On Upgrade list with no status?
Apr 27, 2015, 8:55 am
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On Upgrade list with no status?
I was listed #12 of 30 for 2 seats on upgrade list according to the GIDS at the gate on ATL-MSY this morning. I have zero status on DL and was on a K fare. I have a very uncommon last name so the chance that someone else has the same three letter & first initial combo seems slim.
Also received TSA Precheck on my boarding pass even though I'm not enrolled in the program. I thought they stopped doing this?
A strange morning!
Also received TSA Precheck on my boarding pass even though I'm not enrolled in the program. I thought they stopped doing this?
A strange morning!
Apr 27, 2015, 9:01 am
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I was listed #12 of 30 for 2 seats on upgrade list according to the GIDS at the gate on ATL-MSY this morning. I have zero status on DL and was on a K fare. I have a very uncommon last name so the chance that someone else has the same three letter & first initial combo seems slim.
Also received TSA Precheck on my boarding pass even though I'm not enrolled in the program. I thought they stopped doing this?
A strange morning!
Also received TSA Precheck on my boarding pass even though I'm not enrolled in the program. I thought they stopped doing this?
A strange morning!
"DHS Trusted Traveler programs (TSA Pre✓® application program, Global Entry, NEXUS or SENTRI."
That being said, TSA Precheck is a government run program, so these new "requirements" will take 6 years to enforce.
Apr 27, 2015, 9:47 am
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I saw a Silver with a nonUSA passport get PreCheck recently, in fact several times. No GE card or PreCheck enrollment.
Apr 27, 2015, 9:50 am
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Apr 27, 2015, 10:10 am
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Apr 27, 2015, 10:13 am
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Apr 27, 2015, 10:13 am
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Nope, no status with Starwood or AS or KLM/AF. I wonder if there were a bunch of seats open upfront if I would have truly been upgraded persumably ahead of some medallions.
As for TSA Precheck, I don't have GE, Nexus, etc. I suppose it will take time for the govt to stop giving it to people that don't qualify for it though.
Truly bizzare.
As for TSA Precheck, I don't have GE, Nexus, etc. I suppose it will take time for the govt to stop giving it to people that don't qualify for it though.
Truly bizzare.
Apr 27, 2015, 10:15 am
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.....but still on the list, although IIRC crossover upgrades based on Starwood status must be requested on the day of travel. I don't think they're automatic, so someone shouldn't be surprised to appear on the list.
The12/30 position is making me think that someone else had a similar name as the OP. Even if the name is unusual, there must be a few with the same combination of four letters in the same order.
The12/30 position is making me think that someone else had a similar name as the OP. Even if the name is unusual, there must be a few with the same combination of four letters in the same order.
Apr 27, 2015, 10:42 am
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I saw this several times this month. UG list was empty. When PREM were boarding there were still several seats open in F. But when the front door was closed F seats were full. GA did pull people up based on their AS/KLM/SPG/MU... status as well as the fare they paid for coach. I guess some people got UG just because they bought the most expensive coach ticket.
Apr 27, 2015, 10:51 am
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I saw this several times this month. UG list was empty. When PREM were boarding there were still several seats open in F. But when the front door was closed F seats were full. GA did pull people up based on their AS/KLM/SPG/MU... status as well as the fare they paid for coach. I guess some people got UG just because they bought the most expensive coach ticket.
Apr 27, 2015, 11:37 am
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Not exactly the same situation but I still believe there are issues at times with how the upgrade list is posted.
Last month as a lowly FO on a K fare, RT from RSW to CWA, was upgraded on the RSW to DTW segment. I was #3 of 12 on the list. My return also on K fare I was #33 of 33 on upgrade list from MSP-RSW. I also have DL Platinum Amex. I can't remember ever being last on upgrade list even as an FO. I had no companion dragging me down as well.
The K fare should have put me at least in the lower third of the list. This was the weekend of Easter when many spring breakers are travelling.
Last month as a lowly FO on a K fare, RT from RSW to CWA, was upgraded on the RSW to DTW segment. I was #3 of 12 on the list. My return also on K fare I was #33 of 33 on upgrade list from MSP-RSW. I also have DL Platinum Amex. I can't remember ever being last on upgrade list even as an FO. I had no companion dragging me down as well.
The K fare should have put me at least in the lower third of the list. This was the weekend of Easter when many spring breakers are travelling.
Apr 27, 2015, 11:57 am
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Obtaining TSA PreCheck was just a coinkydink
