TWA Guy

What happens if I ask to be automatically upgraded and there are not enough left in my account? They won't charge me for them at the gate wil they? I assume the system just passes over me and goes to the next person o the list. Right?

yyzflyer

You will be given the opportunity to purchase them at check-in.

Seat1A

the system will upgrade you. when you get to the airport, you'll have to purchase stickers to support your upgrade.

if you don't want to do that, just call and have yourself removed from the upgrade list.

Shareholder

Noticed the AA site doesn't permit you to make a change to your pending upgrade request except to request one if that has not already been done. It seems impossible to remove an upgrade request on the site, so as noted, one must call to have it removed.

TWA Guy

Thanks for the info. So I can wait to see if I get upgraded before I purchase them, right? Can I purchase them over the phone if I get upgraded at the 24-hour window so I can avoid the ticket counter?

LAX_Esq

Yes, you can wait to see if you get upgraded. Beware that if you get upgraded and choose to sit back in coach, you will lose your previously-reserved coach seat when the upgrade clears.

Can't answer question #2.

LAX_Esq

Right, and sometimes the agents have failed to remove me (there are so many different lists, so perhaps they checked the wrong one). It is best to call a few times to make sure that it was done right.

AnotherAAgent

You may purchase them over the phone ($50.00) but they are cheaper ($40.00) at AA.com or AAdvantage Dial in.

sk3

I've been posting on a thread I started about LAX Labor Day Weekend travel to HNL but thought I'd drudge up this thread for a more specific question on upgrades.

My upgrades have been confirmed already for the outbound and are requested for the return (on Labor Day Monday). I currently have 8 stickers and each way takes 6.

I'd rather wait to see if the return clears before I purchase the add'l 4 stickers and would rather save the $$ and use AAdvantage Dial In (won't have access to a computer).

I remember reading here that the different forms of purchasing result in different time lapses for them to actually be available for use - but I can't remember the details, sorry.

So what is the cut off time for purchasing thru AAdvantage Dial in if I need them for a 9:30 AM flight this Monday morning? (Meaning, could I call AAdvantage Dial-in as late as 6:30 AM the morning of travel, and have them available for use if I checked in at 7:30 AM?)

TexAAs

I was under the impression that they were the same price regardless of where purchased. The only difference being if you bought them one at a time ($50) or in blocks of 8 ($40).

If this is the case, it would cost you the same to just wait to buy them a check in. Is my information correct, or have things changed?

FWAAA

Your info is incorrect. Things have changed. I think at the beginning of 2003.

Buy them before you get to the airport over AA.com.

sk3

Thanks for the replies. But I won't have access to a computer (atleast, not easy access) so was trying to find out about how long it will take for AAdvantage Dial-In purchased stickers to be accessible for use. Mahalo.

martin33

you have an old rule. the new rule is: $40 for online purchase, $50 if there's a human involved, regardless of quantity...

CMK10

I requested eight stickers worth of upgrades with only six in my account, all upgrades cleared 72 hours out and I went online at AA.com and bought two new ones. Ive requested an upgrade at LGA with no stickers and just purchased them there.

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LLZ

I'm pretty sure they are available for use two hours after you purchase them over the phone.

This is also true if bought online, although it takes longer than that for them to show up in your account. Nevertheless, the AAgents can see and apply them two hours after purchase.