cblaisd

Been awhile since I've flown I have an AA flight with my AS Gold MVP number in the record (so I can get free bag and better seat). Does my AS status give me any chance for an upgrade to F?

nineworldseries

You have to be at least OneWorld Emerald (so 75k) for AA upgrades, unfortunately.

cblaisd

Well, But thanks for the quick response.

TWA884

Don't be terribly disappointed. It's rare for AAdvantage Gold and Platinum members to be upgraded. Most frequently it is only Concierge Keys and Exec Plats who receive the upgrades; occasionally, Platinum Pros get lucky. The one time which I was upgraded as a lowly Gold, my upgrade was rescinded just a boarding commenced.

TranceXplant

Correct. LP are just the counting unit. When the counter resets to zero, the number of LP resets with it. You of course keep the miles you earned.

gnggng

I am looking at booking 2 main cabin award tickets on AA from BNA to KRK in late July to early August. Nearly every flight available on AA metal seems to connect at LHR with a 1 hour connection time before onward to KRK. Will this be enough time? Will we have to go through passport control or will that be in KRK?

wrp96

You will go through security but not passport control at LHR. 1 hour is tight, but they wouldn’t offer if not doable. Also, as your flights aren’t until next August it is very likely there will be multiple schedule changes before then that would allow you to change flights for a longer layover if so desired.

ECUPirateBoy

Trying to get best bang for a # of diff points and plans. AMEX Business Plat member w/ 3M miles and access to 35% rebate w/ AA on bookings through AMEX travel. AA Executive Plat member with 300K miles and 400K Chase Sapphire points. Looking to travel from east coast to HI (GSO to LIH). Prefer AA as I have opportunity to be upgraded, but flexible. TPG and Expert Flyer are helpful but feel like I am missing something. What other sites are recommended? To confirm even though AA may offer a codeshare flight segment on UA I cannot use AA points to pay for? Any advice appreciated.

guv1976

You cannot, under any circumstances, redeem AA miles for travel on UA metal.

AA serves LIH with nonstops from LAX and PHX only. AA partner AS serves LIH from several West Coast cities. If you want to travel from GSO to LIH with connections only (no stopovers), just search using aa.com, or the AA app. If you want to stop over for a day or more in PHX or on the West Coast, you could consider using BA Avios (converted from Amex MR points or Chase UR points) for a nonstop from the intermediate point to LIH: BA charges only 13,000 Avios for such a nonstop, but you would have to find MileSAAver space on an AA nonstop, or low-tier award space on an AS nonstop.

Of course, it's worth comparing any discounted cash price you could get through Amex in order to determine whether you would be getting decent value for your AAdvantage miles or your MR/UR points.

TranceXplant

No need to worry about passport control. However, 1 hour is VERY tight for Heathrow. You'll make it if the flights are in the same terminal, but probably won't if you have to go from terminal 3 to 5 or vice versa.

gnggng

How do I find out which terminals I will be using? It doesn't show up on award site search.

JJeffrey

Just do a Google search of "BA Heathrow to XYZ" and the LHR terminal will typically be in the search results.

KRK is using T5 at the moment AFAIK.

If you have a 1 hour connection then you're almost certainly doing a T5 to T5 connection, the MCT for a T3 to T5 is 1.5 hours so the system will not sell anything under that. Your flight to LHR is probably on BA.

gnggng

The flight to London is on AA. Doing a search for Aug 3rd, on BA website it is showing arriving T3, departing T3. Does this sound doable?
If I miss the flight because I couldn't do the transfer in time, what happens then? It looks like there is only one flight departing from LHR to KRK daily.

JJeffrey

Ah, gotcha, BA must be moving that flight to T3 next summer.

One hour is totally doable for a T3 to T3 connection but doesn't leave much extra time if things were delayed.

But honestly seeing as this trip isn't until August of next year I wouldn't worry at all, there will be multiple schedule changes on both flights between now and then so whatever connection time you have now will not be what you end up with. Just keep an eye on it.

gnggng

Thanks so much. I will probably go ahead and book and hope for a change and a longer connection.

Another question if you don't mind. I am looking at return flights from AMS to BNA for the end of Aug. The one available is a web special. If booked and there is a change in schedule, will they allow me to change to a better flight as long a origination and destination stays the same?