rossmacd

We must have just missed each other. I agree with the comments in this thread, Nashville is a wonderful place. Although the "hot" chicken isn't so hot - you need to get them to notch it up a bit if you want it really hot

Party Fowl is a decent place, as is Hattie B's - expect to queue in some places at popular times.

Then the Nashville strip is something to experience on a Friday or Saturday evening

I would also recommend the Marathon Motor Works - nice bit of history and some new and interesting brewers and wine companies doing tastings. Enjoyable 2 or 3 hours.

Wrap up warm - it was very cold yesterday.

TTmex

Now you're checked in, I'm almost sure nothing you can do. At the Airport you can ask. I can't imagine it being cheaper than what you offered, also, if other people bag the offer before you at the desk then op-ups less likely and they may even bag all available paid spaces.

Either way, have a great flight

Spinstorm

Thanks. I complained about this and got 5,000 avios from Customer relations. We will see tomorrow on upgrade availability- but I do believe that if I have no one next to me even in economy in that two at the back I’ll be fine.

Adstring

I agree...I didn't find the chicken *that* hot despite all the warnings. I did manage to catch Keith Urban and Stevie Nicks at the free NYE concert. Quite an experience...although Stevie was very much propped up by Keith!

We stayed in Germantown and I'd recommend a meal out / drink in that area too. If you like burgers, check out Jack Browns Beer and Burger. There's a cool little craft brewery called Bearded Iris Brewing too....

..I'm aware that we're playing to a certain section of the crowd here. If you only stay at the Four Seasons when you travel ignore everything above (he says ironically sat in the lobby of a Mandarin Oriental!)

corporate-wage-slave

This is a fluid process, and currently I'm seeing:
J9 C9 D8 R0 I0 W7 E0 T0 Y2 B2 H1 K1 M1 L1 V1 S0 N0 Q0 O0 G0

Which means this flight will go out fairly full except there will be some space in CW. I'd guess 1 empty seat in WT and perhaps a dozen in CW, but a lot depends on last minute changes and staff standbys if they aren't cleared by now.

POUGs are typically triggered once a day at midnight, and don't necessarily clear down when they are no longer being offered. It's not as simple as someone else getting in there first, though it can be that too, but there is some constant calculation of the options.

If you have done OLCI you can still be offered a POUG tomorrow, check the App first, try to see if you can do it on the main website, but if may not be in this scenario visible there. In which case try the App version at that point, ideally early tomorrow morning.

Otherwise you're looking at AUPs at the airport tomorrow.

Spinstorm

I set up an EF alert to the availability of the seat next to me to see if it became unblocked. And I got one about an hour ago.

I went back into my BA account and it now shows me in seat 20K which is WT+. For free. On a redemption ticket.

The only issue I have is I can’t change my seat as the main manage my booking shows the original seat but the check in info shows the new seat. But as it says I need my passport checked it won’t let me change my seat.

TTmex

That's a result. Good on your for holding out - you played a game of chicken and I'd have swerved before you did . It's always a delicate game.

Now here's hoping for some more reshuffling and a magic beep at the gate for new bording pass with a CW seat number

corporate-wage-slave

I guess you went and got your boarding pass at OLCI? If so then yes, you won't be able to change seats until the airport.

Spinstorm

I originally did the boarding pass on the site. And it let me load it onto my iPhone. But after that it was telling me no I couldn’t download it.

It may have been that the seat number was changed to 20K immediately but because the original boarding pass loaded on seat 43B I didn’t notice.

20K isn’t a bad seat. It’s a window seat in the two on the sides and I doubt there is probably any better seat available in WT+ but I’ll see tomorrow. Also I’ll see if I can get a CW upgrade.

But considering this cost me 17,000 Avios and Ł363 and the cash price of WT+ (both ways) is over Ł2,900 I have to be happy. Plus 5,000 free Avios for complaining on a flight that gets me zero back. Not bad.

corporate-wage-slave

Yes, it's a good result, and I hope you have a good flight.

The usual advice here is that in this sort of situation you should check-in at the first opportunity, but don't download or app your boarding pass, since this allows you move seats. So if you did acquire a neighbour in your old seat you could move to another nearer to departure and retain the TS block with it. Or as here, move seats when upgraded.

Kruisler

I am too flying from Nashville to NO in February. I did consider driving but at $88 for a flight on Spirit, car rental didn't make sense..

wilsnunn

Congrautlations! I would probably have folded and gone for the POUG (although as I am always after the TPs, I would have been less likely to on a redemption ticket) but you held out and got the upgrade anyway.

Spinstorm

I ended up in WT+ without anyone next to me but I have to say I didn’t enjoy the flight as much as ask the other flights I’ve taken this year. The 787 felt really dry - I don’t know what was going on but it wasn’t very nice.

Seat wise that was the most comfortable start in WT+ I have sat in but I have no complaints about service and food. It was actually good today unlike the last one. And once again I managed to find cabin crew who let me help myself in the club kitchen; I also checked out the 787 First cabin which is clearly significantly better than the cabins I have flown on the 380 and 777 and my upcoming on the 747 in 3 weeks.

Spinstorm

Is there a lounge in Nashville?

It doesn’t seem like a very big airport and I get the impression if I arrive 3 hours early I am going to be left with nowhere to go.

Reetmafreen

There is an AAdmirals club upstairs. Usual qualifications for entry apply. I’ve never been in the club at the time of the BA departure, but it’s a pretty small club, so is probably a little busy at that time.