500 mile upgrade or buy FC directly?
May 17, 2018, 1:58 pm
#1
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Join Date: Nov 2016
Posts: 17
500 mile upgrade or buy FC directly?
So around February I received an invitation to join AAGold for 3 months. I received the 10 free 500 mile upgrades. My question is I am travelling to florida this summer. Should I buy an economy ticket and requesting the upgrades or straight up buy the FC ticket? I know Exec plat get upgrades 72 hours ahead but I will be at the 24 hour mark. I will be traveling middle week so hopefully that helps.
fyi I really don't like economy.
fyi I really don't like economy.
May 17, 2018, 2:13 pm
#3
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Join Date: May 2004
Location: DFW/DAL
Programs: AA Lifetime PLT, AS MVPG, HH Diamond, NCL Platinum Plus, MSC Diamond
Posts: 21,422
So around February I received an invitation to join AAGold for 3 months. I received the 10 free 500 mile upgrades. My question is I am travelling to florida this summer. Should I buy an economy ticket and requesting the upgrades or straight up buy the FC ticket? I know Exec plat get upgrades 72 hours ahead but I will be at the 24 hour mark. I will be traveling middle week so hopefully that helps.
fyi I really don't like economy.
fyi I really don't like economy.
Also, time, date can also matter.
I fly out of DFW and it's quite difficult as a PLT, in my experience
If you MUST fly in First, buy a first class ticket. At least, as Gold, you have access to better seating than non elites
May 17, 2018, 2:20 pm
#4
Join Date: Oct 2006
Programs: AA EXP
Posts: 1,635
If you got Gold status for 3 months in February, the status will have expired this summer. The operative date for status upgrades is the day of travel, not the date that you purchased the ticket. So if you want First, buy a ticket in First.
May 17, 2018, 2:58 pm
#6
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Join Date: Nov 2016
Posts: 17
apologizes I did not specify, I received the invitation In February and activated it this month.
May 17, 2018, 2:59 pm
#7
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Join Date: Nov 2016
Posts: 17
Where are you traveling from / to? The airports might help in guessing whether or not a Gold has more than a snowball's chance in Florida of getting an upgrade.
Also, time, date can also matter.
I fly out of DFW and it's quite difficult as a PLT, in my experience
If you MUST fly in First, buy a first class ticket. At least, as Gold, you have access to better seating than non elites
Also, time, date can also matter.
I fly out of DFW and it's quite difficult as a PLT, in my experience
If you MUST fly in First, buy a first class ticket. At least, as Gold, you have access to better seating than non elites
Either on a Tuesday or Wednesday
May 17, 2018, 3:01 pm
#8
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: South Park, Metropolis
Programs: AA LT PLT 3MM, Hilton/Marriott/SPG/Club Carlson GLD, IHG PLT
Posts: 4,606
There is one rule that applies to this, if you really want to guarantee to travel in Business/First, then buy Business/Frist. Upgrades are not always guaranteed.
May 20, 2018, 1:29 am
#10
Join Date: May 2008
Location: PHL (kinda, no airport is really close)
Programs: AA Exp, but not sure for how long. Enterprise Platinum woo-hoo!
Posts: 4,550
You probably have some kind of minimum EQMs and EQDs you need to achieve to keep status, and purchased F gives typically double EQM's. Keep that in mind.