ER-One

Someone I'm sure will correct me, but in this instance i believe there are 7+ business seats available, 3 of which are pricing as a discounted "R" fare. once those three seats are sold, R will = 0 and they will start selling another more expensive inventory code.
Based on a 5/6 departure date, there seems like a lot of seats (7+), and the fare is not cheap, which bodes well for your SWU clearing, but i have no idea how this route sells.

GiantVulture

Ah, makes sense! AA's website is saying 3 left AT THIS PRICE. Well, fingers crossed. Thank you!

PHL

EF notified me of an aircraft change from a 787-8 to an A321 (Oasis) on a flight I have in under 5 hours. Companion and I are booked in MCE row 6, which are the PE seats used on International flights.

Logged into AA and see that 1.) yes, the aircraft was downgraded and 2.) they moved us from 6AC to 8CD (aisle and aisle). So, they maintained us in MCE. I was also able to change to 9AB for window/middle without issue. There were no other 2 seats together on the whole plane available to assign. A few scattered single seats.

When I check EF, it still shows the flight as a 787, but all buckets zeroed out. Why did they alert me to a change when they still show it a 787? Nonetheless, AA took the flight from 214 to 190 coach seats(including a reduction of 12 MCE seats), so I'm also seeing offers 'starting at $375' to volunteer. We are time sensitive on this trip, so we won't be taking the offers but I think there will be some pissed off passengers who may get to the airport to see their seats all jumbled up - including loss of MCE that may have been paid for. Luckily the 787-8 and A321 have 20 seats up front, so no biggie for those who scored the lie flats.

formeraa

Sounds like a question to ask EF -- why they sent an alert but did not change the aircraft type.

On an operational basis, it is better to downgrade an aircraft than to cancel the flight altogether. Stuff happens, particularly since AA is limited on widebody aircraft.

ExpertFlyer Voice

The aircraft change alert looks both at the equipment code and the Economy seat map layout. One could change without the other changing.

PHL

That appears to be the case. The flight availability search shows it a 788, but the seat map is an A321.

UpIntheError

Hi all, I'm showing C availability for both my outbound and return flights but when I called to apply my SWUs just now I was told I'm waitlisted for each. I used the "Awards and Upgrades" search on EF. Am I doing something wrong?




Return flight:



Also, looking at how my SWUs are being applied on AA.com, is this right? I know SWU upgrades have higher priority than standard EXP "Complimentary" priority, should they actually indicate "Systemwide Upgrade" for all segments instead of just the LHR ones?


Edit: typos

Antarius

Search by individual segment only. If you look as connections, you get junk.
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Search LAX-JFK and JFK-LHR separately, for example. Also, do not request SWUs for all segments as if only 1 segment clears, it gets used. On the outbound, that may be ok for you as LAX-JFK is a long flight. On the return, you probably don't want to blow a SWU on PHX-LAX.

VegasGambler

Just above where you cropped the picture, it says "Upgrade inventory results are NOT valid for segments that are part of a connection, only for individual segments"

It's correct unless you are willing to burn the SWU on just the domestic segment.

PowerLu

Hi all,

Is there any way whatsoever to use Expert Flyer (or any other tool) to help know (not guess) the complimentary upgrade availability on a new flight where I would already be within the window to confirm? For example, I'm about to book a new flight as a PlatPro at 72 hours and want to know which flight (out of the several direct flights) I can book and confirm an upgrade now, versus being waitlisted.

I understand that a flight with lots of J space is good, but it doesn't mean anything because there could be others already on the waitlist. C space also doesn't help because it only guarantees that I can use a SWU or BXP1 to upgrade but it does not mean I can upgrade complimentary even if I'm within the window, right? Any other ideas or is the only way really to guess (based on J and C) and book and request upgrade and see if it clears? If it doesn't clear, change the ticket and try the next flight down the line (I know I'd clear the very late flight, but rather not).

Any help is appreciated.

Thanks

VegasGambler

No, this is not visible anywhere.

PowerLu

So frustrating. I guess I'll call to book, and see if the AA phone agent can help see which flight has hidden R space available, if the agent would be willing to do so (I'm assuming they can if they want to).

NDFan

Hello:
I had a flight from PHL to LAX cancelled yesterday. After doing a Flight Status search, we used to be able to see the reason for a cancellation/delay by reading AA's comments. However, I don't see the link for View Additional Comments any longer.
Where has it gone, or are Comments no longer available to us?

Thanks.

ExpertFlyer Voice

It hasn't gone anywhere, it's still there for flights within a few days of their departure date.

sdsearch

View Additional Comments is only available if you View by Flight Number, not if you View by City Pair. Were you viewing by Citi Pair?

Three flights PHL-LAX in 6/10 on AA show as cancelled when viewing by Citi Pair. I checked the first one by Flight Number, flight AA 884, and when viewing by Flight Number, it has an additional comments link and there it shows:

PHL 400P C22
LAX T4B T4 47B 642P
1FX CANCEL PHL -LAX -XEC-CXLD DUE TO PREVIOUS CREW RELATED
CXLD-E*2303
7PHL/AUTO REACCOM CXL FLT COMPLETED *0000*CRCYMG