enviroian

I toured their res facility in Dallas last week and was able to snap a quick pic of their staff working on the OP's request.

GNRMatt

While I know that the photo is meant in jest, I will say a local bank near me does still use typewriters for their work.

enviroian

I would politely say it's time to search for a new bank.

KDCAflyer

I'm about to hit EXP and have like 6 tickets booked for the future. Does this mean that I need to have an agent fix each one? That's irritating.

BrianV

My experience was that you will show as EXP on tickets and get the right LP multiplier. However, it seems your priority in the upgrade queue will still show as Pro. What I don�t know is how they calculate the spend priority. I�m guessing they just put you on the list with your status and then as it gets close to the flight they look at spend. It�s possible the systems may also notice you�re a different status. It was trivial for the admirals club staff to do. Otherwise, DM AA on Twitter.

777lover

Actually, LPs are calculated daily based on LPs accumulated. PNRs that have a waitlist for an upgrade are sorted by status and LPs. So behind the scenes the waitlist order could change depending on changes to PAXs LPs.

BrianV

The question though is when you ticket as a PPro for example, regardless of LP, it seems you are put on the �AU List� as PPro regardless of LP. It�s possible you could show up to the airport months later as an EXP with 225k LP and the system still has you as PPro with 225k LP for upgrades. Certainly you�d be at top of the PPro list. However, you would be behind an EXP that hasn�t requal�d or one with only 205k points.

I�m not sure if the above is what actually happens, but based on what I saw at the admirals club and the general guidance to get your tickets to be disassociated and reassociated leads me to believe the status on the AU doesn�t get updated after ticketing without manual intervention allowing the above scenario to occur.

flying_geek

If I recall correctly they were attached to the paper ticket coupon and came in different denominations. Like 500 miles, 2500 miles, 1 segment, and a one way multi leg sticker.. You could combine them.

Sometimes they would forget to take them - always a good day. And I do recall once not getting my new credentials and stickers in the mail. So I called and they sent me a replacement. 3-4 weeks later our fantastic postal service found the original mail and I had double stickers for the year

vasantn

They were printed by the agent at the airport who attached them to my BP. I needed 3 stickers. They were all printed on a regular sheet of printer paper. It was so long ago I can't remember all the details. It was before the iPhone age, else I would've taken a picture.

[Edited to add:] I did post about this a few years ago, but not contemporaneously with the event.

Any Idea What "Flight Coupon Required" means

lougord99

Not the way it has worked for me. I am flying tomorrow on a trip booked when i was gold and achieved Platinum 1 weeks ago. Everything about my trip tomorrow from seat selection to baggage allowance to boarding group shows platinum status.

vasantn

I don't doubt you, but that's quite rare.

makfan

I actually flew an Alaska trip with my AA number and hit platinum pro when the outbound posted. Didn’t think much of it, but my BP changed to OW Emerald for the return flights without doing a thing. Shocked me in a good way.

I’m going to be close enough to EXP that I’ll buy some shoes early or something to get over the top. My CC will all have posted around the 12th of Feb and my last booked trip ends early Feb, so I’ll know exactly what I need with two weeks to spare. The credit card spend from my business has been the key. Only flew 16 segments. 8 each on AS and AA.

BrianV

As stated, the status will update and you�ll get the new perks and your boarding pass will say Platinum. However, it seems any of your upgrade requests will still be as a Gold flier on upcoming flights that were ticketed before the status change. You�d never know as you�re just a number on the list, but my research and findings indicate your number on that list is likely higher than it should/could be. Again, I agree, the status WILL change in terms of what you and gate agents see.

Juanefny

does anyone know if upgrades show the LPs you had when you booked, or when you�re about to fly and have the upgrades processed?

BrianV

Per any earlier comment, the LPs are calculated daily so it should be a fresh view of everyone�s� LP in terms of priority.