Chances for Companion Upgrade
Aug 25, 2009, 11:04 am
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Chances for Companion Upgrade
I am on 1676 this friday from IAH - PHL. I got the auto upgrade yesterday -co.com is showing 10 out of 20 seats filled. Usually, getting a companion upgrade on this flight is rare. However, school just started here in Houston this week, and I was wondering if anyone noticed a better percentage of upgrades over the week schools start back (parents wanting to stick around for the first week of school.)
Anyone ever run a correlation on this?
I am 6 for 6 for upgrades this year - only 1 companion upgrade out of 4. . .
Anyone ever run a correlation on this?
I am 6 for 6 for upgrades this year - only 1 companion upgrade out of 4. . .
Aug 25, 2009, 11:28 am
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Aug 25, 2009, 11:31 am
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It is one of those at the gate things. Just list the person anyways and see what happens.
Aug 25, 2009, 11:34 am
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No, my thought process would be less ff status parents traveling thus less on the upgrade list...
Aug 25, 2009, 2:38 pm
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i'm hoping that CO revamps the compainion upgrade program to make it more friendlier soon. i know CO Insider has mentioned that before, but nothing has happened yet.
Aug 25, 2009, 7:15 pm
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Perhaps letting Plats/Golds add a companion at OLCI (-24 hours) would make it easier?
Aug 25, 2009, 7:28 pm
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Aug 25, 2009, 7:40 pm
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Aug 25, 2009, 7:42 pm
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I was able to upgrade a companion on this flight (1676) this past sunday (8/23).
Aug 25, 2009, 8:44 pm
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A few Sundays ago, I was out in the cold on this one. Granted, at that time I was still Gold, but this route is pretty inconsistent, in my experience.
Aug 25, 2009, 9:18 pm
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Aug 25, 2009, 10:58 pm
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Don't Plat companion upgrade requests already trump Golds and Silvers not yet upgraded? I added a companion to the upgrade standby list a few weeks ago and he went right to the top of a list of about 20 standing by for the upgrade.
Aug 26, 2009, 5:55 am
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Aug 26, 2009, 10:36 am
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Favoring golds and plats to avoid unhappy golds...but wouldn't that make the silver members unhappy?
I would want to see how this impacted CO Golds and Silvers before I weighed in. Giving Plat companions priority over Gold members would not make this CO Gold member happy. I am sure the Silvers would yell even more.
Perhaps letting Plats/Golds add a companion at OLCI (-24 hours) would make it easier?
Perhaps letting Plats/Golds add a companion at OLCI (-24 hours) would make it easier?
Aug 28, 2009, 3:20 pm
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I am on 1676 this friday from IAH - PHL. I got the auto upgrade yesterday -co.com is showing 10 out of 20 seats filled. Usually, getting a companion upgrade on this flight is rare. However, school just started here in Houston this week, and I was wondering if anyone noticed a better percentage of upgrades over the week schools start back (parents wanting to stick around for the first week of school.)
Anyone ever run a correlation on this?
I am 6 for 6 for upgrades this year - only 1 companion upgrade out of 4. . .
Anyone ever run a correlation on this?
I am 6 for 6 for upgrades this year - only 1 companion upgrade out of 4. . .
Well, good news is that I got the companion upgrade, bad news is that the flight is already an hour late flying to PHL. Oh well, another round in E prez club.