paid J miles, first segment in Y, no priority?
Jul 20, 2018, 12:35 am
#16
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Plan for the 45 minutes, but don't feel too bad because with a same-day business class ticket, you can access the Admiral's Club at your first airport location. And honestly if you present your first BP to TSA and they question you being in a priority screening lane, show the second BP. Worst they can do is point you towards the general screening lane.
Jul 20, 2018, 5:57 am
#17
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Plan for the 45 minutes, but don't feel too bad because with a same-day business class ticket, you can access the Admiral's Club at your first airport location. And honestly if you present your first BP to TSA and they question you being in a priority screening lane, show the second BP. Worst they can do is point you towards the general screening lane.
Jul 20, 2018, 6:17 am
#18
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I'm surprised at how many people say priority security is almost non-existant. We have it in BUF and it basically cuts the entire (non precheck) line. That being said, I only use it when Precheck isn't open because there is almost never a wait in Buffalo.
Jul 20, 2018, 7:01 am
#19
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At JFK T8, AA does not have many dep. between noon and 3 pm. At one time TSA shut pre-check as well as priority lanes, in that time frame, so EVERYONE queued for regular security = long lines.
They don't do that now; but other airports might play that "game".
They don't do that now; but other airports might play that "game".
Jul 20, 2018, 7:56 am
#20
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To answer questions.... Yes, origin airport has priority screening and is usually faster than pre-check. No, group 1 boarding is not a "must have" but it's nice to have overhead space guaranteed than play roulette. Flight is full for now, so I'm completely fine with my Y seat and to request an upgrade to F if available but obviously not counting on it. Yes, I know mixed itineraries are common on the domestic leg but I remember last time I flew one the origin boarding pass had priority stamped on it (whether I was on a status challenge, etc, to give me that I don't remember).
Jul 20, 2018, 8:10 am
#22
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To answer questions.... Yes, origin airport has priority screening and is usually faster than pre-check. No, group 1 boarding is not a "must have" but it's nice to have overhead space guaranteed than play roulette. Flight is full for now, so I'm completely fine with my Y seat and to request an upgrade to F if available but obviously not counting on it. Yes, I know mixed itineraries are common on the domestic leg but I remember last time I flew one the origin boarding pass had priority stamped on it (whether I was on a status challenge, etc, to give me that I don't remember).
Jul 20, 2018, 8:17 am
#23
Join Date: Aug 2003
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My understanding of the rules is that you should leap ahead of all the EXPs seeking complimentary upgrades on the upgrade list and I think above everyone seeking upgrades with SWUs or miles/copay, so you’ll likely be pretty high on the upgrade list. ... Check with the check in agent and/or the agents in the Admirals Club (if your originating airport has one).
My situation is similar except it's the 2nd leg of MXP-JFK-ORD for which there was no domestic U award space. But doesn't one HAVE TO ask an agent to put "DSR" ("Desires first") into one's record in order to be placed on the standby list with the right priority?
Has anyone had success doing this with a contracted lounge agent, abroad? Is it sufficient to ask any JFK agent to do this once I arrive there?
Or is "DSR" already in my record?
Jul 20, 2018, 9:37 am
#24
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My situation is similar except it's the 2nd leg of MXP-JFK-ORD for which there was no domestic U award space. But doesn't one HAVE TO ask an agent to put "DSR" ("Desires first") into one's record in order to be placed on the standby list with the right priority?
Has anyone had success doing this with a contracted lounge agent, abroad? Is it sufficient to ask any JFK agent to do this once I arrive there?
Or is "DSR" already in my record?
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Has anyone had success doing this with a contracted lounge agent, abroad? Is it sufficient to ask any JFK agent to do this once I arrive there?
Or is "DSR" already in my record?
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Jul 20, 2018, 11:44 am
#26
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So end result was.... no priority screening. Check in agent wouldn't add me me to upgrade list, lounge was more than happy to. Name does not show on the actual list but they sent something over in the system to the gate to process me first. So all in all, no complaints.
Jul 20, 2018, 11:51 am
#27
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So end result was.... no priority screening. Check in agent wouldn't add me me to upgrade list, lounge was more than happy to. Name does not show on the actual list but they sent something over in the system to the gate to process me first. So all in all, no complaints.
Jul 20, 2018, 11:55 am
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Sep 28, 2018, 10:53 am
#29
Join Date: Aug 2003
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Today, for my domestic leg JFK-ORD, I see U-Class available on aa.com, and could book it if I proceeded through all steps of online booking. Also ExpertFlyer informs me that U-class is available on my flight.
I obviously can't change that domestic leg of the reservation myself, so I call AA and am told there is no U-Class available. I insist that I can book a Milesaaver award JFK-ORD for my flight on AA.com and that EF informs of the same. I HUCA. Same response.
Anyone have an idea what's going on?
Sep 28, 2018, 11:13 am
#30
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It sounds like an issue of "married segment" availability -- there is U inventory on JFK-ORD, but there is not U inventory on that leg for MXP-JFK-ORD. I didn't think AA applied married segments to awards (DL does I believe as do some other airlines), although I haven't paid that close attention. Or maybe there was always a way around it.
I would ask the agent to separately look for a saver award on just JFK-ORD to see if they see the availability. Then it becomes an issue of whether the agent is able and willing to see what types of workarounds there might be to get your flight confirmed in U, such as calling the rate desk or something.
I would ask the agent to separately look for a saver award on just JFK-ORD to see if they see the availability. Then it becomes an issue of whether the agent is able and willing to see what types of workarounds there might be to get your flight confirmed in U, such as calling the rate desk or something.