at Check-In. Aircraft changed from 800 to 900 at T-8. Upgraded at T-7.
Route SEA-TPA
Flight Number: 360
Status 100K
Fare Class: G
Add companion, None
Time the upgrade cleared or position on waitlist if didn't clear: Cleared T-7.
Date of ticket purchase: 10/17/2023
#2 at Check-In. Aircraft changed from 800 to 900 at T-8. Upgraded at T-7.
Jan 16, 2024, 10:12 am
#34
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Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: PHX
Programs: AS 75K; UA 1MM; Hyatt Globalist; Marriott LTP; Hilton Diamond (Aspire)
Posts: 56,480
Date: Jan. 15, 2024
Route (Please bold if failure): PHX-SFO
Flight Number: 735
Status: 75K
Fare Class: S
Companion: None
Time the upgrade cleared: Sometime overnight, within 12 hours of departure.
I was shocked the flight was not canceled, as it was scheduled to operate with a Max9. AS swapped in a 739. They must have rebooked a bunch of pax from prior canceled flights onto this one, because every seat was full, and it looked like a number of standbys did not clear.
At T-24, F cabin was booked full, and I was #1 on the waitlist. Sometime the night before the noon departure, a number of pax must have cancelled, because 3 F seats opened and I was cleared.
Will add that my window seat was poached by someone who upgraded after me. He pretended to be asleep and not to understand that he had taken my seat. I'm pretty used to this kind of nonsense on AA and UA, but AS pax are usually more civilized.
Route (Please bold if failure): PHX-SFO
Flight Number: 735
Status: 75K
Fare Class: S
Companion: None
Time the upgrade cleared: Sometime overnight, within 12 hours of departure.
I was shocked the flight was not canceled, as it was scheduled to operate with a Max9. AS swapped in a 739. They must have rebooked a bunch of pax from prior canceled flights onto this one, because every seat was full, and it looked like a number of standbys did not clear.
At T-24, F cabin was booked full, and I was #1 on the waitlist. Sometime the night before the noon departure, a number of pax must have cancelled, because 3 F seats opened and I was cleared.
Will add that my window seat was poached by someone who upgraded after me. He pretended to be asleep and not to understand that he had taken my seat. I'm pretty used to this kind of nonsense on AA and UA, but AS pax are usually more civilized.
Jan 16, 2024, 11:12 am
#35
Join Date: Nov 2016
Location: On a plane or a beach
Programs: Yes
Posts: 3,156
Originally Posted by Kacee
Will add that my window seat was poached by someone who upgraded after me. He pretended to be asleep and not to understand that he had taken my seat. I'm pretty used to this kind of nonsense on AA and UA, but AS pax are usually more civilized.
Jan 16, 2024, 11:20 am
#36
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Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: SEA (the REAL Washington); occasionally in the other Washington (DCA area)
Programs: DL PM 1.57MM; AS MVPG 100K
Posts: 21,375
Jan 16, 2024, 11:42 am
#37
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Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: PHX
Programs: AS 75K; UA 1MM; Hyatt Globalist; Marriott LTP; Hilton Diamond (Aspire)
Posts: 56,480
Jan 17, 2024, 4:17 pm
#38
Original Member
Join Date: May 1998
Location: Seattle, WA
Programs: AS 100K
Posts: 422
Date: 1/16/2024
Route TPA-SEA
Flight Number: 465
Status 100K
Fare Class: G
Add companion, None
Time the upgrade cleared or position on waitlist if didn't clear: Cleared T-23.
Aircraft switch from 800 to 900 at T-14. Had already been upgraded to the last seat, Seat 1C, which is not my favorite FC seat. Tried to switch but all the additional seats were taken.
On a side note, I have been noticing upgrades are happening closer to 48 hours before departure. I have a couple flights this weekend, with 8 opens FC seats, which originally are on/were on 737-9, I am #1 on the waitlist for whatever aircraft is assigned . It seems upgrades are not happening until Alaska commits an aircraft/crew to fly the flight.
Route TPA-SEA
Flight Number: 465
Status 100K
Fare Class: G
Add companion, None
Time the upgrade cleared or position on waitlist if didn't clear: Cleared T-23.
Aircraft switch from 800 to 900 at T-14. Had already been upgraded to the last seat, Seat 1C, which is not my favorite FC seat. Tried to switch but all the additional seats were taken.
