Airport Upgrade and Standby Priority List (“PALL”) Order (master thread)
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#181
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does that mean that Is be better switching my wife (no status) from SWU to 500 miles segment upgrades for a domestic flight. It would be we get to the airport (for a flight I'm also on), if neither of us have cleared already?
Has anyone done that? The one time I pulled a SWU, the 500 segment request didn't go back to the original date stamp (based on my position in the list).
Has anyone done that? The one time I pulled a SWU, the 500 segment request didn't go back to the original date stamp (based on my position in the list).
Last edited by beachfan; Apr 26, 17 at 2:59 pm
#182
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#183
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#184
Join Date: Aug 2004
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Situation ALMOST happened yesterday but thankfully didn't-
I was # 4 on the UG list - there are two seats available. Pass #1 was upgraded, then I heard a conversation with pass #2 and #3 - they were traveling together, and didn't want to split up, so I got the UG.
As we were waiting to board, they kept paging pass #1 , and I overheard the CK rep saying he might not make it.
My question is, if pass #1 would have been a no show, would the GA have taken away my upgrade and given it to pass's # 2 & #3 ?
I was # 4 on the UG list - there are two seats available. Pass #1 was upgraded, then I heard a conversation with pass #2 and #3 - they were traveling together, and didn't want to split up, so I got the UG.
As we were waiting to board, they kept paging pass #1 , and I overheard the CK rep saying he might not make it.
My question is, if pass #1 would have been a no show, would the GA have taken away my upgrade and given it to pass's # 2 & #3 ?
#185
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Situation ALMOST happened yesterday but thankfully didn't-
I was # 4 on the UG list - there are two seats available. Pass #1 was upgraded, then I heard a conversation with pass #2 and #3 - they were traveling together, and didn't want to split up, so I got the UG.
As we were waiting to board, they kept paging pass #1 , and I overheard the CK rep saying he might not make it.
My question is, if pass #1 would have been a no show, would the GA have taken away my upgrade and given it to pass's # 2 & #3 ?
I was # 4 on the UG list - there are two seats available. Pass #1 was upgraded, then I heard a conversation with pass #2 and #3 - they were traveling together, and didn't want to split up, so I got the UG.
As we were waiting to board, they kept paging pass #1 , and I overheard the CK rep saying he might not make it.
My question is, if pass #1 would have been a no show, would the GA have taken away my upgrade and given it to pass's # 2 & #3 ?
The other day I was hoping a couple would choose not to split so I could slide up there but no dice for me!
#186
Join Date: May 2012
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Can someone help me understand how someone farther down on the standby (ordered) list would clear for a seat assignment before those 'ahead' of them in the displayed standby list? I read the wiki and assume all these codes are behind the scenes and drive what we would see displayed at the gate - the numbered standby pax list.
I tweeted AA who responded "The list is not necessarily in order as there are different types of standby" but then what is the purpose of displaying the list order?
The most recent occasion this occurred was Thurs at ORD - Gate agents cleared #6 before anyone else (I was #1 ), and they began boarding the flight.
I tweeted AA who responded "The list is not necessarily in order as there are different types of standby" but then what is the purpose of displaying the list order?
The most recent occasion this occurred was Thurs at ORD - Gate agents cleared #6 before anyone else (I was #1 ), and they began boarding the flight.

#187
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Can someone help me understand how someone farther down on the standby (ordered) list would clear for a seat assignment before those 'ahead' of them in the displayed standby list? I read the wiki and assume all these codes are behind the scenes and drive what we would see displayed at the gate - the numbered standby pax list.
I tweeted AA who responded "The list is not necessarily in order as there are different types of standby" but then what is the purpose of displaying the list order?
The most recent occasion this occurred was Thurs at ORD - Gate agents cleared #6 before anyone else (I was #1 ), and they began boarding the flight.

I tweeted AA who responded "The list is not necessarily in order as there are different types of standby" but then what is the purpose of displaying the list order?
The most recent occasion this occurred was Thurs at ORD - Gate agents cleared #6 before anyone else (I was #1 ), and they began boarding the flight.

#188
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#189
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Well a passenger standing by for a Y seat being number 1 isn't gonna get a J seat.
#190
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Concur with this, whenever I'm on a paid biz/first fare and standby to go on an earlier flight, if F opens up and Y is still full the board will look as above. In some cases I won't even be on the upgrade list just standby.
#191
Join Date: Feb 2012
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Standbys are listed in order of priority, not fare class, so an RI2 in Y will be listed above an RI5 on a J fare. But the RI5 will clear before anyone else if a J seat is open. Hope that makes sense.
#192
Join Date: Jan 2006
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It can happen for various reasons explained in this thread. In your case the standby was willing to occupy a jump seat.
Can someone help me understand how someone farther down on the standby (ordered) list would clear for a seat assignment before those 'ahead' of them in the displayed standby list? I read the wiki and assume all these codes are behind the scenes and drive what we would see displayed at the gate - the numbered standby pax list.
I tweeted AA who responded "The list is not necessarily in order as there are different types of standby" but then what is the purpose of displaying the list order?
The most recent occasion this occurred was Thurs at ORD - Gate agents cleared #6 before anyone else (I was #1 ), and they began boarding the flight.

I tweeted AA who responded "The list is not necessarily in order as there are different types of standby" but then what is the purpose of displaying the list order?
The most recent occasion this occurred was Thurs at ORD - Gate agents cleared #6 before anyone else (I was #1 ), and they began boarding the flight.

#193
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#195
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So if I have this correct, if my no-status wife doesn't clear her SWU before it goes to airport control, then she will be pretty much last on the PALL list (with the possible exception of other non-status folks with SWU), even if I"m on the flight.
The list on this flight is often 20 folks long.
The list on this flight is often 20 folks long.