LAX-LHR Upgrade Chances
May 13, 2003, 3:58 pm
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LAX-LHR Upgrade Chances
I have done a search but have not really been able to come up with any concrete info.
I am looking at an itin. that would include LAX-LHR on 9/13. I would like to upgrade with miles but there is no availability in C as of now. There is only a light load in J this far in advance.
LAX-DFW-LGW does have C availability on 9/13. However, I would prefer the non-stop flight. Does anyone have experience with upgrades clearing on LAX-LHR ahead of time? I am Plat but have been burned in the past when playing the waitlist game and would only book LAX-LHR if there was a better than even chance of the upgrade clearing - 10 hours is a long time in Y!
I am looking at an itin. that would include LAX-LHR on 9/13. I would like to upgrade with miles but there is no availability in C as of now. There is only a light load in J this far in advance.
LAX-DFW-LGW does have C availability on 9/13. However, I would prefer the non-stop flight. Does anyone have experience with upgrades clearing on LAX-LHR ahead of time? I am Plat but have been burned in the past when playing the waitlist game and would only book LAX-LHR if there was a better than even chance of the upgrade clearing - 10 hours is a long time in Y!
May 13, 2003, 4:13 pm
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General rule is grab a confirmed C seat when you can. You never know what might happen...
between now and mid September.
You could get on the waitlist and it doesn't clear in advance andthen you are trumped at the airport by an EXP.
They might decide to cancel the LAX-LHR flight for loads (no one knows what will happen!)and you would loose all position to whatever list you go on. AA has been VERY accomodating to those with confirmed C seats in finding them options when they cancel a flight.
When your ticketing date come up and you have to commit, pick the routing where C is available and GRAB THE C SEAT!
between now and mid September.
You could get on the waitlist and it doesn't clear in advance andthen you are trumped at the airport by an EXP.
They might decide to cancel the LAX-LHR flight for loads (no one knows what will happen!)and you would loose all position to whatever list you go on. AA has been VERY accomodating to those with confirmed C seats in finding them options when they cancel a flight.
When your ticketing date come up and you have to commit, pick the routing where C is available and GRAB THE C SEAT!
May 13, 2003, 4:39 pm
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by 777lover:
[B They might decide to cancel the LAX-LHR flight for loads (no one knows what will happen!)and you would loose all position to whatever list you go on. [/B]</font>
[B They might decide to cancel the LAX-LHR flight for loads (no one knows what will happen!)and you would loose all position to whatever list you go on. [/B]</font>
May 13, 2003, 8:06 pm
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I upgraded on LAX-LHR a few months ago. Upgrade didn't clear until about 48 hrs prior to the flight.
From what I recall speaking with other FTers, upgrading on 136 is hit-or-miss, with perhaps a 50% success rate for many.
-FlyerBeek
From what I recall speaking with other FTers, upgrading on 136 is hit-or-miss, with perhaps a 50% success rate for many.
-FlyerBeek
May 13, 2003, 8:21 pm
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by azmmza:
aa will not X lax-lhr its one of their best routes</font>
aa will not X lax-lhr its one of their best routes</font>
I've been successful in upgrading this flight whenever I have tried.
May 13, 2003, 9:04 pm
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by jja34-1:
I have done a search but have not really been able to come up with any concrete info.
I am looking at an itin. that would include LAX-LHR on 9/13. I would like to upgrade with miles but there is no availability in C as of now. There is only a light load in J this far in advance.
LAX-DFW-LGW does have C availability on 9/13. However, I would prefer the non-stop flight. Does anyone have experience with upgrades clearing on LAX-LHR ahead of time? I am Plat but have been burned in the past when playing the waitlist game and would only book LAX-LHR if there was a better than even chance of the upgrade clearing - 10 hours is a long time in Y!</font>
I have done a search but have not really been able to come up with any concrete info.
I am looking at an itin. that would include LAX-LHR on 9/13. I would like to upgrade with miles but there is no availability in C as of now. There is only a light load in J this far in advance.
LAX-DFW-LGW does have C availability on 9/13. However, I would prefer the non-stop flight. Does anyone have experience with upgrades clearing on LAX-LHR ahead of time? I am Plat but have been burned in the past when playing the waitlist game and would only book LAX-LHR if there was a better than even chance of the upgrade clearing - 10 hours is a long time in Y!</font>
Case in point, I'm on 136 two weeks from now. It has a fairly light load according to seat map also. When I checked Galileo on Sunday C was 0. I checked back yesterday and, bingo, C1....I was on the phone to scoop it up as quickly as I could.
Seems like AA is releasing over time in very small increments.
I'd recommend monitoring both flight possibilities daily as long as you are comfortable/able to before booking and hope a C1 shows up for you.
May 14, 2003, 11:25 am
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fly that flight often - and the upgrade has always cleared when in the early days the seat map shows many of seats open. Key is to check back often - more then once during a phone call to the desk a 'seat' became available. 60 - 45 days out I would ask the desk to check with the revenue desk and see if they will spring a seat open. Good Luck.
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May 14, 2003, 4:39 pm
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I'm on 136 (connecting from SFO) on June 9. ITN shows F7 J7 D4 Y7 B7 H7 K7 M7 V7 N7 S2 Q0 L0. No mention of C at all, not even C0. I'm relatively new at trying to interpret these listings. Can anyone tell me what this means about upgrade chances?
May 14, 2003, 8:20 pm
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by Napa:
I'm on 136 (connecting from SFO) on June 9. ITN shows F7 J7 D4 Y7 B7 H7 K7 M7 V7 N7 S2 Q0 L0. No mention of C at all, not even C0. I'm relatively new at trying to interpret these listings. Can anyone tell me what this means about upgrade chances?</font>
I'm on 136 (connecting from SFO) on June 9. ITN shows F7 J7 D4 Y7 B7 H7 K7 M7 V7 N7 S2 Q0 L0. No mention of C at all, not even C0. I'm relatively new at trying to interpret these listings. Can anyone tell me what this means about upgrade chances?</font>
May 16, 2003, 10:55 am
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Thanks LLZ. Either the interface I was using didn't allow requesting info for a specific Class or else I didn't notice it.
If I specifically ask for C, I get C0 as you say. If I leave the field blank, C doesn't show up.
I assume either that the general display doesn't list codes that are 0 or that there are so many codes that there isn't room to display them all and C is getting pushed off the right edge.
If I specifically ask for C, I get C0 as you say. If I leave the field blank, C doesn't show up.
I assume either that the general display doesn't list codes that are 0 or that there are so many codes that there isn't room to display them all and C is getting pushed off the right edge.