On a side note, I have been noticing upgrades are happening closer to 48 hours before departure. I have a couple flights this weekend, with 8 opens FC seats, which originally are on/were on 737-9, I am #1 on the waitlist for whatever aircraft is assigned . It seems upgrades are not happening until Alaska commits an aircraft/crew to fly the flight.
Jan 20, 2024, 6:13 pm
#40
Join Date: Nov 2016
Location: On a plane or a beach
Programs: Yes
Posts: 3,156
Posting for a friend.
Date: 2024/01/21
Route: SJC-GDL
Flight Number: 1416
Status: MVP
Fare Class: N
UG: T-48, J7U7 for weeks and the upgrade professor ran on time. WL still 0.
Date of ticket purchase: January 2024
Date: 2024/01/21
Route: SJC-GDL
Flight Number: 1416
Status: MVP
Fare Class: N
UG: T-48, J7U7 for weeks and the upgrade professor ran on time. WL still 0.
Date of ticket purchase: January 2024
Jan 21, 2024, 9:12 pm
#41
Original Member
Join Date: May 1998
Location: Seattle, WA
Programs: AS 100K
Posts: 422
Date: 1/21/2024
Route SEA-TPA
Flight Number: 360
Status 100K
Fare Class: G
Add companion, None
Time the upgrade cleared or position on waitlist if didn't clear: Cleared T-12.
Date of ticket purchase: 10/18/2023
Flt was originally 737-9, switch to 737-800, #2 at Check-In. Aircraft changed from 800 to 900 at T-13. Upgraded at T-12.
Route SEA-TPA
Flight Number: 360
Status 100K
Fare Class: G
Add companion, None
Time the upgrade cleared or position on waitlist if didn't clear: Cleared T-12.
Date of ticket purchase: 10/18/2023
Flt was originally 737-9, switch to 737-800, #2 at Check-In. Aircraft changed from 800 to 900 at T-13. Upgraded at T-12.
Jan 22, 2024, 6:08 am
#42
Original Member
Join Date: May 1998
Location: Seattle, WA
Programs: AS 100K
Posts: 422
Date: 1/22/2024
Route TPA-SEA
Flight Number: 465
Status 100K
Fare Class: G
Add companion, None
Time the upgrade cleared or position on waitlist if didn't clear: Cleared T-18.
Date of ticket purchase: 10/18/2023
Flt was originally 737-9, switch to 737-800, #1 at Check-In. Aircraft changed from 800 to 900 at T-19. Upgraded at T-18.
Route TPA-SEA
Flight Number: 465
Status 100K
Fare Class: G
Add companion, None
Time the upgrade cleared or position on waitlist if didn't clear: Cleared T-18.
Date of ticket purchase: 10/18/2023
Flt was originally 737-9, switch to 737-800, #1 at Check-In. Aircraft changed from 800 to 900 at T-19. Upgraded at T-18.
Jan 22, 2024, 2:23 pm
#43
Join Date: Jul 2017
Programs: Alaska Air Miles
Posts: 89
Date: 1/22/24
Route: SEA-MIA and MIA-SEA
Flight Number: 305 (both ways)
Status 100K: Yes
Fare Class: G
Companion: None
Time/Position: Died on 1 both ways
Date of ticket purchase: 11/27/23
Last year out of more than 70 flights, I would say I was upgraded 80-90% of the time. So far, this year, out of about 25-30 flights I have only been upgraded a couple of times. I know that cancellations and rebooking are putting flights at capacity, but I have also noticed that individuals on the Awaiting Seats waitlist have been getting First Class and Premium seats before individuals on Upgrade Requests waitlist. I don't know if it's a system issue or if this is typical with packed flights. I have noticed that a lot of dead headers have been getting First/Premium before the Upgrade Requests waitlist as well. Is this just something in employee contracts that dead headers get priority over everyone else?
Route: SEA-MIA and MIA-SEA
Flight Number: 305 (both ways)
Status 100K: Yes
Fare Class: G
Companion: None
Time/Position: Died on 1 both ways
Date of ticket purchase: 11/27/23
Last year out of more than 70 flights, I would say I was upgraded 80-90% of the time. So far, this year, out of about 25-30 flights I have only been upgraded a couple of times. I know that cancellations and rebooking are putting flights at capacity, but I have also noticed that individuals on the Awaiting Seats waitlist have been getting First Class and Premium seats before individuals on Upgrade Requests waitlist. I don't know if it's a system issue or if this is typical with packed flights. I have noticed that a lot of dead headers have been getting First/Premium before the Upgrade Requests waitlist as well. Is this just something in employee contracts that dead headers get priority over everyone else?
