ARCHIVE: Chances of upgrade clearing / upgrade availability - 2012 and prior)
Nov 21, 2010, 5:16 pm
#1711
Join Date: Aug 2006
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), but observing the number of J awards the day before it made sense.That's not confidence building....
Nov 21, 2010, 5:42 pm
#1712
Join Date: May 2010
Location: BOS, NYC
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I'm Gold on Delta and not familar one bit with AA's upgrade system, other than the 500 mile stickers. My fiance is Gold on AA and would like to upgrade TUL-DFW and DFW-DEN. We purchased 6 500 mile upgrades and have requested them, yet I can not seem to find "X" availablity on expertflyer, even though were within two days of her flights. Her flights are on the 23rd, so if space is available, would she clear tomorrow?
Nov 21, 2010, 5:59 pm
#1713
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I'm Gold on Delta and not familar one bit with AA's upgrade system, other than the 500 mile stickers. My fiance is Gold on AA and would like to upgrade TUL-DFW and DFW-DEN. We purchased 6 500 mile upgrades and have requested them, yet I can not seem to find "X" availablity on expertflyer, even though were within two days of her flights. Her flights are on the 23rd, so if space is available, would she clear tomorrow?
Nov 21, 2010, 7:29 pm
#1714
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Location: BOS
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(Due to AA's old IT systems, the existing upgrade list does not automatically transfer over to the airport.)
AAgents usually start clearing the upgrade list as early as one-hour before the flight. (Could still vary...if the flight is wide open, then the AAgents will clear upgrades and stand-bys pretty early. If there are irrops, then they may wait all the way until boarding time to work the lists.)
Nov 21, 2010, 11:29 pm
#1715
Join Date: May 2010
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Thanks for the info guys!
Nov 22, 2010, 8:24 am
#1716
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Cheers.
Nov 22, 2010, 7:10 pm
#1717
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Home Airports: CAE/CLT
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Posts: 5,452
Daughter, a GLD on AA 4586 CLT-LGA on 23 Nov.
Cleared at 22 hours
Still 3 unassigned seats.
Cleared at 22 hours
Still 3 unassigned seats.
Nov 23, 2010, 8:30 am
#1718
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Austin, TX
Programs: AA EXP
Posts: 47
I just called to request all of us to be split, and the agent said for eVIP's that is how the system will do it anyway regardless of how they are requested (combined or split).
The combined request works only for electronic upgrades (like the sticker upgrades on domestic), but for eVIPs, even if i request it combined (meaning I request that I want to be upgraded only if all of us are getting upgraded), the system will still do it individually...
That is new information to me, is this true? That contradicts everything I have seen posted here and makes this whole conversation moot...
KG
The combined request works only for electronic upgrades (like the sticker upgrades on domestic), but for eVIPs, even if i request it combined (meaning I request that I want to be upgraded only if all of us are getting upgraded), the system will still do it individually...
That is new information to me, is this true? That contradicts everything I have seen posted here and makes this whole conversation moot...
KG
Nov 23, 2010, 10:36 am
#1719
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: OKC/DFW
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Posts: 9,999
Nov 23, 2010, 12:23 pm
#1720
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: DFW
Programs: AAdvantage EXP
Posts: 62
Looks like 8 seats open still in F (MD-83), upgrade has still not cleared and flight is in 5 hours (DFW-SAN)....Frustrating!!!
Nov 23, 2010, 1:40 pm
#1721
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: You have to ask?
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Posts: 1,102
Nov 23, 2010, 2:08 pm
#1722
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: DFW
Programs: AAdvantage EXP
Posts: 62
Well, upgrades cleared about 4.5 hours before flight...Happy about that but why do they always split me and my wife up - even when there were at least two pairs of seats together?!!!
Nov 23, 2010, 2:29 pm
#1723
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: You have to ask?
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Posts: 1,102
Nov 23, 2010, 4:14 pm
#1724
Join Date: Sep 2001
Location: los angeles, calif.
Programs: Alaska Airlines Gold MVP
Posts: 7,170
I'm Plat, fly this route 8-10x a year, and am 100% with the exception of Thanksgiving weekends (and this Thanksgiving weekend is looking unlikely). I always take a widebody flight.
Nov 23, 2010, 5:10 pm
#1725
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: You have to ask?
Programs: AA EXP 2MM
Posts: 1,102
I'm EXP, and have missed the upgrade, in one direction or the other, three times in the last six weeks. On both the 757 and the 763. It's already clear that I'll miss another one next week. Last time I missed there was practically an EXP back-of-the-bus party centered around the exit rows. The EXP desk says my experience is not uncommon, and recommends that I start burning SWUs on this particular transcon. But I prefer to save my SWUs for TATL travel. Y here I come again!