One LAX-LHR rotation changing from 77W to 772 – impacts, flight change possible?
Aug 23, 2016, 8:43 pm
#16
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Boy, I got lucky. 136 is my usual favorite flight but because of some unusual circumstances in London I booked 106 in J -- some times it's better to be lucky than smart 
Aug 23, 2016, 10:28 pm
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Ugh - I just got Award Wallet alerts that my Jan flights had seats changed to 25A. Thought someone was messing with me until I went in and saw the swap.
Going to make upgrades that much tougher on 108/109 I would assume. Also curious as to where they will swap this bird too. Was on 72/73 last week and J (nor Y) were full on either legs. Whereas my LHR flights almost always are at least in J.
One more data point - I am on 135/136 in late April and still 77w. Will need to put equipment swap alerts on those needless to say!
Going to make upgrades that much tougher on 108/109 I would assume. Also curious as to where they will swap this bird too. Was on 72/73 last week and J (nor Y) were full on either legs. Whereas my LHR flights almost always are at least in J.
One more data point - I am on 135/136 in late April and still 77w. Will need to put equipment swap alerts on those needless to say!
Aug 24, 2016, 7:11 am
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I've just been double-dinged for flights in late December/early January. The 77W flights on the same days have my inventory available, so I'll be calling later today to ask to be changed to the 77W flights; will post the outcome here.
Aug 24, 2016, 10:06 am
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Aug 24, 2016, 10:15 am
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Sooooo, fair to say you and AA have patched it up as it were?
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/26299431-post711.html
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/26299431-post711.html
Yes. I like the food improvements and love the new FF program.
Aug 24, 2016, 10:34 am
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As a point of reference, if your flight is not in the immediate future, you may want to hold off on making the change. I booked 38/39 MIA-LHR RT in October early this year with a mileage upgrade to J on both legs (plenty of C when I booked). Found out a few months ago they swapped both to 772. I immediately changed to 56/57 which was 77W. Well, a month later, 38/39 was back to 77W and 56/57 were back to 772s. Had to call and switch back. With each switch, I had to argue to reinstate the upgrades as there was no C inventory at the time of the switch. Lesson learned. Should have waited and done nothing since it was so far out. YMMV.
Aug 24, 2016, 12:41 pm
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Yes.
My employer pays for business class and often the fares are around 10k. I'm racking up an ungodly amount of miles.. The way I see it, each trip I take nets a 1 way award in JAL first.
I've been treated much better lately as well.
The new FF program doesn't make sense for other consumers, given BAEC, but I'm really liking the new AAdvantage.
My employer pays for business class and often the fares are around 10k. I'm racking up an ungodly amount of miles.. The way I see it, each trip I take nets a 1 way award in JAL first.
I've been treated much better lately as well.
The new FF program doesn't make sense for other consumers, given BAEC, but I'm really liking the new AAdvantage.
Aug 25, 2016, 8:54 am
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From airlineroute.net:
The following schedule is effective 06NOV16 to 11MAR17.
AA108 LAX1800 – 1230+1LHR 77W D
AA136 LAX1900 – 1330+1LHR 772 D
AA109 LHR1135 – 1505LAX 77W D
AA135 LHR1330 – 1700LAX 772 D
AA108 LAX1800 – 1230+1LHR 77W D
AA136 LAX1900 – 1330+1LHR 772 D
AA109 LHR1135 – 1505LAX 77W D
AA135 LHR1330 – 1700LAX 772 D
Aug 25, 2016, 12:45 pm
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So we've been bopped to the 772 there and back for Thanksgiving. we were 2 in First (Z) and 2 booked in coach with SWUs to C.
Have not gotten miles back yet.
Should I just leave it alone and hope they move back, holding our Z inventory?
Have not gotten miles back yet.
Should I just leave it alone and hope they move back, holding our Z inventory?