Paid P, waitlisted for J, C becomes available, why not downgrade to S?
Feb 15, 2019, 11:38 am
#16
Join Date: Dec 2016
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I don't think this was based on eagle rating. OP paid a change fee and received a voucher for the difference, same as everyone else is allowed to do. If OP got the change fee waived, then it would probably have been influenced by special circumstances or eagle rating.
Feb 15, 2019, 3:39 pm
#18
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Feb 15, 2019, 4:20 pm
#19
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Feb 16, 2019, 12:50 pm
#20
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Feb 16, 2019, 4:36 pm
#21
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EXP agent was doubtful that this could be done, but checked with the tariff desk who didn't have a problem with it. They did charge a change fee - net result is a $600 voucher, booked in C and ticketed in S. I would guess that since the upgrade had already started processing it was already mine, but I don't know for sure. After all was said and done the agent said "Well it looks like you found a loophole."
I'm not concerned about EQM or spend; last year I nearly tripled both.
I'm not concerned about EQM or spend; last year I nearly tripled both.
Feb 16, 2019, 6:56 pm
#22
Join Date: May 2007
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Not according to policy (only confirmed instrument upgrades qualify), but IME auto-reaccom has rebooked me into F when I was UDU'd on my original flight that experienced irrops. That said, if/when I called in to get on a different flight, I was always rebooked back into Y.
Feb 17, 2019, 12:35 am
#23
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Just realized after landing, I was not charged the ex-LHR luxury tax. I wonder if that's because the upgrade was allocated to be while I was still in a higher cabin?
Feb 17, 2019, 12:48 pm
#24
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Feb 17, 2019, 7:49 pm
#25
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Not according to policy (only confirmed instrument upgrades qualify), but IME auto-reaccom has rebooked me into F when I was UDU'd on my original flight that experienced irrops. That said, if/when I called in to get on a different flight, I was always rebooked back into Y.
Feb 17, 2019, 8:04 pm
#26
Join Date: Aug 2015
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That has been my experience too. I think rebooking probably follows the ticket. If SWU was cleared and they have already exchanged the ticket, they will treat me as a J pax (rebooked me on the direct CX flight in my case). While if I was UDU'd into R (they usually don't reissue tickets for UDUs) and the flight is canceled, the dynamic accommodation would rebook me in First while if I try to get a coterminal (or a different date) by calling AA, they will call RM to open up my originally ticketed inventory and rebook me into the exact same inventory (even T).