Jan 6, 2019, 6:09 pm
Last edit by: JDiver
Chances of Upgrade Request Clearing
NOTE: Be aware of recent (20 May 2017) upgrade priority changes."New Upgrade Priority as of 20 May 2017
(Upgrades were prioritized by elite status and then time of request until 20 May 2017)
Elite status
- Concierge Key
- Executive Platinum
- Platinum Pro
- Platinum
- Gold
Upgrade type
- Miles and copay award upgrades and systemwide upgrades (SWU)
- 500 mile upgrades on purchased tickets
- 500 mile upgrades on upgrade eligible awards)
Then, by
- Elite qualifying dollars in the past 12 months (rolling)
- Booking class
- Time of request
See Upgrade Priority Changes to Status, Rolling 365 Day EQD Spend May 20 2017
Link to Gary Leff, View From the Wing 16 May 2017
ARCHIVE: Chances of Upgrade Clearing and Availability (2019 master thread)
Feb 16, 2019, 12:08 pm
#211
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: Seattle, WA
Programs: AA Ex Platinum
Posts: 161
Is it common for leisure routes to have unsold FC seats held from being given to EXP flyers in the hopes of selling upgrades or paid tickets up until the last minute.
I'm flying with my husband on the LAX-SJD nonstop tomorrow, with four open seats. I'm EXP, he's Plat Pro.
Our return leg from PHX to SEA has already cleared for next Wednesday, but both the LAX-SJD, and SJD-PHX both show open seats, but both haven't cleared. I've never seen that before.
Any guidance would be greatly appreciated.
I'm flying with my husband on the LAX-SJD nonstop tomorrow, with four open seats. I'm EXP, he's Plat Pro.
Our return leg from PHX to SEA has already cleared for next Wednesday, but both the LAX-SJD, and SJD-PHX both show open seats, but both haven't cleared. I've never seen that before.
Any guidance would be greatly appreciated.
Feb 16, 2019, 12:24 pm
#212
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: San Francisco
Programs: AA EXP; Marriott BonVoy Titanium Elite, Marriott LT Plat.
Posts: 1,717
Feb 16, 2019, 12:48 pm
#213
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: DCA/IAD/WAS
Programs: MAR AMB, WOH Explorist, AA EXP, UA 2P
Posts: 2,138
Is it common for leisure routes to have unsold FC seats held from being given to EXP flyers in the hopes of selling upgrades or paid tickets up until the last minute.
I'm flying with my husband on the LAX-SJD nonstop tomorrow, with four open seats. I'm EXP, he's Plat Pro.
Our return leg from PHX to SEA has already cleared for next Wednesday, but both the LAX-SJD, and SJD-PHX both show open seats, but both haven't cleared. I've never seen that before.
Any guidance would be greatly appreciated.
I'm flying with my husband on the LAX-SJD nonstop tomorrow, with four open seats. I'm EXP, he's Plat Pro.
Our return leg from PHX to SEA has already cleared for next Wednesday, but both the LAX-SJD, and SJD-PHX both show open seats, but both haven't cleared. I've never seen that before.
Any guidance would be greatly appreciated.
Feb 16, 2019, 12:48 pm
#214
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Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Wesley Chapel, FL
Programs: American Airlines
Posts: 30,013
Feb 16, 2019, 1:20 pm
#215
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: Seattle, WA
Programs: AA Ex Platinum
Posts: 161
duplicate post, deleted.
Feb 16, 2019, 1:21 pm
#216
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: Seattle, WA
Programs: AA Ex Platinum
Posts: 161
Feb 16, 2019, 1:26 pm
#217
Join Date: Apr 2004
Programs: AA EXP, HH Gold,MR Gold, Avis CHM
Posts: 2,300
Feb 16, 2019, 1:27 pm
#218
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: Seattle, WA
Programs: AA Ex Platinum
Posts: 161
Feb 16, 2019, 1:34 pm
#219
Join Date: Apr 2004
Programs: AA EXP, HH Gold,MR Gold, Avis CHM
Posts: 2,300
That flight shows J2 D2 I2 and 7's in all Y buckets. The 2:25 to PHX is showing 7's in all buckets. Checking for C availability there appears to be 1 seat available on the 12:40 and 2 on the 2:25.
Feb 16, 2019, 8:13 pm
#220
Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Austin, TX, USA
Posts: 5
Lower on upgrade list using SWU
Thats not quite true - from the wiki above:
- Elite status
- Concierge Key
- Executive Platinum
- Platinum Pro
- Platinum
- Gold
- Upgrade type
- Miles and copay award upgrades and systemwide upgrades (SWU)
- 500 mile upgrades on purchased tickets (including EXP complimentary UDU)
- 500 mile upgrades on upgrade eligible awards (including EXP complimentary UDU
- Elite qualifying dollars* in the past 12 months
- Booking class (in order, J, D, I, W, P, Y, H, K, M, L, V, G, S, N, Q, O, T)
- Time of request
Feb 16, 2019, 8:26 pm
#221
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: SFOSJCOAK
Programs: AA-EXP & 1MM+, AS, MR-LTT, HH Gold
Posts: 7,581
PE is 100% packed, but Y still has many empty seats. J has 17 empty seats per EF.
I have EF for years, still not knowing how to read what you read.
Feb 16, 2019, 9:37 pm
#222
Join Date: Jan 2015
Programs: Alaska Gold 75K, AA EXP, United 1K
Posts: 472
I'm a EXP with $14K EQD and I requested an upgrade using an expiring SWU on a flight from DFW to EWR a few weeks ago. It didn't clear before check-in but after I checked in I was lower on the upgrade list than my coworker who is an EXP with about $20K EQD but who wasn't using any SWU. Based on Upgrade Type (2.1) shouldn't I have been higher on the upgrade list than him?
Feb 16, 2019, 9:54 pm
#223
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: DCA/IAD/WAS
Programs: MAR AMB, WOH Explorist, AA EXP, UA 2P
Posts: 2,138
I'm a EXP with $14K EQD and I requested an upgrade using an expiring SWU on a flight from DFW to EWR a few weeks ago. It didn't clear before check-in but after I checked in I was lower on the upgrade list than my coworker who is an EXP with about $20K EQD but who wasn't using any SWU. Based on Upgrade Type (2.1) shouldn't I have been higher on the upgrade list than him?
Feb 17, 2019, 11:07 am
#224
Join Date: Dec 2018
Location: Washington DC
Programs: American Airlines
Posts: 66
Cleared at 72 hours as PP for DFW-CUN this Monday. Short flight but chose this one since it was the 788 flight and very happy the upgrade cleared for us both.
Feb 17, 2019, 9:38 pm
#225
Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: The Indo Jungle
Programs: AA EXP, IHG Spire
Posts: 1,319
Cleared miles + copay for mid July HKG-LAX and late July DFW-HKG J to F at request.