Missed upgrade
Oct 23, 2015, 2:29 pm
#1
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Missed upgrade
10/20 DL 221 LGA-ATL
3:17pm
Seat Available
FIRST/BUSINESS 4
UPGRADE
1 SMI,M
2 TAY,S
3 BLA,A
4 MOR,J
5 TUR,L
3:20PM
FIRST/BUSINESS 0
So I presumed I made the upgrade, but just missed
Upgraded CLE/T 4B
Upgraded DAM/P 4D
Upgraded SMI/M 1C
DAM/P did have a long conversation with the gate agents and had a long discussion about the upgrade list and priorities and at the end gave each of the agents an invitation card of some sort and later thanked them when later handed a first class boarding pass.
Short flight so didn't matter much to me, perhaps the 2 other passengers moved to this flight from a later flight or used an upgrade cert at the last minute, I don't think there was shenanigins but you never know.
3:17pm
Seat Available
FIRST/BUSINESS 4
UPGRADE
1 SMI,M
2 TAY,S
3 BLA,A
4 MOR,J
5 TUR,L
3:20PM
FIRST/BUSINESS 0
So I presumed I made the upgrade, but just missed
Upgraded CLE/T 4B
Upgraded DAM/P 4D
Upgraded SMI/M 1C
DAM/P did have a long conversation with the gate agents and had a long discussion about the upgrade list and priorities and at the end gave each of the agents an invitation card of some sort and later thanked them when later handed a first class boarding pass.
Short flight so didn't matter much to me, perhaps the 2 other passengers moved to this flight from a later flight or used an upgrade cert at the last minute, I don't think there was shenanigins but you never know.
Oct 23, 2015, 4:18 pm
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10/20 DL 221 LGA-ATL
3:17pm
Seat Available
FIRST/BUSINESS 4
UPGRADE
1 SMI,M
2 TAY,S
3 BLA,A
4 MOR,J
5 TUR,L
3:20PM
FIRST/BUSINESS 0
So I presumed I made the upgrade, but just missed
Upgraded CLE/T 4B
Upgraded DAM/P 4D
Upgraded SMI/M 1C
DAM/P did have a long conversation with the gate agents and had a long discussion about the upgrade list and priorities and at the end gave each of the agents an invitation card of some sort and later thanked them when later handed a first class boarding pass.
Short flight so didn't matter much to me, perhaps the 2 other passengers moved to this flight from a later flight or used an upgrade cert at the last minute, I don't think there was shenanigins but you never know.
3:17pm
Seat Available
FIRST/BUSINESS 4
UPGRADE
1 SMI,M
2 TAY,S
3 BLA,A
4 MOR,J
5 TUR,L
3:20PM
FIRST/BUSINESS 0
So I presumed I made the upgrade, but just missed
Upgraded CLE/T 4B
Upgraded DAM/P 4D
Upgraded SMI/M 1C
DAM/P did have a long conversation with the gate agents and had a long discussion about the upgrade list and priorities and at the end gave each of the agents an invitation card of some sort and later thanked them when later handed a first class boarding pass.
Short flight so didn't matter much to me, perhaps the 2 other passengers moved to this flight from a later flight or used an upgrade cert at the last minute, I don't think there was shenanigins but you never know.
Oct 23, 2015, 5:28 pm
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Oct 23, 2015, 6:25 pm
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Unless they bought last-minute Y tickets, I don't see how they'd be upgraded and confirmed. If they SDC they shouldn't look upgraded. SDS should say "cleared" rather than "upgraded", shouldn't it?
Oct 23, 2015, 10:48 pm
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Misconnects should have been on the list earlier. SDCers aren't on the upgrade list, they SDC directly into F. They could have been people who checked in at the last minute (just before T-40).
Oct 23, 2015, 10:49 pm
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Oct 24, 2015, 8:21 am
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Oct 24, 2015, 10:59 am
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I've SDCed with a GA during the middle of boarding, probably something like T-20 on a Saturday morning onto a flight that was pretty empty. I did it to avoid a delay due to Air Force One halting all flights, which would have affected my original slightly later flight. When I learned of the anticipated delay, the lounge dragon told me to run to the gate of the earlier flight and ask.
Oct 24, 2015, 11:25 am
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I've SDCed with a GA during the middle of boarding, probably something like T-20 on a Saturday morning onto a flight that was pretty empty. I did it to avoid a delay due to Air Force One halting all flights, which would have affected my original slightly later flight. When I learned of the anticipated delay, the lounge dragon told me to run to the gate of the earlier flight and ask.
I've taken an earlier flight because it was boarding when I walked past the gate, too, but I assumed it was SDS (which is apparently a lot easier to do).