Instant upgrade right after booking
Oct 9, 2018, 6:19 pm
#16
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I took it purely as situational irony. Normally we want upgrades as early as possible, so it's unexpected and humorous that I'm vexed by them happening too fast. I'm hopeful that folks can see both that humor and the fact that it definitely is a live issue that we should be aware of.
Oct 9, 2018, 8:05 pm
#17
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To clarify, you're absolutely right. It was an observation of how far the pendulum goes the wrong wAAy in American's Goldilocks-type efforts.
Oct 9, 2018, 8:40 pm
#18
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I took it purely as situational irony. Normally we want upgrades as early as possible, so it's unexpected and humorous that I'm vexed by them happening too fast. I'm hopeful that folks can see both that humor and the fact that it definitely is a live issue that we should be aware of.
It can even have residual effects post-ticketing. Recently a SWU confirmed at the time of ticketing (put a ticket with P segments on hold directly via AA.com but called to confirm that it still had C space available). The agent was able to confirm the upgrade when purchased over the phone but what I almost missed was that the upgrade was applied before it actually was ticketed causing the affected premium economy (P) segment to post EQM as C. An unexpectedly quick call to customer service resulted in the segment properly re-posting with its underlying class instead of C which looked to be a 1 EQM multiplier instead of the expected 1.5 EQM premium economy multiplier but if I hadn't watched for it, that would have shorted quite a bit of EQM on the long haul segment.
Oct 10, 2018, 6:10 am
#19
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I took it purely as situational irony. Normally we want upgrades as early as possible, so it's unexpected and humorous that I'm vexed by them happening too fast. I'm hopeful that folks can see both that humor and the fact that it definitely is a live issue that we should be aware of.
Oct 13, 2018, 8:30 am
#20
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TBD -- upgrading can occur within the booking window, but it doesn't necessarily occur right at the window or shortly after. I don't think anyone, but AA would actually know. I've sometimes been upgraded into an almost full F cabin at T-100, but also into an empty one at T-24.
Oct 13, 2018, 2:43 pm
#21
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I had this happen last week on a misconnect at LAX. As soon as my scheduled flight left and I was re-accommodated on a later flight, I was immediately upgraded. This was at somewhere near T-5h.
There was a list when T-4 arrived, and that sole person was likely thrilled that I got on a prior flight via standby and opened up that seat.
There was a list when T-4 arrived, and that sole person was likely thrilled that I got on a prior flight via standby and opened up that seat.
Oct 16, 2018, 6:18 pm
#22
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Did you check and see if it was J0 after you got confirmed and/or upgraded on that flight? If so, that means they put you in the last open J seat, which I wouldn't think the automated system would do at T-5.