GUF (Gold Upgrade) upgrade to First on AA legs: disappointment
Aug 9, 2022, 3:17 am
#1
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Join Date: Aug 2012
Posts: 88
GUF (Gold Upgrade) upgrade to First on AA legs: disappointment
Hi All,
I was so excited to use a recently earned GUF2 on a booking with TATL flights (BA and AA operated) and TCON flights (AA operated obviously, JFK<>LAX ) to upgrade from Business to First...
... but was so disappointed when the agent (who was very good) told me that there needed to be A Reward availability in the AA inventory (and not A / Sales bucket availability) to upgrade AA operated legs to First.
We all know these almost never exist as AA keeps these seats for their own upgrade instruments (SWU and so on)... The agent double checked so I have all reasons to believe him.
Such a shame! Anybody else had the same experience?
I was so excited to use a recently earned GUF2 on a booking with TATL flights (BA and AA operated) and TCON flights (AA operated obviously, JFK<>LAX ) to upgrade from Business to First...
... but was so disappointed when the agent (who was very good) told me that there needed to be A Reward availability in the AA inventory (and not A / Sales bucket availability) to upgrade AA operated legs to First.
We all know these almost never exist as AA keeps these seats for their own upgrade instruments (SWU and so on)... The agent double checked so I have all reasons to believe him.
Such a shame! Anybody else had the same experience?
Aug 9, 2022, 3:18 am
#2
Join Date: Oct 2005
Programs: BA GGL & GfL, AA LTP, Marriott (sigh) Ambassador, Hilton Diamond, Accor Gold, Avis Preferred
Posts: 3,276
Hi All,
I was so excited to use a recently earned GUF2 on a booking with TATL flights (BA and AA operated) and TCON flights (AA operated obviously, JFK<>LAX ) to upgrade from Business to First...
... but was so disappointed when the agent (who was very good) told me that there needed to be A Reward availability in the AA inventory (and not A / Sales bucket availability) to upgrade AA operated legs to First.
We all know these almost never exist as AA keeps these seats for their own upgrade instruments (SWU and so on)... The agent double checked so I have all reasons to believe him.
Such a shame! Anybody else had the same experience?
I was so excited to use a recently earned GUF2 on a booking with TATL flights (BA and AA operated) and TCON flights (AA operated obviously, JFK<>LAX ) to upgrade from Business to First...
... but was so disappointed when the agent (who was very good) told me that there needed to be A Reward availability in the AA inventory (and not A / Sales bucket availability) to upgrade AA operated legs to First.
We all know these almost never exist as AA keeps these seats for their own upgrade instruments (SWU and so on)... The agent double checked so I have all reasons to believe him.
Such a shame! Anybody else had the same experience?