Status Update Question
 

Posting here since the answer the phone agent gave me made zero sense.

I qualified for DM on Sunday but the miles haven't posted (should tonight) so my status still shows as PM.

I called in to see if if checked in for my next flight (tomorrow) at 24 hrs would leave me sat as a PM on the UG list, or if when the status updated it would kick me upward.

Agent then said it didn't matter because my status wouldn't change until the end of my trip. (Something I know is incorrect, because my PM status kicked in halfway through a trip a couple of months ago.)

So, back to the original question. Check in at T-24, or wait for the miles to post and check in then?

There is no benefit to checking in at T -24 other than to see that you are #1 - at least once. after that its T - 60 minutes or in some cases T-30 minutes that determines who gets what.

You can always wait and see - there's no material benefit to checking in early. Only that you can't see the upgrade list until you check-in, but at that early time it means almost nothing anyway...

OK, so in other words my status at GA clearance time is what counts, not the status at checkin. (Early checkin just puts me ahead of anyone else on the same class of fare, and means there's one less thing for me to worry about tomorrow :) )

Thanks!

Status can change during flight I coinected through atl had three hr layover got my DM email while in SC

No, early check I does not impact your priority for a gate upgrade.

I would wait as long possible to see whether having the miles post will help, although I suspect that status will update about a day after the miles post.

Really? I understood checkin time to be final tie breaker. Not correct?

Status updates online immediately; my concern was that I'd still show as a PM on the UG list.

Will be interesting to see what happens. Not that worried about the UG; plane appears to be 3/4 empty and I have lots of HOOU coupons that expire soon :D

Nope. Check-in time doesn't matter. Purchase time does. Want to get upgraded? Buy a really expensive ticket really far in advance. :)

I always thought that Medallion status for both system and gate upgrades was determined by your status at the time you bought your ticket. Is that not right?

Cheers,
Mike

Program says Diamonds get upgraded ahead of Golds. If doesn't say they get upgraded based on when they buy their ticket. Can't imagine for a moment that would be the case.

Ticket time purchase does make sense as the tie-breaker. (Thanks to those who corrected me on this!)

Update
 

Miles posted, Diamond status posted a bit later. Position on the upgrade list didn't change. It's possible I have all DMs above me, although given that there are fewer people below me than above me, I have to wonder. Will ask the nice folks in the SC to look for me later...