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Originally Posted by moondog (Post 36293649)

If he is on the wait list, that's not an upgrade.

Agree with moondog. On domestic AA, there are 2 lists: Upgrades and Waitlists. Upgrades are prioritized based on AA status and LP. Waitlist on the other hand is for awaiting seat assignments as far as I'm aware of.

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Originally Posted by pauleeepaul (Post 36292529)

I think the OP is sat in Y on the domestic legs of a J award, and hoping the F space clears. If so this is not really an upgrade- more of a getting what you paid for. But in the 100 hour upgrade window i think you are still systemically subordinate to those with status. Maybe set an EF flag for the booking code you need to clear into F, and monitor it, calling in if it opens up.

not at all. tickets are priced by the segment. if thats how he booked, he paid for 1 leg in y and one leg in j.

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Originally Posted by stant (Post 36303646)

not at all. tickets are priced by the segment. if thats how he booked, he paid for 1 leg in y and one leg in j.

While I realize that dynamic pricing muddies the waters somewhat, must award tickets are priced based on origin and destination, NOT by segment.

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Originally Posted by moondog (Post 36293649)

If he is on the wait list, that's not an upgrade.

What are you talking about, no where did I say op was upgraded. The wait list op and I are talking about is the wait list for upgrades. Look at the app it literally says wait list when viewing the upgrade and standby lists

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Originally Posted by Stingyguy (Post 36297995)

The upgrade list is a waitlist, why are you trying to be so technical lol it's not working. Click the app the button literally says waitlist to view the upgrade and standby list

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Originally Posted by craig_2029 (Post 36303756)

The upgrade list is a waitlist, why are you trying to be so technical lol it's not working. Click the app the button literally says waitlist to view the upgrade and standby list

He explained it quite well in my opinion.
So what you are saying is that there is only one list for the upgraded and the ones who are not?

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Originally Posted by moondog (Post 36303710)

While I realize that dynamic pricing muddies the waters somewhat, must award tickets are priced based on origin and destination, NOT by segment.

maybe once upon a time, but it hasnt been that way for years. even before officially full dynamic pricing there would often times be web specials with an overnight that wasnt strictly necessary, or a segment in coach

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Originally Posted by stant (Post 36303819)

I can't recall exactly when AA and UA started to abandon their award charts (I know DL got a solid head start on them, though), but I redeemed many international awards where I could only get economy on the domestic segment(s) at booking, and always ended up clearing into first before any upgrades were processed. In fact, this used to be a fairly hot topic in the United forum; iirc, they had/have a special notation for award passengers booked in F but only confirmed in Y called "FFCC".

I do not know whether this concept still exists on UA, AA, or any airline, for that matter. And, the OP also hasn't returned to explain the nature of his waitlisting to us. I've merely been trying to suggest that in the event he is actually waitlisted for F (i.e. with an underlying fare that supports F), then there's probably a pretty good chance that he would be given a seat in F before they touch the upgrade list.