Unless there has been a recent change, G is good to go for BXP1. But add B to your list, those won't work.

G is definitely good for BXP1s. I think it's the lowest inventory bucket that is good for BXP1s. I know this because many of my GSA (government/military) tickets book into G and it's one of those rare instances when I cannot use a SWU but a BXP1 works fine. ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​-FlyerBeek​​​​​​​

Sorry folks...I transposed some keys when typing those restricted fare buckets. Indeed, the ones that can't be used are B, N, O, Q, S.

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Reminder, 1 day left on the Business Extra redemption sale!

Antarius was very close (impressive going off memory). The one-segment upgrades exclude B, N, O, Q or S fares.

-FlyerBeek

Plus, if you have a companion, you can upgrade them prior to the windows/on different itineraries and saves you from 500 mile certs at 40$ each.

Same here, can't get any reservations to pull up. Says "no records found".

Had this problem yesterday - gave them a call, got it done.

I had over 4500 points expiring end of year so ended up redeeming for 1 BXP7 I gave to a friend, and 9 BXP1s, plus I already had 2 I didn't end up using, so now I have 11 to use over the next year. If only I could find some availability... anyway, the sale saved me around 1,350 points so I basically got 2 BXP1s for free. Can't complain about that, again as long as I can find some availability one of these days...

Trying to use a BXP1 upgrade to go J>F on a JFK-LAX flight – was told I can't use the cert on this booking since it's through Amex travel and it's a special "leisure" fare. The J fare was indeed cheaper than aa.com at the time of booking. Anyone else have this experience?

Non-transferable, but can the one day club passes be used for a companion?

If I redeem for two of these to myself, can I use them to get myself and a companion into the club, or would I have to issue the pass directly to them at the time I redeem?

Whats your booking code?

I highly doubt youre in a B,N,Q,O or S fare code. I would HUCA or talk to a supervisor if it youre not. have you tried applying it online?

No experience but I do have a question, what is the actual fare letter, still actual J? I didn't know they could have a J-lite.

I’ve used BXP1s on F80O fares before

One can indeed use BXP1 to upgrade from J to F on 321T transcons? Even discounted J?
I am amazed and a little disappointed to learn this so late in life.

Diaspora04

Where are you flying ? I find C availability all the time. Including on hard-to-upgrade Florida-DCA flights. These BXP1s can be applied up to 330 days in advance BTW, no need to wait until the traditional upgrade window (by which time the inventory is often used up). I think they are one of the best parts of the whole Business Extraa program.