Jan 22, 2024, 3:19 pm
#44
Original Poster
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Anchorage, AK
Programs: Lifetime AS 1MM & MVPG, AS MVPG100K, AA, DL, HH-G
Posts: 8,259
Date: 1/22/24
Route: SEA-MIA and MIA-SEA
Flight Number: 305 (both ways)
Status 100K: Yes
Fare Class: G
Companion: None
Time/Position: Died on 1 both ways
Date of ticket purchase: 11/27/23
Last year out of more than 70 flights, I would say I was upgraded 80-90% of the time. So far, this year, out of about 25-30 flights I have only been upgraded a couple of times. I know that cancellations and rebooking are putting flights at capacity, but I have also noticed that individuals on the Awaiting Seats waitlist have been getting First Class and Premium seats before individuals on Upgrade Requests waitlist. I don't know if it's a system issue or if this is typical with packed flights. I have noticed that a lot of dead headers have been getting First/Premium before the Upgrade Requests waitlist as well. Is this just something in employee contracts that dead headers get priority over everyone else?
Route: SEA-MIA and MIA-SEA
Flight Number: 305 (both ways)
Status 100K: Yes
Fare Class: G
Companion: None
Time/Position: Died on 1 both ways
Date of ticket purchase: 11/27/23
Last year out of more than 70 flights, I would say I was upgraded 80-90% of the time. So far, this year, out of about 25-30 flights I have only been upgraded a couple of times. I know that cancellations and rebooking are putting flights at capacity, but I have also noticed that individuals on the Awaiting Seats waitlist have been getting First Class and Premium seats before individuals on Upgrade Requests waitlist. I don't know if it's a system issue or if this is typical with packed flights. I have noticed that a lot of dead headers have been getting First/Premium before the Upgrade Requests waitlist as well. Is this just something in employee contracts that dead headers get priority over everyone else?
Dead heading crew is a different issue driven by union contracts between staff (pilots) and AS.
Jan 22, 2024, 3:31 pm
#45
Moderator: Alaska Mileage Plan
Join Date: Feb 2005
Posts: 12,320
Date: 1/22/24
Route: SEA-MIA and MIA-SEA
Flight Number: 305 (both ways)
Status 100K: Yes
Fare Class: G
Companion: None
Time/Position: Died on 1 both ways
Date of ticket purchase: 11/27/23
Last year out of more than 70 flights, I would say I was upgraded 80-90% of the time. So far, this year, out of about 25-30 flights I have only been upgraded a couple of times. I know that cancellations and rebooking are putting flights at capacity, but I have also noticed that individuals on the Awaiting Seats waitlist have been getting First Class and Premium seats before individuals on Upgrade Requests waitlist. I don't know if it's a system issue or if this is typical with packed flights. I have noticed that a lot of dead headers have been getting First/Premium before the Upgrade Requests waitlist as well. Is this just something in employee contracts that dead headers get priority over everyone else?
Route: SEA-MIA and MIA-SEA
Flight Number: 305 (both ways)
Status 100K: Yes
Fare Class: G
Companion: None
Time/Position: Died on 1 both ways
Date of ticket purchase: 11/27/23
Last year out of more than 70 flights, I would say I was upgraded 80-90% of the time. So far, this year, out of about 25-30 flights I have only been upgraded a couple of times. I know that cancellations and rebooking are putting flights at capacity, but I have also noticed that individuals on the Awaiting Seats waitlist have been getting First Class and Premium seats before individuals on Upgrade Requests waitlist. I don't know if it's a system issue or if this is typical with packed flights. I have noticed that a lot of dead headers have been getting First/Premium before the Upgrade Requests waitlist as well. Is this just something in employee contracts that dead headers get priority over everyone else?
Flights are crazy right now. And lots of elites. I'm seeing upgrade lists in 40s where I usually see them in the 20s. I'm a 100K and I've missed one upgrade and had two battlefield upgrades. Even getting a Premium or exit row seat close in is an adventure.