Originally Posted by theboss7593 (Post 36287813)

EXP with 350K rolling.

Recent trips May/June (seems a lot of T-25 (24 hours 50 minutes or so to be exact) upgrades where as April/May was all T-27.

LAX-PHL 2 of u on same res cleared at T-25
ONT-DFW did not clear (J was sold out) but ended up not taking flight around T-20 (so not sure where on the list I would've been)
DFW-EWR did clear (T-25) but did not take flight as did not take previous flight.
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Originally Posted by FlightNurse (Post 36287999)

When did ONT get a A321T ?

Originally Posted by Upgradehungry (Post 36287755)

Seems like the best strategy is to not request auto upgrade at time of booking to see what the paid upgrade offer shows. The complimentary request can be made much closer to the travel date. In your experience, does the dollar amount of the paid offer readjust as the date of travel nears?

I am a bit annoyed with AA that the paid upgrade option is in play. Sort of at odds with the stated/well marketed benefit of "unlimited auto-requested complimentary upgrades" for status members . Would be interesting to know if they hold a certain amount of upgrades back for that purpose, or if it is purely a revenue play at this point.

Originally Posted by Upgradehungry (Post 36287755)

Thanks all for your comments and suggestions. I tend to book well in advance, and used to think the date of the upgrade request was a factor in determining clearance priority. I probably made that up, but seem to remember that it was the case at some point in the long ago past.

Seems like the best strategy is to not request auto upgrade at time of booking to see what the paid upgrade offer shows. The complimentary request can be made much closer to the travel date. In your experience, does the dollar amount of the paid offer readjust as the date of travel nears?

I am a bit annoyed with AA that the paid upgrade option is in play. Sort of at odds with the stated/well marketed benefit of "unlimited auto-requested complimentary upgrades" for status members . Would be interesting to know if they hold a certain amount of upgrades back for that purpose, or if it is purely a revenue play at this point.

Originally Posted by theboss7593 (Post 36288025)

You know what I mean.....

Originally Posted by capecod0321 (Post 36290523)

Flying ORD-DFW-ICN. Called in for mileage upgrade and added to waitlist. I see that I'm added to the waitlist for the international leg, but nothing shows for the domestic leg. My understanding is that a mileage upgrade is applicable to 3 legs per direction. If the international leg clears and space is available on the domestic leg, will the domestic leg also clear even though right now the app says "not applicable"? Did I request the mileage upgrade correctly based on what's shown? I'm not interested in upgrading only the domestic leg only of course

Originally Posted by JJeffrey (Post 36290574)

That is the way you want it set up, only requested for the long haul segments. If the long haul segments clear, then you request the short haul segments. But you'll have to do that manually by calling AA, they won't be requested automatically.

Otherwise if all 4 segments were requested, then if ORD-DFW cleared you would be charged the full 25k + $350 regardless of whether DFW-ICN ever cleared or not.

Originally Posted by Yank8823 (Post 36290722)

PLT - 110k LP Rolling 12 months, Rev Ticket

6/4 PIT - DFW, 11/25, 1 cleared at gate
6/4 DFW - AUS, 13/27, 5 cleared at gate
6/7 AUS - DFW, 12/28, 6 cleared at gate, also saw a pilot sitting in first, which I don't think I've seen before, curious how that works?
6/7 DFW - PIT, 12/25, 0 cleared. Sat in Exit Row with 2 EXP, said they were 7th and 9th on list (9th was a Non-Rev)

Originally Posted by ryanbriar (Post 36290846)

Per the latest pilot contract, they sit in F if dead-heading (generally speaking) to the extent there are open F seats and Y is booked (someone can correct me on the last part).

Also, non-rev meaning using miles and not cash. A true non-rev isn’t eligible for an upgrade (my understanding at least).

I’ve been seeing some deep upgrade lists (35-40+) in and out of Boston over the past month, even on flights that are at 75% capacity. It would be interesting to see the status breakdown to see how many are gold etc. based on LPs from a CC with limited flying.

Originally Posted by Yank8823 (Post 36291141)

Thanks for the info on the Pilot info, makes sense! And I'm pretty sure you can be upgraded on award flights, just lower upgrade priority than a paid fare.

Originally Posted by Yank8823 (Post 36291141)

Thanks for the info on the Pilot info, makes sense! And I'm pretty sure you can be upgraded on award flights, just lower upgrade priority than a paid fare.