Keep cleared AA upgrades after crediting flight to Alaska?
#1
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Keep cleared AA upgrades after crediting flight to Alaska?
If I clear the upgrade list at T48 and then call to credit my flight to Alaska before the flight will I loose my upgrade? I dont have status with Alaska just AA.
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NOTE: If switching from AAdvantage to another scheme's FFN, please be aware: Benefitting from a privilege granted for your AAdvantage status and changing your FFN to earn on another airline is generally prohibited by AAdvantage Terms and Conditions. Doing so might risk that benefit (e.g. upgrade).
From the AAdvantage Terms and Conditions (link)
Earning AAdvantage Miles
"You cannot accrue partner airline miles with your partner frequent flyer number if you have already used your AAdvantage number to obtain AAdvantage program benefits such as First or Business Class upgrades, baggage fee waivers or complimentary access to Preferred/Main Cabin Extra seats. Additionally, you cannot redeem partner airline miles with your partner frequent flyer number and obtain AAdvantage program benefits such as priority boarding and access to preferred seats."
From the AAdvantage Terms and Conditions (link)
Earning AAdvantage Miles
"You cannot accrue partner airline miles with your partner frequent flyer number if you have already used your AAdvantage number to obtain AAdvantage program benefits such as First or Business Class upgrades, baggage fee waivers or complimentary access to Preferred/Main Cabin Extra seats. Additionally, you cannot redeem partner airline miles with your partner frequent flyer number and obtain AAdvantage program benefits such as priority boarding and access to preferred seats."
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FT thread---> Change FFN / frequent flyer number on AA booking? (master thread)
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So this will probably be my last flying for 5-6 months and the legs from HNL-LAX-CLT are wide open at the moment. It says I could lose the upgrade and be bumped back to economy. Which Im fine with because currently there are 23, 23! Seats taken on 32Q. As long as they dont pull my status for doing it once Im good with that.
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So this will probably be my last flying for 5-6 months and the legs from HNL-LAX-CLT are wide open at the moment. It says I could lose the upgrade and be bumped back to economy. Which Im fine with because currently there are 23, 23! Seats taken on 32Q. As long as they dont pull my status for doing it once Im good with that.
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So this will probably be my last flying for 5-6 months and the legs from HNL-LAX-CLT are wide open at the moment. It says I could lose the upgrade and be bumped back to economy. Which Im fine with because currently there are 23, 23! Seats taken on 32Q. As long as they dont pull my status for doing it once Im good with that.
You are not entitled to the upgrade if you are not flying based on your AA membership.
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Nobody here can advise on this beyond telling you what the rules are.
The same people who would have laughed at the prospect of account closings over credit card bonuses or repricing hidden city tickets and then settling in order for the passenger to retain his account, now know that it's in the cards.
Will it work? What are the consequences? Those are giant if's. I would only do this if I didn't care about being bounced to a lousy seat in Y and don't care about the AA account. But, I'm not a risk taker.
The same people who would have laughed at the prospect of account closings over credit card bonuses or repricing hidden city tickets and then settling in order for the passenger to retain his account, now know that it's in the cards.
Will it work? What are the consequences? Those are giant if's. I would only do this if I didn't care about being bounced to a lousy seat in Y and don't care about the AA account. But, I'm not a risk taker.
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I would suspect the gate agent would be more likely to know and notice the passenger is no longer entitled to the upgrade
One question, since you have mentioned this will be your last flight for 5 or 6 months.
Does this get you AS status?
One question, since you have mentioned this will be your last flight for 5 or 6 months.
Does this get you AS status?
Last edited by mvoight; Sep 28, 2020 at 9:07 am
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Regardless, this seems like a higher than 0 risk and low reward proposition.
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No, Im trying to get enough Alaska miles for my next trip to the Maldives so Ive been crediting my flights to them.